BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Demco Software//Event Management System//EN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20220127T171908Z DTSTAMP:20220127T171908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220216T214000Z DESCRIPTION:While we may not be able to meet in person right now\,\nbook clubs are still a great way to connect socially and stay engaged! \;\n\nDoes a\ngood mystery capture your interest? \;After you have read this month's\nchoice\, join us for a great discussion. Each month we will read a new\ntitle \;from the mystery genre. \;New members are always welcome.\n\n \;\n\nRegistration required.\n\n \;\n\nIn June\,\nwe are discussing \;Denial by Beverley McLachlin. \;This title is available as\nan ebook or audiobook from \;DownloadLibrary. \;\n\n \; \;\n\nJilly Truitt\nhas made a name for herself as one of the top criminal defense lawyers in the\ncity. Where once she had to take just about any case to keep her firm afloat\,\nnow she has her pick—and she picks winners.\n\nSo when Joseph Quentin asks her to defend his\nwife\, who has been charged with murdering her own mother in what the media are\ncalling a mercy killing\, every instinct tells Jilly to say no. Word on the\nstreet is that Vera Quentin is in denial\, refusing to admit to the crime and take\na lenient plea deal. Quentin is a lawyer's lawyer\, known as the Fixer in legal\ncircles\, and if he can't help his wife\, who can?\n\nAgainst her better judgment\, Jilly meets with Vera\nand reluctantly agrees to take on her case. Call it intuition\, call it sympathy\,\nbut something about Vera makes Jilly believe she's telling the truth. Now\, she\nhas to prove that in the courtroom against her former mentor turned opponent\,\nprosecutor Cy Kenge—a man who has no qualms about bending the rules.\n\nAs the trial approaches\, Jilly scrambles to find a\ncrack in the case and stumbles across a dark truth hanging over the Quentin\nfamily. But is it enough to prove Vera's innocence? Or is Jilly in denial\nherself?\n\n \;\n\nThis\nvirtual program will take place via Zoom. Zoom is a video conferencing tool\nthat allows people to meet together online. You can use Zoom on a desktop\,\nlaptop\, tablet\, or mobile device. Learn more \;here.\n\n \;\n\nYou will\nreceive a Zoom link at least 24 hours prior to the program. You will need this\nlink to join the program. By participating in this program\, you acknowledge\nthat you accept and agree to Kitchener Public Library’s \;Safe Use Code\nImage URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/kplca/54304269_DF5CE4F5.JPG X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
While we may not be able to meet in person right now\,\nbook clubs are still a great way to connect socially and stay engaged! \;
Does a\ngood mystery capture your interest? \;After you have read this month's\nchoice\, join us for a great discussion. Each month we will read a new\ntitle \;from the mystery genre. \;New members are always welcome.
Registration required.
 \;
In June\,\nwe are discussing \;Denial by Beverley McLachlin. \;This title is available as\nan ebook or audiobook from \;DownloadLibrary. \;
Jilly Truitt\nhas made a name for herself as one of the top criminal defense lawyers in the\ncity. Where once she had to take just about any case to keep her firm afloat\,\nnow she has her pick—and she picks winners.
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\nSo when Joseph Quentin asks her to defend his\nwife\, who has been charged with murdering her own mother in what the media are\ncalling a mercy killing\, every instinct tells Jilly to say no. Word on the\nstreet is that Vera Quentin is in denial\, refusing to admit to the crime and take\na lenient plea deal. Quentin is a lawyer's lawyer\, known as the Fixer in legal\ncircles\, and if he can't help his wife\, who can?
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\nAgainst her better judgment\, Jilly meets with Vera\nand reluctantly agrees to take on her case. Call it intuition\, call it sympathy\,\nbut something about Vera makes Jilly believe she's telling the truth. Now\, she\nhas to prove that in the courtroom against her former mentor turned opponent\,\nprosecutor Cy Kenge—a man who has no qualms about bending the rules.
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\nAs the trial approaches\, Jilly scrambles to find a\ncrack in the case and stumbles across a dark truth hanging over the Quentin\nfamily. But is it enough to prove Vera's innocence? Or is Jilly in denial\nherself?
This\nvirtual program will take place via Zoom. Zoom is a video conferencing tool\nthat allows people to meet together online. You can use Zoom on a desktop\,\nlaptop\, tablet\, or mobile device. Learn more \;here.
You will\nreceive a Zoom link at least 24 hours prior to the program. You will need this\nlink to join the program. By participating in this program\, you acknowledge\nthat you accept and agree to Kitchener Public Library’s \;Safe Use Code