Mystery Author Julie Hyzy – January 12 – Julie Hyzy, national bestselling author of the White House Chef Mystery series and the Manor House Mystery series will talk about her work and sign books on Thursday, January 12 at Peoria Public Library North Branch at 6:30 p.m. Anthony and Barry Award winner Hyzy will introduce her latest White House Chef mystery, Affairs of Steak. More about Hyzy, who is from Chicago, can be found at http://www.juliehyzy.com

Peter Caras Book Signing – January 21 – Local author Perer Caras will sell and sign copies of his book on Saturday, January 21 at Peoria Public Library North Branch to benefit Friends of Peoria Public Library. Peter Cara, former Federal Judge for the State of Indiana, brings many years of experience to his first work of fiction, In Remembrance of Me, A December Killing. On a cold December morning in a small Midwestern town, two teenagers brutally murder a wealthy store owner for reasons or motives not fully known until the shocking end of the book. The case results in the most bizarre trial in the state’s history. With minimal physical evidence and witnesses disappearing or dying, it becomes clear that a conspiracy exists to thwart the prosecution.