Set in the 1950s, this Southern Gothic thriller by Edgar Award–winning author Lori Roy reimagines the life of Marilyn Monroe, tying her fate to a dreamy teenager whose boyfriend runs afoul of the mob.

Tombolo Books welcomes award-winning local author Lori Roy to the bookstore for the launch event celebrating her latest noir thriller, LAKE COUNTY.

Roy and Tampa Bay Times Book Editor, Colette Bancroft will be in conversation!

“Lake County is an irresistible slice of Florida noir fashioned of great American mythmaking. James M. Cain meets Harper Lee. The story excels as both an exciting crime novel and a fine example of Southern literature.” —Ace Atkins, New York Times bestselling author of
Don’t Let the Devil Ride

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