Mayor To Read & Autograph His Newest Book at Chandler

Award-winning mystery author Archer Mayor will appear at Chandler Music Hall, Friday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m., to read and autograph his newest Joe Gunther novel, "Chat."

Mayor is the author of the highly acclaimed, Vermont-based series featuring detective Joe Gunther, which the Chicago Tribune describes as "the best police procedurals being written in America." He is also the 2004 winner of the New England Independent Booksellers Association Award for Best Fiction—the first time a writer of crime literature has been so honored.

In addition, Mayor is a death investigator for Vermont’s Chief Medical Examiner, a Deputy Sheriff for Windham County, a volunteer firefighter, and the EMT captain of his local rescue squad.

Mayor’s Joe Gunther detective series, 17 books in all, is one of the most enduring and critically acclaimed police series being written today. For years, Mayor has integrated actual police methodology with intricately detailed plot lines in his novels. The New York Times has called them "dazzling," and Booklist has said his books are "among the best cop stories being written today."

Whereas many writers base their books on only interviews and scholarly research, Mayor’s novels are based on actual experience in the field. The result adds a depth, detail and veracity to his characters and their tribulations that has led The New York Times to call him "the boss man on procedures," and the Arizona Daily Star to write, "Few deliver such well-rounded novels of such consistent high quality."

Mayor’s books, including his earlier paperbacks, will be available for sale at the event. His appearance is sponsored by Cover to Cover Bookstore, Kimball Public Library and Chandler. Admission is free and the public is urged to attend.

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