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Murder & Mayhem

The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor
2026-09-28 19:00:00 2026-09-28 20:00:00 America/Chicago Murder & Mayhem ADULTS (ages 18 and up): LVDL's monthly mystery book discussion that meets on the fourth Monday of the month. Lake Villa District Library - AS Meeting Room

Monday, September 28
7:00pm - 8:00pm

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AS Meeting Room

ADULTS (ages 18 and up): LVDL's monthly mystery book discussion that meets on the fourth Monday of the month.

This month’s title is The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor.

Welcome to Chapel Croft. Five hundred years ago, eight protestant martyrs were burned at the stake here. Thirty years ago, two teenage girls disappeared without a trace. And two months ago, the vicar of the local parish killed himself. Reverend Jack Brooks, a single parent with a fourteen-year-old daughter and a heavy conscience, arrives in the village hoping to make a fresh start and find some peace. Instead, Jack finds a town mired in secrecy and a strange welcome package: an old exorcism kit and a note quoting scripture. The more Jack and daughter Flo get acquainted with the town and its strange denizens, the deeper they are drawn into their rifts, mysteries, and suspicions. And when Flo is troubled by strange sightings in the old chapel, it becomes apparent that there are ghosts here that refuse to be laid to rest. But uncovering the truth can be deadly in a village where everyone has something to protect, everyone has links with the village's bloody past, and no one trusts an outsider

Copies of the book will be available at the Circulation Desk. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussion |

TAGS: | #synchronous | #lvdl | #adult |

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Murder & Mayhem - The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor
Mon, Sep 28, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lake Villa District Library - AS Meeting Room
ADULTS (ages 18 and up): LVDL's monthly mystery book discussion that meets on the fourth Monday of the month.
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