Bestselling Suspense Author Lisa Jewell Takes on a Marvel Superhero

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series and The Novel Neighbor are  pleased to host bestselling suspense author Lisa Jewell for her first installment in a new book series in the Marvel superhero universe, “Breaking the Dark: A Jessica Jones Marvel Crime Novel.” 

The event will take place on Thursday, July 11, 7:00 p.m. at the Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis MO 63131.

In her most imaginative novel yet, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell launches the Marvel Crime series of thriller books for adults with an original story starring the private detective Jessica Jones.

Meet Jessica Jones: Retired superhero, private investigator, loner. She tried her best to be a shiny spandex crimefighter, but that life only led to unspeakable trauma. Now she avoids that world altogether and works on surviving day-to-day in Hell’s Kitchen, New York.

The morning a distraught mother comes into her office, Jessica would prefer to nurse her hangover and try to forget last night’s poor choices. But something about Amber Randall’s story strikes a chord with her. Amber is adamant that something happened to her teenage twins while they were visiting their father in the UK. The twins don’t act like themselves, and they now have flawless skin, have lost their distinctive tics and habits, and keep talking about a girl named Belle. Amber insists her children have been replaced by something horrible, something “perfect.”

Traveling to a small village in the British countryside, Jessica meets the mysterious Belle, who lives a curiously isolated life in an old farmhouse with a strange woman who claims to be her guardian. Can this unworldly teenager really be responsible for the Randall twins’ new personas? Why does the strange little village of Barton Wallop seem to harbor dark energies and mysteries in its tight-knit community?

“Breaking the Dark,” the first book in the brand-new Marvel Crime series, introduces fans to a grittier, street-level side of the Marvel Universe, and will continue with original novels featuring fan-favorite characters like Luke Cage, written by S.A. Cosby, and Daredevil, written by Alex Segura.

Lisa Jewell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-two novels, including “The Family Upstairs,” “Then She Was Gone,” and her latest novel, “None of This is True.” Her novels have sold over 10 million copies internationally, and her work has been translated into over thirty languages.

Program sites are accessible. With at least two weeks' notice, accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. Call 314-994-3300 or contact us.