Books and Writing: If I Die Tonight by Alison Gaylin

Join us for a discussion of If I Die Tonight by Alison Gaylin. Copies of the book are available at the library or in our library catalog in e-audiobook or eBook formats. Recommended for adults. Registration is recommended.  Late one night in the quiet Hudson Valley town of Havenkill, a distraught woman stumbles into the police stationâ??and lives are changed forever. Aimee En, once a darling of the '80s pop music scene, claims that a teenage boy stole her car, then ran over another young man who'd rushed to help. As Liam Miller's life hangs in the balance, the events of that fateful night begin to come into focus. But is everything as it seems? The case quickly consumes social media, transforming Liam, a local high school football star, into a folk hero, and the suspect, a high school outcast named Wade Reed, into a depraved would-be killer. But is Wade guilty? And if he isn't, why won't he talk? Told from a kaleidoscope of viewpointsâ??Wade's mother Jackie, his younger brother Connor, Aimee En and Pearl Maze, a young police officer with a tragic past, If I Die Tonight is a story of family ties and dark secretsâ??and the lengths we'll go to protect ourselves.

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