Manchester City Library

The program will feature Brendan DuBois, an award winning mystery/suspense author, who will present a talk and conduct a book signing. There will also be appetizers, entrée items and desserts provided by numerous area restaurants, as well as beer, wine and other liquid refreshments. Admission is $65 per person, and tickets can be obtained by calling 603-624-6550. All proceeds from the evening will benefit the Manchester City Library.

Brendan DuBois is a long-time resident of New Hampshire, and is well known for his Lewis Cole series which is set in New Hampshire and features Cole as a magazine writer and former Department of Defense research analyst who moonlights as a private investigator. His latest novel, “Twilight,” is a first-person account of a Canadian member of a UN inspection team investigating war crimes. His most well known book is “Resurrection Day,” which takes place during the Cuban missile crisis and received world-wide acclaim. This novel received the Sidewise Award for Best Alternative History Novel of 1999 at the 58th World Science Fiction Convention in Chicago. DuBois has had nearly 90 short stories published in magazines such as Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. In 1995 his short story entitled “The Necessary Brother” won the Shamus Award for Best Short Story of the Year from the Private Eye Writers of America. His short story “The Road’s End” also won the Shamus Award in 2001. These are just a few of the many awards DuBois has received for his short stories as well as his novels.

The Manchester City Library Foundation is a private, nonprofit corporation committed to providing supplemental support to the Manchester City Library. In 2007, the Foundation was able to provide over $12,000 for upgrades and new items for the Main and West Branch of the library. The Foundation reinforces the need for continued and increased public support for the library, and serves as a catalyst for attracting private funding from individuals, businesses, organizations and foundations in order to enhance library services for the community.