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What is the favorite book you remember as a child?
A Wrinkle in Time
Tell us about your current book in 10 words.
Humorous mystery within a mystery where Clue meets Knives Out.
What are you reading right now?
Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall and Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain (the annotated version, which is quite fun)
E-Reader or print? and why?
Print. I’m old school – I need that book in my hands. Plus, I like to look ahead to see how long a chapter is (which is not a good sign for the book), and flip back to find clues I have tagged (when reading a mystery).
One book at a time or multiples?
Usually one, unless I need to get a book club book finished, like right now.
Dog-ear or bookmark? (don't worry—Librarian Judith won't hold it against you—much)
Bookmark for sure. I feel like when a book is dog-eared it is being hurt.
Least favorite book you've read this year?
Death in the Air by Ram Murali.
Favorite place to read?
In my chair.
Favorite genre?
Mystery.
Do you loan your books?
Reluctantly because they’re hard to get back. I recently set aside several books for my wife to loan to a friend who was having foot surgery, but in the end, he didn’t need them. That made me happy – hence my “reluctantly” at the beginning of this answer.
Favorite book to recommend?
All of Richard Osman’s books from the Thursday Murder Club series. Plus, Benjamin Stevenson’s Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone.
How do you keep your books organized?
I don’t.
Re-reader or not?
Re-reader, but after several years.
What would make you not finish a book?
It’s pretty hard for me not to finish a book. But if the pacing is so slow
Keep books or give them away?
Keep the ones I like. Give away the ones I don’t like.
College student Sara Donovan is in the homestretch of graduating when a mysterious package arrives with an invitation to an exclusive contest. One that will drastically change the winner’s life. Included are unsettling photographs from forgettable chapters in her life and a threatening note strongly suggesting she participate.
With no good options, Sara enters the contest and finds herself at a fabulous mansion up against eight formidable opponents, each with a dark secret and all racing to solve seven levels of riddles and puzzles.
After a contestant’s body is discovered, Sara contemplates dropping out when another package arrives, its chilling contents making clear she’s at the center of a dangerous game with deadly consequences if she quits. But what it doesn’t say is—what happens if she wins?
Winston forced a smile. “The founder imparted to me that every contestant was personally selected because each of you has a secret that absolutely must remain—a secret. Especially from law enforcement.” He glanced at me and raised an eyebrow. “Since the winner of the contest will become fabulously wealthy, it would seem, everyone is here because of a potentially—lucky secret.”
Zoe’s head whipped toward me. With eyes wide, she mouthed law enforcement. I threw her a little headshake, even as my body exploded in tingles. I have no such secrets—anymore. I think. A picture popped in my head of the open safe-deposit box with the gold artifact, gold bar, and emeralds. With my name on the signature card. Somebody obviously manufactured a secret for me. But why? And is it the same for all the contestants? Were they also blackmailed into coming for something they didn’t do? Or were they…
B.T. Polcari is a graduate of Rutgers College of Rutgers University, an award-winning mystery author, and a proud father of two wonderful children. He’s a champion of rescue pups (Mauzzy is a rescue), craves watching football and basketball, and, of course, loves reading mysteries. Among his favorite authors are Richard Osman, D.P. Lyle, Frederick Forsyth, and Michael Connelly. He is also an unapologetic fantasy football addict. He lives with his wife in scenic Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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