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Sunriver Books & Music June 2017 Newsletter Sunriverbooks.com 541-593-2525 As the summer weather is here, one of our customers, a retired policeman, re- quested we alert people to the danger of leaving dogs in parked cars. Please do not. They can die very rapidly. In minutes at an outside temperature of 78 de- grees the temperature inside a parked car reaches lethal levels. If you see a dog in a parked car in Sunriver, please call the Sunriver Police Department 541-593 -1014. While we are alerting dog owners to local dangers, the wonderful local veteri- narian Dr. Wendy Merideth of Sunriver Veterinary Clinic 541-636-9945 has alerted us to the danger of mushrooms. You should be aware that every year dogs ingest poisonous mushrooms, sometimes fatally, always requiring prompt medical attention. In the Deschutes National Forest you also need to be cautious as there are leg hold traps that can grievously injure a pet, or a person for that matter. In Sun- river, there are gopher traps to be avoided on the golf courses that can cause injury to children or pets. Dogs in Sunriver must also either be on a leash or under firm voice control, this keeps them from unhappy interactions with resident’s cats and other small animals. Sunriver is a great place for dogs, they love it here! We welcome them with treats at Sunriver Books & Music. Dogs enjoy swimming in the river, walking on the trails, relaxing on decks, and having a fine doggy time on their Sunriver Vacation. There are hikes to go on, squirrels to watch, some of the restaurants such as the Sunriver Brewing Company and the Village Bar and Grill welcome dogs on their decks. much to do and enjoy for the canine member of the family. Have a happy time, just be aware of dangers, so we can all do our best to protect our pets. It started with the Outlaw Tour, the adventure continues with Craig John- son’s appearance Thursday Septem- ber 7 for a presenta- tion on The Western Star, the latest in the award win- ning, New York Times bestselling Walt Longmire series, and inspira- tion for the hit TV show. We are very grateful to Craig Johnson for his loyalty and continued support of Sunriver Books & Music and his many readers in Central Oregon. We appreciate his dedication in returning to us to give fabulously entertaining events. Please sign up early to attend, space is limited and spaces are being reserved quickly. The Western Star releases Sep- tember 5, we are happy to pre- order for you. Photo of Craig Johnson and Judy Johnson by Brooke Snavely and photo of Craig Johnson and Flashman by Dan Feer. Saturday June 3rd at 5:00 PM Hannah Dennison will give a presentation on Murderous Mayhem at Honeychurch Hall, fourth in her series set in the Devon countryside. Feeling a bit stressed? Pick up one of Hannah Dennison’s mysteries spiced with romantic comedy and relax. Enjoy the lush landscape and country air as Kat tries to organize her mother, Iris, and ends up solving crimes. They are fun to read and will give you a taste of the English country life. Murderous Mayhem at Honeychurch Hall has a lot going on. Iris is in a tizzy because the only copy of her latest manuscript was mailed but did not show up at the publisher’s office. It is not just the missing manuscript, Iris fears her identity will be unveiled if the postmis- tress has been snoopy. Her country neighbors know her as Iris, not the bestselling author of romantic suspense Krystalle Storm. She writes her tomes under a pseudonym and would like to remain anonymous. Things get even dicier when the aforementioned postmistress’s husband dies leaving her in debt and willing to undertake any means to raise money quick. Kat is also busy establishing her antique shop at the old gate house to Honeychurch hall and settling in to her new home. It was a big move to leave London, but she has fallen in love with the countryside and the historic estate. Honeychurch Hall was a pivotal piece of geography in the English Civil War. A battle is reenacted annually with the Royalist Honeychurches facing off against the Carew Roundheads. Past meets present when the body of a woman who disappeared in the Civil War is found on the Honeychurch estate. Two dead, albeit centuries apart, a missing manuscript, and the possible discovery of Iris’s se- cret identity creates plenty mayhem for Kat and Iris to solve. Murder at Honeychurch Hall is the first in the series. Kat earned notoriety as the host of Fakes & Treasures, a reality TV show set in the world of antique collectables. What she wants to do now, is give up on television to open an antique shop with her recently widowed moth- er. Kat does her bit, quitting the show, but her mother has gone off script, deserting London for a dilapidated carriage house on the Honey- church estate in the Devon countryside, two hours from London, and stating emphatically that she has no intention of being a part owner of an antique shop. Iris accomplished all of this, selling her London home, purchasing the carriage house, and moving without letting Kat have the least little clue what Mum was up to. As the story continues it is clear this is just one of many secrets Iris keeps, frustrating Kat who is all for full disclosure. By the time Kat reaches Iris on the phone and learns of her mother’s departure for the country, Iris has broken her wrist and could really use a little daughterly assistance. Kat is horrified, positive her mother does not belong in the country, and convinced Iris has somehow used the money her father left for the purchase. Kat knows her father counted on her to keep watch over her mother and see that Iris did not injudiciously use the capital meant to fund her remaining years; clearly the woman has slipped the leash. How else would she afford even a rundown carriage house in such a tony location? When Kat arrives in Devon it is worse than she suspected, the carriage house has holes in the roof open to sky and weather, there are holes in the floor too, the water doesn’t always work, there are craters in the yard, and it is a mess. Kat is blissfully unaware that her Mom is really an international bestselling author of romantic suspense with funds of her own. It is one of the many discoveries Kat will make as she struggles to compel her mother to see reason, return to London, and enter the antique business. The stories are filled with a cast of interesting characters. Lady Edith, dowager of Honeychurch Hall, who in her 80’s still rides her magnificent horses sidesaddle. Rupert, the current Earl, shows interest in ladies other than his wife and has his own nefarious schemes for the future. La- dy Lavinia, Rupert’s second wife, feels overshadowed by Rupert’s greater affection for wife number one who died under odd circumstances. Their son, a seven year old who calls himself Biggles, the name of his hero, a fighter pilot, and recreates adventures to amuse himself in a household obsessed with adult concerns. And a slew of other characters making Honeychurch Hall with its meadows and fields a grand place to visit. Saturday June 17th at 5:00 PM we are honored to have Omar El Akkad for a presentation on his masterful novel, American War, one of the most sig- nificant and powerful novels this year. Omar El Akkad lives with his family in Portland, Oregon. He is a journalist who has reported on such diverse sub- jects as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, violence in Ferguson, Missouri, and the loss of land as sea levels rise in Florida and Louisiana. For recreation, he enjoys rock climbing at Smith Rock. And I understand we share some of the same favorite books, including The Cai- ro Trilogy by Naquib Mahfouz, Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, and Love in the Time of Cholera by Ga- briel Garcia Marquez. Omar El Akkad is a truly gifted author, this is his debut novel, please join us in hearing from a man surely destined to a role of im- portance in literature. The world has become for many a frightening place, people struggling to live through horrific conditions brought on by armed conflict and in the western world people worried about the tragic effects of terrorism. For my generation, the conflict was the Vietnam War. Who among us will ever forget some of the haunting images taken by brave photo journalists? A young girl runs na- ked, her mouth open in a shriek of terror, down a dusty road, a living personi- fication of Evard Munch’s painting, The Scream. Our more recent conflicts seem to remain, ominously, more distant. I say ominously because you can- not treat people the way the Syrians and others from the Middle East are being treated and expect them to feel warm and fuzzy toward you in future, it just is not going to happen. And that brings us to the importance of this bril- liant book. What happens when a society is broken down with violent conflict? How is a terrorist created? Omar El Akkad puts a very Ameri- can answer to that question. His main character, Sarat, is a southern girl who loves her family, has a bright questioning mind, likes to be out- side in nature, and grows into an attractive young woman.

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