M**der & Mocktails: A Killer Conversation with Mystery Authors

Wed Jun 17 2026 at 07:30 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-05:00

Partners in Crime Bookshop | Chicago

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M**der & Mocktails: A Killer Conversation with Mystery Authors
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Join us at Partners in Crime Bookshop for a lively discussion with four phenomenal mystery authors!
About this Event

Doors open at 7 PM, so feel free to grab a complimentary self-serve mocktail, browse the store, and make a new friend while we set up chairs for the discussion. The event is free, but you must RSVP to attend.

USA Today bestselling author Lori Rader-Day will lead a discussion with Andrew Ludington, Sandra Jackson-Opoku, and Jennifer K. Breedlove.

THE AUTHORS

Jennifer K. Breedlove is a Chicago-area composer, conductor, author, and educator, with degrees in piano, choral conducting, and theology. Her debut novel, M**der Will Out, won the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award. It is set in a haunted house in coastal Maine, where Jennifer is a frequent visitor.

Sandra Jackson-Opoku authored the Agatha and Mary Higgins Clark Award-nominated mystery, Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes. The second installment in the series releases July 21. Her fiction, nonfiction, and dramatic works are widely published and produced. Professional recognition includes an NEA Fellowship and a City of Chicago Esteemed Artist Award.

Andrew Ludington is the Compton Crook Award-nominated author of the Rabbit Ward series, including Splinter Effect and Double Shadow. Book Trib says, “Like HG Wells, [Ludington] gives us just enough fact to keep us believing in the fiction, penning a book that would make Michael Crichton proud.” He lives in Evanston with his family, where he works for Northwestern University.

USA Today Bestselling author Lori Rader-Day lives in Chicago, where she runs the Midwest Mystery Conference and teaches creative writing at Northwestern University. She has won the Mary Higgins Clark Award, the Agatha Award, and three Anthony Awards and has been nominated for the Edgar Award. Wreck Your Heart is her latest novel.


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Partners in Crime Bookshop, 4105 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, United States

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