Local Mystery Writers Featured In 'Coffee With the Authors' Event Nov.5

10/28/09

Sunset River Marketplace, the eclectic art gallery in Calabash, N.C. is presenting mystery novelists T. Lynn Ocean and Suzanne Adair at its  Coffee with the Authors series. The presentation, which takes place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 5, includes coffee, tea and sweets during the authors’ discussions. Reservations are  required due to limited seating.

T. Lynn Ocean has written freelance for newspapers and magazines since 1995, in addition to working as a television producer for Time-Warner Cable. A Wilmington, N.C. native, she attended school in Texas and currently lives in Little River, S.C. with her husband and a few furry critters. T. Lynn is an outdoor enthusiast. She loves road trips, research, quirky friends, and great food. “Southern Peril,” published by St. Martin’s Press, is her fifth novel. Visit the author’s website at www.tlynnocean.com.

Suzanne Adair is the nom de plume for Suzanne Williams, a native Floridian, who currently lives with her family in N.C. In second grade, she wrote her first fiction for fun after the eye of a hurricane passed over her home. According to the author, she grew up intrigued by wild weather, stories of suspense and high adventure, Spanish St. Augustine and the South’s role in the Revolutionary War.

Adair has traveled extensively and lived for six months in England. After visiting the ruins of colonial-era Ft. Frederica on St. Simon’s Island, Ga., she began writing “Paper Woman,” the first book of her series and the recipient of the 2007 Patrick D. Smith Literature Award. “The Blacksmith’s Daughter” and “Camp Follower” continue her fictional ventures into the Southern Theater of the Revolutionary War. “Camp Follower” was nominated for the 2009 Daphne du Maurier Excellence in Historical Mystery/Suspense Award and the 2009 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for fiction. Suzanne enjoys participating in living history to commemorate events from the Southern Theater of the Revolutionary War—a hobby that helps her depict colonial life in writing.

Books will be on sale and signed copies by the authors will be available.

Sunset River Marketplace is located at 10283 Beach Drive SW (N.C. 179) in Calabash, N.C. For more information or to reserve your spot, call 910-575-5999 or send an email to lassiter@sunsetrivermarketplace.com. Visit the gallery on MySpace at www.myspace.com/sunsetrivermarketplace and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/sunsetriver1