Elizabeth George & Hank Phillippi Ryan: Grandes Dames of Mystery

A glamorous book tour becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse chase. Detective finding justice in a community where lust, greed, and family traditions collide with devastating consequences. 

Join master storytellers Elizabeth George and Hank Phillippi Ryan as they delve into their latest suspenseful novels — layered with intrigue, sharp insight, and unforgettable characters. These bestselling mystery icons prove that when it comes to crime fiction, no detail is too small…and no one is above suspicion.

Following the panel, authors will proceed to signing tables to autograph books.

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About the Moderator

Tiphanie Yanique is a novelist, poet, essayist, and short story writer. Her most recent novel, Monster in the Middle, was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards and the Townsend Prize, and appeared on several best-of-the-year lists. She is also the author of the poetry collection Wife, winner of the Bocas Prize and the UK’s Forward/Felix Dennis Prize, and the novel Land of Love and Drowning, which received multiple honors including the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Award.

Her debut story collection, How to Escape from a Leper Colony, earned her a spot on the National Book Foundation’s 5Under35 list and the Bocas Prize in Fiction. Her writing has received awards from the Boston Review, Rona Jaffe Foundation, Academy of American Poets, and two Fulbright Scholarships.

Originally from the Virgin Islands, Tiphanie is also an activist for the Caribbean and a Professor at Emory University.