I’m Coming to Spokane!
The place that inspired the writing of The Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries!
I will be in Spokane these date—be sure to pop by one or more of these events to say hi and learn more about my books!
Interview on KYRS Radio at 1:00pm, October 13, 2023 — tune in live here
Spokane Authors Presentation (private event), October 13, 2023Campbell House Event, October 14, 2023
The Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries
Presenter: Book author, Patricia MeredithWhen: Saturday, Oct 14, 2023, 12 – 4 pmCost: FREE ($10, suggested donation)Location: Eric A. Johnston Auditorium, and Campbell HouseJoin historical fiction author Patricia Meredith for a special afternoon event celebrating her Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries series, the first three books of which are now available in all formats. All books in the series are set in 1901 Spokane and feature real-life people, events, and locations from our town’s history. Meredith will give a presentation in the auditorium about the research she did for the books, plus offer a selected reading, and answer any questions regarding the history behind the mysteries. After her talk, join her for a walk through the Campbell House to get a glimpse into the world featured in the books! Book signing follows the program until 4 pm. *Books will be available for purchase at the museum store
Shadle Spokane Library Presentation, October 15, 2023 at 3:00 pmBringing Spokane’s Past into the Present: Join author Patricia Meredith as she takes the deep-dive into the very real history behind her latest historical mystery in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries!
Medical Lake High School (private event), October 17, 2023Spokane Westerners Presentation (private event), October 19, 2023I realize some of these are private events, but I wanted to include them in the list so you saw I am available for such things in the future!
Should you be interested in scheduling me for an event in your hometown, email me at author@patricia-meredith.com!I am also available for virtual events all over the world!
Book Clubs: What’s cooler than having the author join you for your discussion?!Has your book club read one of my books? Find character lists, synopses, research, and more here on my website, especially under the menu heading “Book Clubs.”
I would love to meet with you! Contact me today at author@patricia-meredith.com about joining your discussion. I’d love to answer all your questions and reveal more about the research, writing process, and character development that went into the writing of the book! I am available for both in-person and virtual events. I can’t wait to hear from you!
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Published nine years before Sherlock’s first appearance, this debut novel by the Mother of American Detective Fiction would be credited as changing the mystery genre forever. The Leavenworth Case‘s dynamic prose and intriguing characters—especially the introduction of Detective Gryce, the first recurring American detective in fiction—would set the stage for all mystery novels written thereafter. After its publication, Yale University would add The Leavenworth Case to its required reading list in law classes, as an admirable example of the perils of circumstantial evidence.
Agatha Christie would credit it as one of the books that encouraged her to try her hand at writing mystery in the first place. Filled with all the recognizable devices now used by the modern mystery author, Anna Katharine Green was the first to compile them all into one novel that was an overnight bestseller from the moment it hit the shelves, selling over a million copies by the time of her death.
This edition includes an engaging introduction by Patricia Meredith, author of A Deed of Dreadful Note, the first historical fiction mystery featuring Anna Katharine Green as an amateur investigator, and centering on the events that would lead to her writing of her debut novel, an effort that would take six years beginning in 1872, ending with its publication in 1878.
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—Hercule Poirot in The Clocks by Agatha Christie
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