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World renowned author Martha Grimes, who spent many of her younger years in Mountain Lake Park, will be the guest of honor at a special program and book signing on Saturday, June 18, 2 to 4 p.m. at Mountain Lake Park Town Hall.
Grimes, who is perhaps best known as the author of the Richard Jury mystery series (22 books to date), also authored a four-book series based on her early years spent at the Mountain Lake Park Hotel, which was owned and operated by her mother.
The lead character in her four books that are set in the Park and the Oakland area is 12-year-old Emma Graham, who actually represents Martha herself at that age.
“Hotel Paradise [the title of the first book], is the story of my 12-year-old life,” said Grimes, who is a native of Pittsburgh, but spent her summers at the hotel.
The three subsequent books in the mystery series are titled Cold Flat Junction, Belle Ruin, and her most recent release, Fadeaway Girl, which includes Emma’s employment as a cub reporter for the local newspaper The Conservative, representing The Republican.
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