ELI CRANOR, SCOTT CARSON. WordsWorth Books, Tuesday, August 5. 6:30 p.m. Free.
Pope County writer Eli Cranor is back, but he never really went anywhere. Mississippi Blue 42 , out Aug. 5, is his fourth novel in as many years. A former pro athlete, the book sees Cranor return to a domain he s quite familiar with college football but I wouldn t write this one off if you re not a sports person. In classic Cranor fashion, Mississippi Blue 42 (read an excerpt here ) is far more concerned with intrigue and corruption than the minutiae of the game, as FBI rookie Rae Johnson investigates a potential fraud case in the University of Central Mississippi s football program that quickly turns deadly. According to Publishers Weekly , Cranor expertly keeps the pot simmering until a pervasive stench settles over virtually all parties. A star quarterback gets thrown off the roof of a bar, for crying out loud! Celebrate the novel s release at WordsWorth Books with a conversation between Cranor and Scott Carson, the pen name of New York Times bestselling author Michael Koryta. Reserve your spot at wordsworthbookstore.com .
It’s dragon-slaying time!
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