Family secrets, dark money, and gathering storms define the new thrillers from Tara Laskowski and E.A. Aymar. In Laskowski’s atmospheric novel, The Weekend Retreat, the wealthy Van Ness siblings visit a lavish winery where the torrential rain storm outside matches the tempest brewing between them, their spouses, and a mystery guest. Aymar’s latest dark thriller, When She Left, stirs a cocktail of betrayal, professional assassins, and an unlikely partnership. When Melissa leaves her boyfriend, a rising star in his family’s crime organization, for a photographer, a reluctant hit man is sent to kill her. They soon learn another danger awaits them both. Enjoy a reception, followed by the author conversation. Sponsored by the City of Fairfax.

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