Danielle Trussoni with Sara DiVello
Schedule
Thu Oct 24 2024 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
An Unlikely Story | Plainville, MA
About this Event
We are huge fans of Danielle Trussoni, and we cannot wait to welcome her to discuss her newest thriller, The Puzzle Box! The story centers on a neurodivergent protagonist in a high stakes international adventure, racing against the clock and hidden enemies to solve the world’s most complex puzzle. It’s a multi-layered novel with strong feminist overtones, as it shines a bright light on the true history of female rulers in Japan. You won't be able to put it down! Danielle will discuss her book with fellow thriller author, Sara Divello. Following their discussion, Danielle will sign books!
Ticket options for this event include:
- Admission + Book Bundle: Each ticket is $31.88 and comes with a copy of The Puzzle Box to be signed at the event.
- Admission + Coupon: Each ticket is $5 and may be redeemed towards any of Danielle's books on the night of the event.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a ticketed event. All guests must be registered for a ticket to gain admission to this event.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Two sisters. A lost imperial treasure. The world’s greatest puzzle master has twenty-four hours to solve the most dangerous mystery of his life . . . or die trying, in the new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Puzzle Master, hailed as “thrilling” by David Baldacci.
It is the Year of the Wood Dragon, and the ingenious Mike Brink has been invited to Tokyo, Japan, to open the legendary Dragon Box.
The box was constructed during one of Japan’s most tumultuous periods, when the samurai class was disbanded and the shogun lost power. In this moment of crisis, Emperor Meiji locked a priceless Imperial secret in the Dragon Box. Only two people knew how to open the box—Meiji and the box’s sadistic constructor—and both died without telling a soul what was inside or how to open it.
Every twelve years since then, in the Year of the Dragon, the Imperial family holds a clandestine contest to open the box. It is devilishly difficult, filled with tricks, booby traps, poisons, and mind-bending twists. Every puzzle master who has attempted to open it has died in the process.
But Brink is not just any puzzle master. He may be the only person alive who can crack it. His determination is matched only by that of two sisters, descendants of an illustrious samurai clan, who will stop at nothing to claim the treasure.
Brink’s quest launches him on a breakneck adventure across Japan, from the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to the pristine forests of Hakone to an ancient cave in Kyushu. In the process, he discovers the power of Meiji’s hidden treasure, and—more crucially—the true nature of his extraordinary talent.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Danielle Trussoni is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Ancestor, Angelology, and Angelopolis, all New York Times Notable Books, and The Puzzle Master, chosen by The Washington Post as one of their Best Thrillers of 2023. Her memoir, Falling Through the Earth was selected by The New York Times as one of the Top Ten Books of the Year. Trussoni is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and winner of the Michener-Copernicus Society of America Fellowship, and her work has been translated into more than thirty languages.
Sara DiVello is a true crime writer and the founder and host of the popular author interview series, Mystery and Thriller Mavens. Her latest book, Broadway Butterfly: A Thriller, received starred reviews from Library Journal and Book List, was a CBS New York Book Club pick, an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of Summer, was featured in Vanity Fair, and much more!
Where is it happening?
An Unlikely Story, 111 South Street, Plainville, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 6.24 to USD 34.47