CJ Dotson's Haunted Murder Masquerade!
    Wolfe & Kron Books

    By Wolfe & Kron Books

    Porta
    911 Kingsley St Asbury Park, NJ 07712
    #author event
    #murder mystery dinner
    #horror
    #book signing
    #dinner party
    #indie bookstore
    #cj dotson
    #These Familiar Walls
    #The Cut
    #tentacle
    #tentacle horror
    #ghosts
    #haunting
    Capacity Unknown
    <h1><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><strong><span>Wolfe &amp; Kron Books Presents: </span><em><span>CJ Dotson's Haunted Murder Masquerade!</span></em></strong></span></h1><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Join author CJ Dotson for dinner at Porta on Wednesday, April 8th, and then stick around for a bit of MURDER.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Do you know who done it? Do you even know who that is sitting next to you? When everyone is hiding behind a mask, you know the number one rule:</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Trust no one.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Nothing is as it seems...&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>...except someone is definitely dead.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><br></p><h1><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>ATTIRE</span></span></h1><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>- Fancy dress </span><em><span>strongly</span></em><strong><span> </span></strong><span>encouraged.&nbsp;</span>Show your respect for the dead!&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>- Masquerade masks will be supplied, or by all means, bring your own.</span></span></p><p></p><h1><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><strong><span style="font-size: 32px">DINNER</span></strong></span></h1><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>- Arancini | breaded &amp; fried risotto, porcini mushrooms, mozzarella, lemon aioli</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>- Cacio de Pepe | Pecorino Romano fonduta, mozzarella, shaved garlic, cracked black pepper</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>- Pistachio macarons | from </span></span><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.milksugarlove.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Milk Sugar Love</span></span></a></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><em><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- drinks are not included in ticket price -</span></em></span></p><p></p><h1><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><strong><span style="font-size: 32px">THE </span></strong><span style="font-size: 32px">BOOKS</span></span></h1><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Your ticket reserves both a copy of </span><strong><em><span>These Familiar Walls</span></em></strong><span>, specially cleared before release April 14th for sale at the event only, and the hot off the presses paperback edition of </span><strong><em><span>The Cut</span></em></strong><span>.</span><strong><span> </span></strong><span> All books purchased at the event</span><strong><span>*</span></strong><span> can be signed &amp; dedicated by</span><strong><span> </span></strong><span>CJ Dotson once the murder has been solved. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 32px">These Familiar Walls</span></em></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>"A dissociative fever dream, </span><em><span>These Familiar Walls</span></em><span> burns fast and fierce, gripping and tense with dread. CJ Dotson effortlessly gives new life to haunted house horror with a truly vicious suburban nightmare that will have you checking your locks and covering your eyes."&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;—Saratoga Schaefer, author of </span><em><span>Serial Killer Support Group</span></em><span> and </span><em><span>Trad Wife</span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>"</span><em><span>These Familiar Walls</span></em><span> is further burning testament that the past won't only just haunt you, it'll come crashing like a blazing boomerang. [...] You'll burn through this book or it'll burn right through you."&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;—Clay McLeod Chapman, author of </span><em><span>Wake Up</span></em><span> and </span><em><span>Open Your Eyes</span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>“A twisted new take on a haunted house story. Propulsive and surprising, Dotson keeps readers on their toes with every turn. A dark and genuinely terrifying novel.”&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;—Erin E. Adams, author of </span><em><span>Jackal</span></em><span> and </span><em><span>One of You</span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>"With an atmosphere that's by turns domestic and delirious, Dotson's ability to find menace in the mundane is again unparalleled. The dual timeline is at once lingering and propulsive, the figurative claustrophobia of a suburban childhood mirrored perfectly in the pandemic lockdown of the book's present day setting. Tightly plotted, and twisted in the best possible way, </span><em><span>These Familiar Walls</span></em><span> with linger with you long after you've turned its final page."&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;—MK Hardy, author of </span><em><span>The Needfire</span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 32px">The Cut</span></em></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>"A compelling page-turner full of slithery secrets and scares."&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;—Rachel Harrison, national bestselling author of </span><em><span>Black Sheep</span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>"</span><em><span>The Cut</span></em><span> combines the throat-clenching tension of a domestic thriller and a soaking wet supernatural spookfest [...]. I dare you to dip a toe into this one. Go on, give it five pages. You'll plunge right in and never come back up."&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;—Clay McLeod Chapman, author of </span><em><span>What Kind of Mother</span></em><span> and </span><em><span>Ghost Eaters</span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>"An exquisite slow burn horror story that combines the terror of escaping from an abusive relationship with evil that’s reminiscent of Lovecraft."&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;—Amina Akhtar, bestselling author of </span><em><span>Almost Surely Dead</span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>"</span><em><span>The Cut</span></em><span> made me squirm in my chair! Utterly creepy and engaging. The blend of real world horror with the supernatural is pitch-perfect and absolutely claustrophobic."&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;—S.A. Barnes, author of </span><em><span>Dead Silence</span></em><span> and </span><em><span>Ghost Station</span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>"Dotson does praiseworthy work crafting a unique horror protagonist."&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;—Publishers Weekly</span></span></p><p></p><p><em>*Copies of either book not purchased at the event will only be signed at the discretion of the author. ARCs and Hardcover copies of The Cut may be brought, but please consider purchasing at least one copy of the new releases, as all ticket sales go to Porta. Please be considerate of the author's time, and help support your local indie bookstore, Wolfe &amp; Kron Books, by making this event a worthwhile stop on Dotson's book tour.</em></p>
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