The Mandell JCC’s Jewish Book Festival brings murder, mystery, and suspense to West Hartford with reporter and best-selling author Hank Phillippi Ryan.
Hank Phillippi Ryan. Photo credit: Lynne Wayne
Submitted by Larah Winn, Mandell JCC
Murder, secrecy and suspense are all a part of the Mandell JCC’s 22nd Annual Jewish Book Festival event featuring author and investigative reporter, Hank Phillippi Ryan and her thriller, Truth Be Told. The second signature event takes place Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, at 7 p.m at the Mandell JCC, Zachs Campus, 335 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT.
Truth Be Told, part of the bestselling Jane Ryland and Jake Brogan series, begins with tragedy: a middle-class family evicted from their suburban home. Reporter Ryland soon learns the truth behind a big-bucks scheme and the surprising players who will stop at nothing, including murder, to keep their goal a secret.
An investigative on-air reporter for NBC/Boston, Ryan has won 30 Emmys for her groundbreaking journalism and is the author of six best-selling thrillers. Chip Tafrate, Ph.D., author and Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Central Connecticut State University will moderate the evening.
The year-long Mandell JCC Jewish Book Festival includes a lineup of dyanmic authors and a variety of topics. Tickets to this Jewish Book Festival event are $20 per person and tickets are $95 for the entire series. Tickets are on sale via mail, in person, fax, or online at the Mandell JCC Box Office, 860-231-6316, 860-233-0802 (fax), [email protected] and atwww.mandelljcc.org. Patron and sponsorship opportunities available. For more information, Jill Ziplow, 860-231-6339,[email protected]. For updates, follow the Mandell JCC on Facebook and Twitter. Programs and events subject to change.
The 2014-2015 Mandell JCC Book Festival is funded by the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford and the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford, and sponsored by Mandell JCC Partners: The Hartford Courant, Saint Francis Care, LAZ Parking, Farmington Bank, Brown Brothers Harriman, Simsbury Bank, Max Restaurant Group, Kimberly Boutique, Group Insurance Associates, Premier Limo, Blo Blow Dry Bar, Waterford Hotel Group, Hartford Car and Driver, Chabad House with the support of The Jewish Book Council, RJ Julia Independent Book Sellers, The Greater Hartford Arts Council, The Jewish Ledger, Mandell JCC Pillars Society and Pacesetters (as of 12/3/14).
