Author Jeffery Deaver to keynote Friends of the Library event

Acclaimed author Jeffery Deaver will keynote the Friends of the Randolph Public Library annual meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at the Historic Randolph County Courthouse.

The event is free and the public is invited. It’s sponsored by the Friends with funds donated in memory of Mary Parker, a lifelong library patron and avid  reader.

               

Reserved seating will be available for Friends of the Library members, who are asked to arrive by 6:50 p.m.

               

Deaver already was a best-selling novelist when he was selected by the Ian Fleming family to pen the new James Bond novel Carte Blanche, which became a number one international best seller on its release in 2011.

               

He also writes the Lincoln Rhyme series of thrillers, which began with The Bone Collector in 1997 and continues in June with The Kill Room. The Bone Collector received numerous awards and was made into a major motion picture starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie.

               

In the Lincoln Rhyme novel Cold Moon, Deaver introduced state investigator Kathryn Dance, who anchors a new series. The latest is XO, published in 2012.

               

He also has authored previous series and stand-alone novels, as well as short stories and non-fiction works. His books are sold in 150 countries and have been translated into 25 languages.

               

Deaver is a former journalist, folksinger and attorney. To accompany thriller XO, he wrote an album of country-western songs which is available on iTunes and as a CD.

               

He has received the Novel of the Year award from the International Thriller Writers Association, and the Steel Dagger and Short Story Dagger awards from the British Crime Writers Association. He’s also a recipient of the Nero Wolfe Award and a three-time winner of the Ellery Queen Readers Award for Best Short Story of the Year.

               

Born near Chicago, he has a bachelors degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and a law degree from Fordham University. He resides in Chapel Hill.

               

The Historic Randolph County Courthouse is located at 145 Worth Street in Asheboro. The event, which will take place in the second floor meeting room, is not sponsored by Randolph County Government.