Author Talk with Kemper Donovan: Sweet Spot

Titcomb's Bookshop welcomes author Kemper Donovan to speak about Sweet Spot (pub 6/20/26), the newest book in the Ghostwriter Mystery series, on Thursday, July 16th at 6:30 PM at Titcomb's Bookshop.

Books will be for sale at the event, and Donovan will sign them after his presentation. Those who cannot attend may order a signed copy of the book here.

Free RSVP is requested and can be completed on this page or by calling Titcomb's Bookshop at 508-888-2331.

ABOUT THE BOOK

The USA Today bestselling host of the “All About Agatha” podcast injects the spark and fizz of a Golden Age M**der Mystery into the present day, as a ghostwriter-turned-sleuth must find a devious killer who’s transforming her new assignment into a real-life thriller…

Ghostwriters, just like ghosts, shouldn’t exist. Knowing that the latest juicy memoir was penned by a stranger for a paycheck tends to ruin the illusion of intimacy. But not every ghostwriter is in it for the money alone.

For Belle Currer—as the ghostwriter extraordinaire prefers to be known—Genevieve Caraway’s memoir is an irresistible project, a tale of tragedy overcome. At 14, Genevieve was abducted from her bedroom by a couple and held hostage for three months. She’s now a happily married mother with a flourishing career, a poster child for thriving after trauma. Still, the scars haven’t entirely faded.

Genevieve’s lavish Utah home, “Sweet Spot,” is a guarded compound impregnable to outsiders—theoretically, at least. But Belle’s arrival coincides with the parole of Deirdre Gregory, one of Genevieve’s kidnappers. When Deirdre shows up at Sweet Spot begging to see Genevieve, she is refused. The next day, Deirdre’s dead body is found on the grounds.

How did Deirdre get in? More importantly, who killed her? Belle soon joins Detective Kay Adams, the pregnant Mormon detective assigned to the case, in sifting through the suspects. The compound is filled with family and friends—and also with secrets, including one the ghostwriter has been carrying for far too long. She knows how guilt, remorse, and love can drive people to do unthinkable things. And that no matter how much you try to keep the world at bay, the best and worst of it may find a way to get in . . .

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kemper Donovan is an acclaimed, USA Today bestselling author and host of the “All About Agatha” podcast. His first Ghostwriter Mystery, The Busy Body, was an Indie Next Pick, a Library Reads Selection, and a Publishers Marketplace Buzz Book. A graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Law School, he worked at the literary management company Circle of Confusion for a decade before transitioning to writing full-time. He is a member of the New York Bar Association, PEN America, and Mystery Writers of America. He lives with his husband and daughters in Los Angeles and can be found online at KemperDonovan.com.

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