Join us Saturday, January 14 at noon for Blue Bicycle Books Charleston Author Series luncheon at High Cotton, with New York Times Bestselling Author Karen White on the launch day of her newest Tradd Street Mystery, The Guests on South Battery.

Author Karen White invites you to explore the brick-walked streets of Charleston, where historic mansions house the memories of years gone by, and restless spirits refuse to fade away…

Tickets for this fun event to meet and to hear Karen discuss her latest mystery novel are:

• LUNCH AND ONE SIGNED BOOK $57
  Includes lunch and a signed, hardcover copy of The Guests on South Battery
• LUNCH FOR TWO PLUS ONE SIGNED BOOK $88. Includes Lunch For Two plus one, signed, hardcover copy of
  The Guests on South Battery

ADDITIONAL SIGNED BOOKS $26 each, (plus tax) available at the door

ABOUT THE BOOK:
With her extended maternity leave at its end, Melanie Trenholm is less than thrilled to leave her new husband and beautiful twins to return to work, especially when she’s awoken by a phone call with no voice on the other end and the uneasy feeling that the ghostly apparitions that have stayed silent for more than a year are about to invade her life once more.

But her return to the realty office goes better than she could have hoped, with a new client eager to sell the home she recently inherited on South Battery. Most would treasure living in one of the grandest old homes in the famous historic district of Charleston, but Jayne Smith would rather sell hers as soon as possible, guaranteeing Melanie a quick commission.

Despite her stroke of luck, Melanie can’t deny that spirits both malevolent and benign have started to show themselves to her again. One is shrouded from sight, but appears whenever Jayne is near. Another arrives when an old cistern is discovered in Melanie’s backyard on Tradd Street.

Melanie knows nothing good can come from unearthing the past. But some secrets refuse to stay buried.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Karen White is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of what she refers to as ‘grit lit,’ Southern women’s fiction. Best known for her bestselling mystery series set in Charleston, Karen hails from a long line of Southerners.

She spent most of her growing-up years in London and is a graduate of the American School there. She lives near Atlanta with her husband, two children and Quincy, the spoiled Havanese dog who appears in several of her books.

Karen White’s books have been nominated for numerous national prizes including the SIBA (Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance) Fiction Book of the Year, and she has twice won the National Readers’ Choice Award. Many of her 22 novels have appeared on various bestseller lists.

Doors open at 11:30 AM and lunch is served promptly at noon. Limited seating provides an intimate experience with the author. There is a cash bar for your enjoyment.