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Local history lovers won’t want to miss this very special evening with Lynda Drews! Author of The Maid and the Socialite, Lynda is debuting her newest release here at Lion’s Mouth: Disposable Wives. Lynda will share the research behind this new book, its themes woven into readings, as well as how it intersects with Maid and the Socialite, followed by a book signing.Planning to attend? Please RSVP on our website at: https://lionsmouthbookstore.com/events/5079120260519.
ABOUT THE BOOK
In the quiet Belgian farming settlements near Green Bay, Wisconsin, whispers traveled faster than truth.
At the center of it all stood Jean Philippe Soquet—a man known by many names: the Bay Settlement Bruiser, the Belgian Archfiend… and, to some, a murderer. Over four decades, suspicion followed him, especially in the wake of multiple disturbing deaths and disappearances—including those of three of his wives.
What began as gossip soon hardened into something far more troubling. Determined to uncover the truth, Pauline Villiesse—sister to Soquet’s third wife—refuses to let the past be buried. With the help of Xavier Martin, a respected translator navigating both language and loyalty within the Belgian immigrant community, she begins a relentless pursuit of justice.
Set in the decades following the Civil War, this riveting true story reveals a world shaped by faith, survival, and tightly bound traditions—where secrets are protected, reputations are everything, and justice is far from guaranteed.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Wisconsin native Lynda Drews gave the commencement speech at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, her college Alma mater. One lesson she shared was “to journal your life.” When Lynda, a marketing executive, made the decision to retire after her thirty-year career, she returned to an earlier passion. Her true-crime memoir, Run at Destruction, about her Green Bay running friend’s mysterious death, was the outcome. Publishers Weekly said, “the author and victim’s shared moments are remarkable.” Best-selling true-crime author Anne Rule said Lynda’s book was “Wonderfully written … a must for true crime readers,” and Netflix and the I.D. Channel both adapted her book into true-crime segments.
Following Lynda’s first book, she authored two novels before writing The Maid and the Socialite, a historical true crime set in Green Bay which has changed the city’s history. Disposable Wives continues Lynda’s work of researching and writing historical true crime stories about forgotten, abused, but brave Wisconsin women of the past to give them a voice. Lynda is active in the Brown County Historical Society, the Brown County Community Women’s Club, and Write On Door County. She and her husband Jim have lived in Brown County, Wisconsin, since 1974, the setting for her three true crime books. ([email protected])
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211 N. Washington Street, Green Bay, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54301
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