Join us for our new “Signings on Saturdays” events where each month we will introduce you to authors and their writings giving you a chance to discover new books.

The May event will feature Roger Johns and Rosie Politz .

Roger Johns is the author of the Wallace Hartman Mystery series, set in Baton Rouge.

RIVER OF SECRETS: Herbert Marioneaux, a politician infamous for changing his mind on hot-button issues has been murdered. DNA and a combative history implicate Eddie Pitkin, a social justice activist who specializes in making the wealthy and powerful uncomfortable with their past. When Detective Wallace Hartman unearths a potential alibi witness, along with evidence of a troubled relationship that puts a cloud of suspicion over the victim’s son, her polarizing investigation into the dark heart of the political establishment sparks waves of escalating violence across Baton Rouge. Facing the prospect of sabotage from inside her department, Wallace is forced to go it alone as she untangles a trail of old and disturbing secrets.

DARK RIVER RISING: The horrifying murder of a local crime kingpin, followed by the disappearance of a government scientist with ties to the victim, forces Baton Rouge homicide detective Wallace Hartman into an uneasy alliance with a DEA investigator in order to solve a case that grows more dangerous by the minute. Meanwhile, the killer lurks in the shadows with an agenda no one saw coming, and when Wallace gets in the way, the killer proves ready, willing, and able to shatter her world.

Rosie Politz is the author of Key Moments : In Key Moments when Clay and Lynn Sinclair inherit a house, they find a mysterious box of keys that catapult them on a cross-country adventure they’ll never forget. But will the path they follow lead them to unlock more than just a few doors? With twists and turns, roadblocks and detours, what other hidden truths do they discover along the way? And how far will they have to travel before the secrets that lie between them are revealed?