A Talent to Deceive: Mystery and Detective Fiction in the Rare Book Collection.
Exhibit Opening and talk by Edgar Award-winning novelist Margaret Maron
Thursday, April 14, 2005, The Louis Round Wilson Library
More than 100 titles will be on display in the Rare Book Collection's "A Talent to Deceive" exhibit including Agatha Christie's infamous novel that broke the rules; Dashiell Hammett's bloody tale that made tough, violent mysteries respectable; the stories of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and detectives he inspired; as well as accounts of fictional crime, ancient and modern.
Margaret Maron grew up on a farm near Raleigh North Carolina and based on her background wrote "Bootlegger's Daughter," the first title in her Deborah Knott series. The book was a Washington Post bestseller and won the four major mystery awards for 1993. Margaret Maron's 11th Deborah Knott mystery "Rituals of the Season" is due August 2005.
Parking is available in most campus lots after 5:00 p.m. For more information or to RSVP, acceptances only please, contact Liza Terll at 919-962-4207 via email.
