About this Event
Élan Les Vies is joining us on Tuesday, May 19th at 5:30 PM at our Aspen Grove location for a great event about his new psychological thriller: The Lemon Twist!
Registration includes the following options:
- A signed Hardcover copy of the book … OR
- A $5 Gift Card to Tattered Cover Book Store
This event includes an opportunity to meet the author, participate in an audience Q&A after the book talk, and get your book(s) signed and personalized. Photos with the author are welcome!
We will have a limited supply of additional books for guests to purchase in store. Only a book ticket guarantees you a copy of the book.
If you are unable to attend the event after purchasing a ticket, you are required to pick up your copy of the book (with proof of purchase from your event registration) within 7 days after the event date. If the book is not picked up by that date, you relinquish your copy to Tattered Cover Book Store.
ABOUT THE BOOK
A life in free fall, a fractured memory, and a chilling SOS are all Iris Sailor has to find her estranged sister in a misty Northern California cove.
“My name…is Sam Sailor. Like the others…I am trapped here. And will die here.”
In 1984, Iris Sailor’s brutal fall on the ice unravels everything—her memory, doping secret, and figure skating career. Dumped by her coach/boyfriend and banned from competing, Iris finds herself utterly alone, wishing there was some way she could reconnect with her estranged sister, Sam.
When she returns home after her fall from grace, she finds an old postcard tucked alongside the rest of her mail. Strangely, the card advertising Nova Bay is postmarked September 14, 1981—the same day Sam disappeared. As she’s about to chuck it in the trash, Iris realizes there’s only one word scribbled on the back: HELP.
Tracing clues to a briny Northern California cove, Iris discovers a series of cassette tapes left behind by Sam, who narrates the story of her disappearance three years before. To uncover Sam's fate—and reclaim her own—Iris must piece together fractured memories and let go of the past before her sister and future are lost forever. But will she sink or swim under waves of crippling fear and dark family secrets?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Élan Les Vies is a Californian author of mysteries and thrillers. The recipient of ThrillerFest's 2026 Barbara Peters / Poisoned Pen Scholarship, his writing is shaped by the duality of his upbringing, split between a coastal suburb and a border reservation. He is also recognized by his stage name, The Coyote, for his cinematic 1960s sound and nostalgic Southwestern brand. Élan currently lives between San Diego and Paris, France, with his wife, Clémence, and his Australian Shepherd, Sam.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Tattered Cover Aspen Grove, 7301 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, United States
USD 7.25 to USD 40.69
