Allen Eskens is the bestselling author of The Life We Bury, The Guise of Another, The Heavens May Fall, The Deep Dark Descending, and The Shadows We Hide. He is the recipient of numerous awards and his books have been translated into 21 languages and his novel, The Life We Bury is in development for a feature film. This program is sponsored by The Friends of Lake Elmo Library.

Tom Combs has earned acclaim as a physician and as an author. John Grisham brought intrigue and suspense from the legal world to the mainstream. Tom has done the same with the world of medicine. Tom’s twenty-five years as an ER doctor in busy inner-city Level 1 Trauma Centers provide background for his gripping medical thrillers. His books blend high-stakes intrigue and deadly conflicts with unforgettable characters. For Tom, a passion for reading has been a lifelong gift. He is thrilled to provide stories that engage, excite, and entertain his readers. 

Celebrate the release of J. Ryan Stradal's new novel The Lager Queen of Minnesota at Lake Monster Brewing!

Tickets available by clicking the red BUY TICKETS button and following the prompts. Tickets are $35 for one person or $40 for two and include a signed copy of The Lager Queen of Minnesota. Event starts at 7:00, doors open at 6:30.

Internationally renowned thriller novelist Don Winslow is the mind behind “The Godfather trilogy of our time” – this according to sources as varied as The New York Times, Esquire magazine, and writer Stephen King. Over the past three decades, Winslow has published more than twenty books total. Early highlights include The Death and Life of Bobby Z, basis for a 2007 film of the same name starring Laurence Fishburne and Paul Walker, and Savages, which was adapted for the big screen by Oliver Stone in 2012.

P.I. Holland Taylor returns in David Housewright's Edgar Award-winning series with First, Kill the Lawyers, where Taylor is hired to recover stolen files before they are leaked, ruining more than just the careers of five local lawyers.