Karen Rose celebrates FAMILY LIES at B&N Northgate

Join on Friday, April 3rd, 2026 at 6PM PST as we welcome to discuss and sign her newest mystery thriller novel, . will join Karen in conversation.

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DISCUSSION ADMISSION - FREE **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes:

• Admission to the discussion with and .
• This ticket does NOT admit you to the signing following the discussion. If you wish to participate in in the signing to meet the authors, take photos, and get your books signed, you MUST purchase a copy of from the BARNES & NOBLE NORTHGATE location.
• Due to health and safety, and space limitations, those without a ticket will not be permitted into the event space.

--> All seating and line is limited on a first come, first served basis. Purchase of a ticket guarantees entrance to the event for the discussion. However, this ticket may not necessarily guarantee a seat at the event, as later arrivals may be placed in standing room behind the seated audience. If you require assistance, please let us know. We are happy to accommodate you!

• Karen will pose for photos during the signing. Photos may be taken from in front of the table. A B&N bookseller will be on-hand to assist.

• Karen will personalize copies of as well as her backlist titles. The authors' backlist will be available for purchase at the event.
• Ticket holders will be admitted into the event space beginning at 5:00 PM the day of the event. The event space will be closed before this time and seating may not be reserved until then.
• Please have a copy of your ticket available (either printed out or on your phone) for check-in.

• Due to health and safety and space limitations, those without a ticket will not be permitted into the event space.
• No large bags will be permitted into the event.
• No memorabilia will be signed at the event.

• The exact time at which the event ends will be determined on the day. To avoid disappointment, we strongly advise you to arrive on time for the event. Late arrivals may not have the opportunity to meet the author.

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• Barnes & Noble may cancel this event at any time with or without notice to the ticket holders.

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The fourth nerve-shattering installment of the San Diego Case Files from New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose sees Kit McKittrick’s sister caught in a maelstrom of deadly family secrets.
As an infant, Kit McKittrick’s foster sister Akiko was abandoned at a firehouse. Now 32, Akiko has received an unsettling phone call from a woman who says that she knew her birth mother but refuses to divulge any details except in person. Akiko is nervous but also thrilled at the prospect of finally learning about her blood relations.
Kit has a bad feeling about this and insists on accompanying Akiko to meet the woman. Sure enough, as they stand on Mary Sherman’s doorstep, shots are fired and Kit is hit...and inside the house is a corpse: Mary Sherman herself.
Although she’s on medical leave and forbidden to work the case, Kit cannot rest. With police psychologist Sam Reeves, she undertakes a covert investigation into the mysterious Mary Sherman. Was she Akiko’s birth mother? Why did she reach out after all these years? And who had a motive to K*ll her?
As more bodies pile up, Kit starts to put together the pieces of the frightening puzzle that is Akiko’s birth family, and she’ll come to wonder whether some secrets should stay buried after all.

KAREN ROSE is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including the bestselling New Orleans, Sacramento, Baltimore, and Cincinnati series. She has been translated into twenty-three languages, and her books have placed on the New York Times, the Sunday Times (UK), and Germany’s der Spiegel bestseller lists.

CARMEN COOK is a Montana-born author now rooted in the Pacific Northwest. With a background in theatre, a career in healthcare, and a house that’s on the brink of becoming an empty nest, she writes emotionally rich stories filled with hidden magic, complicated loyalties, and unforgettable romance. Learn more at CarmenCookNovels.com.

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