A conversation with Lisa Gardner

Name: A conversation with Lisa Gardner
Start: 2025-08-19T23:00:00+00:00
Location: 2121 Snow Road, Parma, OH 44134

Schedule

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025 at 11:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

2121 Snow Road, Parma, OH 44134 | Parma, OH

Join us at our Parma-Snow Branch for a conversation with Lisa Gardner, author of "Kiss Her Goodbye."
Register: https://attend.cuyahogalibrary.org/event/13553796
Gardner, a No. 1 New York Times bestselling thriller novelist, began her career in food service, but after catching her hair on fire numerous times, she took the hint and focused on writing instead. A self-described research junkie, she has transformed her interest in police procedure and criminal minds into a streak of internationally acclaimed novels, published across 30 countries. Her novel, "The Neighbor," won Best Hardcover Novel from the International Thriller Writers. She has also been honored for her work with animal rescue and at-risk children. An avid hiker, gardener and cribbage player, Lisa lives with her family in New England.
In "Kiss Her Goodbye," recent Afghan refugee Sabera Ahmadi was last seen exiting her place of work three weeks ago. The local police have yet to open a case, while her older, domineering husband seems unconcerned. Sabera’s closest friend, however, is convinced Sabera would never willingly leave her three‑year old daughter. At her insistence, missing persons expert Frankie Elkin agrees to take up the search through the broiling streets of Tucson. Just in time for a video of the young mother to surface—showing her walking away from the scene of a brutal double murder.
Frankie quickly realizes there’s much more to the Ahmadi family than meets the eye. The father Isaad is a brilliant mathematician, Sabera a gifted linguist, and their little girl Zahra has an uncanny ability to remember anything she sees. Which given everything that has happened during the girl’s short life, may be a terrible curse. When Isaad also disappears under mysterious circumstances and an attempt is made on Zahra’s life, Frankie realizes she must quickly crack the code of this family’s horrific past.
Someone is coming for the Ahmadis. And violence is clearly an option. When everything is on the line, how far would you go to protect the ones you love?
Registration for this event is FREE. VIP tickets are also available for purchase.
🎫 Each VIP ticket ($30) includes:
✔ A copy of Kiss Her Goodbye
✔ VIP seating at the event
✔ Signing line priority
✔ A donation to the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation
FAQs
📕 Additional books will be available for purchase courtesy of Mac's Backs - Books on Coventry.
For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations for individuals with hearing, visual or mobility impairments, please email [email protected].
NO REFUNDS. If you are unable to attend the event, please contact [email protected] to claim the book(s) included with your ticket purchase and schedule pick up from the CCPL branch of your choice. Books not claimed within 7 days of the event will be donated to the Library.
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