Patricia Grayhall with Erica Miner — 'Framed: A Thriller'
Schedule
Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA, United States, Washington 98155 | Lake Forest Park, WA
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She's taking on Big Oil. But when her star witness is arrested for bank robbery, the fight for justice becomes a battle for survival.Third Place Books welcomes local author Patricia Grayhall to our Lake Forest Park store for a conversation about her new book, Framed, a thriller following two women as they risk everything to bring an unscrupulous oil company to heel. Patricia will be joined in conversation by mystery author Erica Miner.
This event is free and open to the public. For important updates, RSVP is highly recommended in advance. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book!
About Framed. . .
She's taking on Big Oil. But when her star witness is arrested for bank robbery, the fight for justice becomes a battle for survival.
Environmental attorney Jo Turner is building the case of a lifetime, suing World Petrol, one of the country's largest refineries, for toxic emissions linked to rising cancer rates along the Houston Ship Channel. Her crucial evidence comes from Dr. Tori Nelson, a respected physician and Jo's college crush, whose research exposes devastating community health impacts.
But just as the lawsuit gains momentum, Tori is arrested for a shocking, high-profile bank robbery. Jo knows it's a setup. Someone is trying to silence Tori to bury the findings that could bring World Petrol down.
As Jo races to prove Tori’s innocence, she uncovers a chilling conspiracy that reaches deeper than she imagined. With Tori's freedom, career, and the lives of an entire community at stake, Jo has a choice: walk away or risk everything.
She's never been good at walking away.
Praise for Framed. . .
"Original, clever, deftly written, and a simply riveting read...A consummate legal thriller...the stuff of which high-tension movies are made."
—Midwest Book Review
"With masterful pacing and a twist that will leave you breathless, Grayhall keeps readers guessing at every turn."
—Michelle Cox, author of the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series
"Grayhall's prose is clean, precise, and emotionally intelligent. She writes with the clarity of a scientist and the empathy of a novelist."
—San Francisco Book Review (5 stars)
Patricia Grayhall is a retired medical doctor. Her debut memoir, Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine won 2 Best Indie Book Awards and earned a starred Kirkus review. She has published articles in Queer Forty, The Gay and Lesbian Review, and Seattle Magazine, among others. Her podcasts and NPR interviews, articles, and blogs appear on her website, www.patriciagrayhall.com. Patricia splits her time between Seattle and Vancouver Island, where she and her wife enjoy other people’s dogs, playful otters, and sightings of orcas and black bears.
After playing violin with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for 21 years, Erica Miner now enjoys a multi-faceted career as an award-winning author, lecturer, screenwriter, and arts journalist. Erica’s debut novel, Travels with my Lovers, won the Fiction Prize in the Direct from the Author Book Awards. Her screenplays have won awards in the Santa Fe, WinFemme and Writer’s Digest competitions. Erica’s passion for “Bringing Murder and Music together” is embodied in her 3-part Julia Kogan Opera Mystery novel series, published by Level Best Books. A resident of the Pacific Northwest, Erica is a top speaker and lecturer on opera and writing.
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