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Author Talk: Michael Ponsor, author of The Hanging Judge

Feb 5, 2014

Question: To what extent—if any—is Judge Norcross based on you? Is the trial in THE HANGING JUDGE based at all on any case or cases you’ve presided over?

Michael Ponsor: The trial is based generally on my experience as a judge, and my experience presiding over a complete death penalty trial. Judge Norcross, however, is not me. He is less experienced than I am as a judge now, and than when I presided over my capital case. He is also, in many ways, a nicer person than I am.

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City of Jasmine
by Deanna Raybourn - Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction

Aviatrix Evie Starke embarks upon a journey to see the world in 1920, tracking a mysterious photograph to Damascus, the ancient City of Jasmine, where intrigue, danger and a love beyond all reason await.

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Evidence of Life

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Barbara Taylor Sissel delivers a gripping tale of a mother’s search for her missing husband and daughter, and the lies she uncovers that challenge everything she once believed about her marriage and family.

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Barbara Taylor Sissel delivers a gripping tale of a mother’s search for her missing husband and daughter, and the lies she uncovers that challenge everything she once believed about her marriage and family.

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A mother’s love. A wife’s obsession. And the invisible fractures that can shatter a family….

As her husband, Nick, and daughter, Lindsey, embark on a weekend camping trip to the Texas Hill Country, Abby looks forward to having some time to herself. She kisses them goodbye, and thinks to herself that she has it all --- a perfect marriage, a perfect life… Until a devastating storm rips through the region, and her family vanishes without a trace.

Though Nick and Lindsey are presumed dead, Abby refuses to give up hope. Consumed by grief and convinced her family is still alive, she sets out to find them. But as disturbing clues surface, Abby realizes that the truth may be more sinister than she imagined. Soon she finds herself caught in a current of lies that challenges everything she once believed about her marriage and family.

Evidence of Life
by Barbara Taylor Sissel - Fiction, Mystery, Suspense

Barbara Taylor Sissel delivers a gripping tale of a mother’s search for her missing husband and daughter, and the lies she uncovers that challenge everything she once believed about her marriage and family.

Four Friends
by Robyn Carr - Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr comes the story of four friends determined to find their stride. Ultimately, they'll discover what it means to be a wife, mother, lover, friend...and most important: your true self. 

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Four Friends

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr comes the story of four friends determined to find their stride. Ultimately, they'll discover what it means to be a wife, mother, lover, friend...and most important: your true self. 

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr comes the story of four friends determined to find their stride. Ultimately, they'll discover what it means to be a wife, mother, lover, friend...and most important: your true self. 

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr comes the story of four friends determined to find their stride. Ultimately, they'll discover what it means to be a wife, mother, lover, friend...and most important: your true self. 
 
Gerri can't decide what's more devastating: learning her rock-solid marriage has big cracks, or the anger she feels as she tries to repair them. Always the anchor for friends and her three angst-ridden teenagers, it's time to look carefully at herself. The journey is more than revealing --- it's transforming. 
 
Andy doesn't have a great track record with men, and she's come to believe that a lasting love is out of reach. When she finds herself attracted to her down-to-earth contractor --- a man without any of the qualities that usually appeal to her --- she questions everything she thought she wanted in life. 
 
Sonja's lifelong pursuit of balance is shattered when her husband declares he's through with her New Age nonsense and walks out. There's no herbal tonic or cleansing ritual that can restore her serenity --- or her sanity. 
 
Miraculously, it's BJ, the reserved newcomer to Mill Valley, who steps into their circle and changes everything. The woman with dark secrets opens up to her neighbors, and together they get each other back on track, stronger as individuals and unfaltering as friends.
 

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