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May 17, 2025

10am – 6pm

Bohrer Park


David Ellis

Latest Title: The Best Lies
The Best Lies

Bestselling and award-winning author David Ellis delivers a fast-paced, twisty thriller that will surprise readers at every turn.

Leo Balanoff is a diagnosed pathological liar with unthinkable skeletons in his family’s closet. He’s also a crusading attorney who seeks justice at all costs. When a ruthless drug dealer is found dead and Leo’s fingerprints show up on the murder weapon, no one believes a word he says. But he might be the FBI’s only shot at taking down the dealer’s brutal syndicate.

Risk his life going undercover for the feds or head straight to prison for murder? Leo accepts the FBI’s offer—but it comes with a price, including a collision course with his ex, Andi Piotrowski, a former cop and “the one who got away.” Forced to walk a tightrope between an ambitious FBI agent and a cruel, calculating crime boss, Leo’s trapped in a corner. But he has more secrets than anyone realizes, and a few more cards left to play …

About David Ellis

David Ellis is the Edgar-winning author of 1 suspense novels, as well as another 11 co-written with James Patterson. His most recent solo novels were “Look Closer” (2022) and “The Best Lies” (2024). He won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel with “Line of Vision” (2000) and was a finalist for The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for “The Hidden Man”  (2009). In his day job, Dave is a Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court, where he has served for 10 years. He lives outside Chicago with his wife and three children.

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