
Fireside Author Chat With Lana Harper, Jilly Gagnon, and Gloria Chao
About This Event
Join us at Partners in Crime Bookshop for a cozy fireside chat with Lana Harper, Jilly Gagnon, and Gloria Chao.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Two witchy sisters find themselves framed for the disappearance of millions of dollars in this atmospheric locked room mystery—from the New York Times bestselling author of Payback’s a Witch and the critically acclaimed author of All Dressed Up.
“Blends suspense, family drama, magic, and romance into a twisty ride that’s impossible to put down . . . Don’t miss this witchy mystery full of heart!”—Gloria Chao, USA Today bestselling author of The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club
As descendants of a Salem witch, sisters Tori and Cassie Bishop have the occult credentials—but their trickle of tarot readings isn’t paying the bills. On the brink of eviction, they accept a too-good-to-be-true offer: play “witches in residence” for a dying, wealthy widow in her secluded Berkshires mansion for the Fall season.
But from the minute they arrive at the gothic estate, it’s clear: they’ve been dropped into a far riskier game than their smoke and mirrors can save them from. Rose, the widow, is desperate. Her family is conniving. The staff is ominous. And some guests in the house are drawn to the sisters in ways that lean more . . . personal. But just as the sisters are starting to settle into the mysterious home and their role in it, Rose dies after a séance—and her millions vanish overnight.
Trapped in a viper’s nest of competing motives and twisted secrets, Tori and Cassie must untangle a web of greed and deception using every trick they have—magical or not—to clear their names. Because someone else in Berwyn House is running their own con . . . and they’ve set up the sisters to take the fall.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Lana Harper is the New York Times bestselling author of the Witches of Thistle Grove series and coauthor, with Jilly Gagnon, of Cards on the Table. Writing as Lana Popović, she has also written four YA novels. Lana studied psychology and literature at Yale University, law at Boston University, and publishing at Emerson College. She lives in Chicago, where she spends most of her time plotting witchy stories and equally witchy tattoos.
Jilly Gagnon is the author of eight novels, most recently What if it's You? Her humor writing, personal essays, and op-eds have appeared in Newsweek, Elle, Vanity Fair, Boston Magazine, and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, among others. She lives in Salem, Massachusetts, with her family and two black cats.
Gloria Chao is a USA Today bestselling author and a screenwriter. Her novels include The Mortal Enemy Murder Club, The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club, Ex Marks the Spot, When You Wish Upon a Lantern, Rent a Boyfriend, Our Wayward Fate, and American Panda. She graduated from MIT and became a dentist before realizing she’d rather spend her days in fictional characters’ heads instead of real people’s mouths. When she’s not writing, you can find her on the curling ice, where she and her husband are world-ranked in mixed doubles.
Featured Authors
Lana Harper
Lana Harper is the New York Times bestselling author of the Witches of Thistle Grove series and coauthor, with Jilly Gagnon, of Cards on the Table. Writing as Lana Popović, she has also written four YA novels. Lana studied psychology and literature at Yale University, law at Boston University, and publishing at Emerson College. She lives in Chicago, where she spends most of her time plotting witchy stories and equally witchy tattoos.
Jilly Gagnon
Jilly Gagnon is the author of eight novels, most recently What if it's You? Her humor writing, personal essays, and op-eds have appeared in Newsweek, Elle, Vanity Fair, Boston Magazine, and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, among others. She lives in Salem, Massachusetts, with her family and two black cats.

Gloria Chao
Gloria Chao is an author and screenwriter. Her award-winning novels include The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club, Ex Marks the Spot, When You Wish Upon a Lantern, Rent a Boyfriend, Our Wayward Fate, and American Panda. She graduated from MIT, then became a dentist before realizing she’d rather spend her days in fictional characters’ heads instead of real people’s mouths. When she’s not writing, you can find her on the curling ice, where she and her husband are world-ranked in mixed doubles. Visit her tea-and-book-filled world at GloriaChao.wordpress.com and find her on Instagram and X @GloriacChao.
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