Suja Sukumar in Conversation with Monique Asher

Sidetrack Bookshop is thrilled to welcome Sujua Sukumar to celebrate the release of her debut young adult mystery, When Mimi Went Missing!

Suja will be in conversation with adult horror author Monique Asher. The event is free, but we encourage you to reserve your copy of both author's books now, so they'll be ready for you at the event.

To buy Suja and Monique's books, click here.

The splintered relationship between two Indian American cousins is at the center of this dark, twisty YA mystery—perfect for fans of Tiffany D. Jackson, Karen McManus, and Angeline Boulley.
Shy, nerdy Tanvi has always thought of her perfect cousin Mimi as her sister. Not only did Mimi’s family raise Tanvi after the tragic death of her parents, fierce Mimi has always protected Tanvi at school. At least until Mimi fell under the spell of their flawless, rich classmate, Beth . . . Tanvi’s biggest bully. Fearing another terrible year, Tanvi decides to take a desperate, preemptive strike—and captures an incriminating photo of Mimi and Beth at a party. When Tanvi wakes up the next day with a bump on her head, scratches on her leg, and no memory of what caused her injuries, Mimi is gone.
Tanvi begins to fill the gaps in her memory and question Mimi’s friends and enemies, hoping to bring her cousin home. But when new evidence comes to light, the search for Mimi takes a dark turn as the cops announce that they are now hunting a murderer. Could Tanvi be the killer?
To save her family, Tanvi must revisit the worst night of her life and the darkest parts of her past to discover if she’s capable of M**der—and the truth of what happened to Mimi.

In Don't Eat the Pie, readers are transported to the hauntingly picturesque Camillia Island, where gothic horror meets family drama, unraveling the sinister secrets behind a mother and daughter's summer that promises to be as unsettling as it is compelling for fans of Shirley Jackson and Daphne du Maurier.

Suja Sukumar loves hanging out in coffee shops and Indian restaurants, drawing inspiration from naan and malai kofta, masala chai and lassi. She is a senior staff physician at a health system in suburban Detroit, where she lives with her husband; two wonderful, beautiful kids; and an elderly cat. She is also a member of SCBWI, ITW, Crime Writers of Color, and SINC and an alum of Author Mentor Match. When Mimi Went Missing is her debut novel.

Monique Asher is an American author who writes horror novels. She is a member of the HWA. Monique is a trauma survivor and a therapist. Her personal experience with trauma injects reality into the stories she writes. She lives in Southeastern Michigan with her family and a small zoo that often come along on trips to haunted hotels and dark twisty wilderness. Don’t Eat the Pie is her debut novel.

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