

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Dean Klinkenberg & Robert Lay: An Evening of Mystery
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 26 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Dean Klinkenberg - Murder on the Mississippi

Robert Lay - Holmes &amp; Watson: The Case Of The Diabolical Daughter

Presented by Left Bank Books &amp; the Left Bank Books Foundation
You are invited to join Dean Klinkenberg and Robert Lay for a night celebrating two local mystery authors! We are very excited that two mystery authors writing in different periods for books set in St. Louis will appear and discuss together their books that are sure to delight mystery readers.

Klinkenberg &amp; Lay will personalize and sign copies after the presentation! Personalized and signed copies will be available to be mailed anywhere in the country. For personalized copies, please order before noon on January 26th.

Join us at Left Bank Books
399 N. Euclid Ave
St. Louis, MO 63108

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This event is possible thanks to the support of individual donations to the Left Bank Books Foundation. Donate today!
https://lbbfound.raiselysite.com/

Your presence is a gift. When you attend our readings and purchase visiting authors' titles, you help us sustain our events calendar and continue to offer free literary programming to the community. Join us!

About the Speakers
Dean Klinkenberg, the Mississippi Valley Traveler, explores the backroads and backwaters of the Mississippi River Valley, a place with an abundance of stories to tell, big characters, epic struggles, do-gooders, and evil-doers. Some of those stories inspire the Frank Dodge mysteries; others you'll find in his non-fiction books, including the Mississippi Valley Traveler guidebooks. He lives in St. Louis with his husband John and a parrot called Ra.

Robert Lay lives in the middle of the United States with a wonderful wife, two college-aged children, five cats and one dog - all of whom have a great deal of personality and take turns running his life. Robert attended Saint Louis University for graduate and undergraduate education and is renowned for his skill at making a Martini or Manhattan. In addition to being the author, publisher, chief cook and bottle washer, Robert also relishes being able to write unedited, self-aggrandizing blurbs about himself for others to read.
 

About Murder on the Mississippi
Some sins refuse to stay buried.

Murder was the last thing Frank Dodge expected to find on a Mississippi River cruise. But when three sisters board the riverboat River Voyager hunting for their father's killers, Frank's simple writing assignment transforms into a deadly game of cat and mouse.

The stakes grow higher when another passenger vanishes overboard under suspicious circumstances. Joining forces with his friend Brian Jefferson, a homicide detective, Frank races against time to solve both mysteries before the cruise reaches Memphis. But the killers won't give up their carefully crafted new identities without a fight.

As Frank and his allies dig deeper, they discover the boat harbors dark secrets in its shadowy corners. With each revelation, they draw closer to a confrontation four decades in the making. Can they unmask the killers before another body hits the water?

Murder on the Mississippi masterfully blends mystery and history against the haunting backdrop of America's greatest river. Rich with complex characters and atmospheric detail, this riveting tale explores the true cost of justice delayed and the weight of unforgivable crimes.

Step aboard for a cruise where the past and present collide in deadly fashion. Get Murder on the Mississippi today!

 
About Holmes &amp; Watson, The Case Of The Diabolical Daughter &amp; Holmes &amp; Watson, The Case Of The One Bridge Too Far
Holmes &amp; Watson Consulting Detectives in the Case of the Diabolical Daughter

Holmes, Watson, and their new associate, Cassidy Macgregor, thought the missing woman case they accepted would be easy; find the girl, tickety-boo, and collect their fee. What they didn't realize was that this case was going to open a Pandora's box of corruption and expose the trio to those who are willing to do anything for power. From the cartels of Colombia to the slums of London, will Holmes be able to follow the clues and solve the mystery before the case claims one of their own?

Holmes &amp; Watson Consulting Detectives in the Case Of The One Bridge Too Far

The much-anticipated sequel to The Diabolical Daughter And the second book in the Circle Trilogy

There are wedding bells for the junior member of the Holmes &amp; Watson Firm. Cassidy Macgregor and Isabella DeLéon, who met and fell in love during the Case Of The Diabolical Daughter, have decided to get married. But the same forces that almost took Cassidy's life haven't gone away; they've been abiding their time. However, when Holmes most needs to have his wits about him, an old flame from his past reappears. But is she there to help, or to distract?

From Society Hill in Pennsylvania to the dusty Plains of Texas. From Bogota, Colombia, to County Durham in Britain, Holmes, Watson, and Cassidy find themselves embroiled in a conspiracy with an enemy who kills for pride and might be too powerful to stop.
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Clayton
- **state**: MO
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 399 N Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, United States, Missouri 63108
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- **full address**: 399 N Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, United States, Missouri 63108, 391 N Euclid Ave, St Louis, MO 63108-1245, United States, Clayton

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 26 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 399 N Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, United States, Missouri 63108, 391 N Euclid Ave, St Louis, MO 63108-1245, United States, Clayton
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  - **A:** Left Bank Books
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