Book Launch: Gin Phillips, Ruby Falls

We are thrilled to celebrate Alabama author Gin Phillip's newest book, Ruby Falls, a tense, claustrophobic historical mystery set almost entirely underground at the onset of the Great Depression.

The event will be at The Snail on the Wall bookstore.

Tickets are $28 and include a copy of Ruby Falls.

About Ruby Falls:
In 1928, a Chattanooga man disappears down a hole in the ground and discovers a150-foot waterfall in the middle of a mountain. Within months, visitors can buy tickets to see the falls for themselves. Ada Smith has been sneaking into the caves at night, entranced by the natural wonders around her and the freedom granted by this new underground world.

But it's tough timing for a natural wonder. As the country flounders in the Great Depression, a shrewd public relations ploy seems like the only way to save Ruby Falls. A famous mind reader and mystic agrees to launch himself into the Ruby Falls caverns where he will attempt to locate a hidden hatpin using only his psychic abilities. He'll be joined by five others: his manager, his wife, a guide, a Chattanooga businessman, and a reporter from the Chicago Times. But they're not alone in the caverns. Ada and another guide, Quinton, have been asked to follow the mind reader's party at a distance, staying out of sight. They are a safety net, in case of a broken leg or busted flashlights.

One of them will be dead before the end of the day.

About Gin Phillips:
Gin Phillips is the author of seven novels, and her work has been sold in 29 countries. Her debut novel, The Well and the Mine, won the 2009 Barnes & Noble Discover Award. Her novel Fierce Kingdom was named one of the best books of 2017 by Publishers Weekly, NPR, Amazon, and Kirkus Reviews. She's a Tall Poppy Writer, and she currently lives in Birmingham, AL, with her family.

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