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presented by Sidekick Coffee & Books presented by Sidekick Coffee & Books Doors Open 6:30 PM Event Starts 7:30 PM About KILLER AUTHOR CLUB: The Killer Author Club brings readers face-to-face with today’s top thriller, suspense, and mystery authors. Join hosts Kimberly Belle, Heather Gudenkauf, and Kaira Rouda for live author interviews, killer cocktails, and exclusive giveaways—all focused on the art of crime fiction. Each bi-monthly, 30-minute show spotlights a bestselling author and streams live on our site, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram Live. Episodes are also available on Fridays as the Killer Author Club Podcast, streaming on all major podcast platforms. Kimberly Belle is the Edgar Award winning, USA Today & internationally bestselling author with over one million copies sold worldwide, with titles including The Paris Widow, The Marriage Lie, a Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist for Best Mystery & Thriller, and the co-authored #1 Audible Original, Young Rich Widows series. Kimberly’s novels have been optioned for film and television and selected by LibraryReads and Amazon & Apple Books Editors as Best Books of the Month, and the International Thriller Writers as nominee for best book of the year. She divides her time between Atlanta and Amsterdam. For more information, visit https://www.kimberlybellebooks.com/ Heather Gudenkauf is an Edgar Award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of eleven novels, including The Overnight Guest and The Perfect Hosts. Her debut novel, The Weight of Silence, was an instant New York Times bestseller and remained on the list for 22 weeks. Her books have been published in more than 25 countries, with over 2.5 million copies sold worldwide, and have appeared on Best of the Year lists from The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, Amazon, Apple Books, and Goodreads. Her novel Not a Sound is in development as a Hulu drama through 20th Television, starring Ellen Pompeo, with David E. Kelley Productions and Calamity Jane executive producing. Heather lives in Iowa with her family. Kaira Rouda is the USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author of contemporary fiction exploring what goes on beneath the surface of seemingly perfect lives. Her suspense novels include Best Day Ever, The Next Wife, and Beneath the Surface. Jill is Not Happy is out June 2025. Her novels have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and have been selected by LibraryReads, Amazon and Apple Books Editors as Best Books of the Month and Strand Magazine Best Book of the Year. Her novel Beneath the Surface has been optioned for a feature film and The Next Wife was awarded a Suspense Magazine Best Book of 2021 and won the Silver Falchion for Best Suspense Novel of the Year. She has been featured in People magazine, PopSugar, Crime Reads, and numerous other media outlets. She lives in Southern California with her family. Connect with her on social media and at www.KairaRouda.com. Doors Open 6:30 PM Event Starts 7:30 PM Tue: 10am - 6pm Wed-Fri: 10am - 4pm Oct 21, 2026 The Englert Theatre with Matthew Logan Vasquez Oct 23, 2026 The Englert Theatre 40 years of Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams... and Good Things Oct 23, 2026 Wildwood Saloon