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Reading: Warren Easley: No Way to Die

Annie Bloom's Books 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR, United States

Annie Bloom's welcomes back Oregon author Warren Easley to read from his seventh Cal Claxton mystery, No Way to Die. Attorney Cal Claxton, now well-established in his Oregon law practice after breaking off his career as a high-powered LA prosecutor, just wants to go fishing with his daughter, Claire, and he knows the best place--the coastal area south of Coos Bay. But their vacation takes a dark turn with the discovery of a body in the river. As an investigation is launched into the suspicious death, Cal and Claire find themselves drawn into the life of the local bookshop owner and vocal environmental activist, whose grandson was convicted for murder at age sixteen. She believes he was wrongly accused and convinces Cal to reexamine the…

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Livestream Reading: Warren Easley: No Witness

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Annie Bloom's welcomes back Portland author Warren Easley for a livestream reading from his latest Cal Claxton mystery, No Witness. Please register in advance for this Zoom event: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvf--uqDMvH9P-uEId5ogzubxmVBQwpVd7 About No Witness: Running a one-man law practice in the heart of Oregon's wine country, Cal Claxton hires a young, undocumented man as an assistant, hoping to give him an opportunity to create more stability for himself and his family. Timoteo Fuentes is a bright, hardworking student by day and Cal's legal clerk by night, juggling both roles with determination and grit. When one of Timoteo's family members is brutally murdered, the migrant community is reluctant to cooperate with the police investigation for fear of deportation. Devastated by the loss and nervous about engaging with the…

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