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Meet The Author Dan Stashower

"American Demon"
2022-10-06 19:00:00 2022-10-06 20:00:00 America/Chicago Meet The Author Dan Stashower Highland Park Public Library - Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

Thursday, October 06
7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Highland Park Public Library

Lower-Level Meeting Room/Auditorium

Join us at the Library when bestselling and award-winning author Dan Stashower discusses his new book, "American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt For America's Jack the Ripper." Books will be for sale.

Bestselling and award-winning author Dan Stashower discusses his new book American Demon:  Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper. The book, a true story, is a fascinating look at the career of legendary lawman Eliot Ness. Ness, famous for busting Al Capone and his bootlegging empire in Chicago, confronts a case in Cleveland, the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Road, that kept the city in a state of terror. The case, on which Stashower sheds a startling light, would redefine Ness' storied career.

American Demon received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews.

Books will be for sale and the event will conclude with a book signing.

"When it comes to historical crime nonfiction, Stashower is untocuhable."

            - Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author

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AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books & Authors |

TAGS: | Author Event |

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