THOMAS DANN: MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS

Tue, 18 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm UTC-06:00

387 Perkins Ext, Memphis, TN, United States, Tennessee 38117 | Memphis

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 THOMAS DANN: MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS
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Join us as we welcome THOMAS DANN on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 at 6:00 PM to celebrate the release of his new novel MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS.

ABOUT THE BOOK:
In this Southern noir, two detectives forge an unlikely alliance as they strive to bridge the racial divide and catch a killer hell bent on revenge. Set against a historical backdrop of mid-century racial inequality and political turmoil, this thriller is perfect for fans of William Kent Krueger and Greg Iles.
1955, Memphis. Homicide detective Burdett Vance is trying to outrun his past, but working in the homicide division always ends up bringing in new waves of horror. Now an unknown killer is reaping retribution for decades of lynching by targeting the daughters of rich white families in Memphis. When Vance is assigned to the case, he's also put in charge of a new trainee, Officer Eustace Johnson.
Eustace Johnson has been recently "promoted" and as one of the few Black men on the force this is the latest publicity stunt of the police department. Forced to work together, Vance and Johnson must catch the rampaging killer in a city roiling with racial injustice and a fight to control the crumbling local politics.
Then Emmeline Bryce, Vance's old flame, becomes the killer's next target. With Emme's life on the line, Vance and Johnson must confront their deepest fears and darkest desires before the city ignites into chaos and the blissful vision of a better future disappears forever.
Readers of James Lee Burke will delight in this bitingly smart thriller full of intrigue and age-old animosities.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Thomas Dann was born and bred in Memphis, Tennessee, five generations deep in a family fighting the entrenched political machine there. He has spent time variously between the East and Left Coasts, studying creative writing at Stanford, working for years as a felony defense investigator for the Washington, DC, Public Defender, then lawyer, company builder, and writer, all the while wondering what he wants to do when he grows up. He now lives in Maryland with his wife, Melissa, and their goofy golden retriever Benji. And he loves the blues.
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