Come visit Books, Beads & More on November 2 from 11 -2  for the book signing event with Kristin Kisska, the author of the novel, THE HINT OF LIGHT!

Kristin Kisska used to be a finance geek, complete with MBA and Wall Street pedigree. A member of the James River Writers, International Thriller Writers, Women's Fiction Writers Association, and Sisters in Crime, Kristin is now a self-proclaimed fictionista.

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 Kristin has been publishing suspense fiction since her short story “The Sevens” was selected to be included in the Bouchercon's Anthony Award-winning anthology, MURDER UNDER THE OAKS (2015). Since then, she's contributed a dozen stories to as many mystery anthologies, including her short story "Not Yo Mama's IPA" in the recently released Sleuthsayer's crime anthology, MURDER, NEAT (2024).

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 Her debut novel, THE HINT OF LIGHT (Lake Union Publishing, 2023) was nominated for a 2024 Agatha Award ~ Best New Mystery Novel. 

In the wake of her son’s sudden death, Margaret Dobrescu struggles to keep it together in the face of her grief…and her guilt. She can’t help but blame herself for Kyle’s own lifelong struggles—namely, the alcoholism that plagued him.

But within mere days of his funeral, secrets and suspicions begin to surface, and Margaret’s husband admits that Kyle once confessed to having a daughter. Clinging to the hope that some part of her son is still out there, Margaret embarks on a search to find her rumored granddaughter. 

What Margaret hasn’t prepared for, however, is the deluge of secrets that keep coming. And as she digs deeper and deeper into her son’s life to find