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Author Heather Gudenkauf

Strongsville Branch

2025-11-05 19:00:00 2025-11-05 20:00:00 America/New_York Author Heather Gudenkauf Join us when author Heather Gudenkauf visits to discuss her latest novel, <i>The Perfect Hosts</i>. Strongsville Branch - Meeting Rooms A & B (130)

Wednesday, November 05
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-11-05 19:00:00 2025-11-05 20:00:00 America/New_York Author Heather Gudenkauf Join us when author Heather Gudenkauf visits to discuss her latest novel, <i>The Perfect Hosts</i>. Strongsville Branch - Meeting Rooms A & B (130)

Strongsville Branch

Meeting Rooms A & B (130)

Join us when author Heather Gudenkauf visits to discuss her latest novel, The Perfect Hosts.

About the author:

Heather Gudenkauf is the Edgar Award nominated, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of ten novels, including The Overnight Guest and her most recent thriller Everyone is Watching. Her debut novel, The Weight of Silence, was an instant NYT bestseller and remained on the list for 22 weeks. Gudenkauf’s critically acclaimed novels have been published in over 25 countries and have sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide. Her books have been featured on many Best Of roundups including lists by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, Amazon, Apple Books, GoodReads, and more.

In The Perfect Hosts, Madeline and Wes Drake have invited two hundred of their closest friends and family to their sprawling horse ranch for the most anticipated event of the year: a “pistols and pearls” gender reveal party so sensational it is sure to make headlines. But the party descends into chaos when the celebratory explosive misfires, leaving one woman dead and a trail of secrets.

As the aftershocks of the bloody party ripple across the small town, Agent Jamie Saldano is brought on the scene to investigate. Battling his own demons from the past, Saldano unearths a web of deceit spun around the Drakes. The appearance of some unexpected houseguests only deepens the mystery. And as tensions mount, it becomes clear that the explosion wasn’t just an unlucky accident. But who was the target, and why? As the shadow of a killer looms, the happy parents-to-be must unravel the truth before it’s too late.


Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Mac's Backs - Books on Coventry.

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Stacey Boycik

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Grassroots library service in Strongsville dates back to 1881, when 400 books were located in the Town Hall. More than 120 years later, the Strongsville Branch of CCPL is home to the Kathleen Cochrane DePiero Recording Studio where visitors can make their own tracks, green screen videos, podcasts or audiobook recordings for free.

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