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Author David Ellis
2026-07-02 19:00:00 2026-07-02 20:00:00 America/New_York Author David Ellis Join us when author David Ellis visits to discuss his latest novel, <i>Keep Them Close</i>. Strongsville Branch -

Thursday, July 02
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-07-02 19:00:00 2026-07-02 20:00:00 America/New_York Author David Ellis Join us when author David Ellis visits to discuss his latest novel, <i>Keep Them Close</i>. Strongsville Branch -

Join us when author David Ellis visits to discuss his latest novel, Keep Them Close.

Registration for this event is FREE. VIP tickets are also available for purchase.

Each VIP ticket ($30+fees) includes:

  • A copy of Keep Them Close
  • VIP seating at the event
  • Signing line priority
  • A donation to the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation


CLICK HERE to purchase VIP tickets

About the author:

David Ellis is a judge and a #1 New York Times bestselling, Edgar Award–winning author of eleven novels of crime fiction, including Look Closer, as well as ten books coauthored with James Patterson. He has served as a justice of the Illinois Appellate Court since 2014. Ellis lives outside Chicago with his wife and three children.

In Keep Them Close, siblings Allison and Luke have been through a lot together. They’ve always stood by each other. They’d do anything for each other.

Or so it seems.

When Allison’s husband, Finley, is murdered, the investigation threatens to expose the siblings’ darkest secrets. An illicit affair. A decades-old accident. A stunning deception. How do these events explain Finley’s death? How far will Allison and Luke go to keep their secrets buried? And can the siblings even trust one another anymore?

As the investigation winds tighter and past and present collide, the most shocking betrayal might lie a little too close to home.

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Author David Ellis
Thu, Jul 02, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Join us when author David Ellis visits to discuss his latest novel, Keep Them Close.
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