Author, book reviewer and writing teacher Hallie Ephron will speak at Beebe Library, 345 Main St., Wakefield on Wednesday, February 11, at 7 p.m.
Ephron’s newest book is a gripping psychological novel, “Never Tell a Lie.” Publishers Weekly called it “stunning” and “a deliciously creepy tale of obsession.”
She is also the co-author of a series of mystery novels written with Donald Davidoff, a neuropsychologist at Harvard’s McLean Hospital. Under the shared pseudonym G.H. Ephron, they penned a series of five mysteries featuring fictional forensic neuropsychologist Peter Zak and investigator Annie Squires.

Ephron teaches writing workshops at conferences across the country. She combined her writing talent with her love of teaching in “Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel: How to Knock ‘Em Dead with Style.” The book received rave reviews and was nominated for both an Edgar Award and an Anthony Award.

“Mystery novels are genre fiction,” Ephron says, “and though there’s no one way to write one, there are plenty of insights that can make the process a whole lot less painful the first time out.”

She is also the author of “1001 Books for Every Mood,” a guide to the best books of our time “organized to suit your every mood.”

An award winning book reviewer for the Boston Globe, Ephron’s “On Crime” column of crime fiction book reviews appears on the last Sunday of each month in the “Ideas” section.

She grew up in Los Angeles, the third of four writing Ephron sisters (Nora, Delia and Amy). Her parents were screenwriters Henry and Phoebe Ephron who wrote classic movies like “The Desk Set” and “Carousel.”

Ephron’s February 11 talk is free and open to the public. No reservations are required. For further information, go online at www.wakefieldlibrary.org or phone 781-246-6334.

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