# Event Details - **Event Name**: James Patterson & Mike Lupica, The Country Road Murders - Rainy Day Books - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 14 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 14 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Enjoy this summer author event in Kansas City!About this EventJoin Rainy Day Books at Unity Temple to celebrate The Country Road Murders with legendary authors James Patterson and Mike Lupica and moderator Steve Kraske!Event LogisticsThis event takes place in Unity Temple's Sanctuary and includes a conversation between the authors.Doors Open - Event doors open at 6 p.m. While you may queue outside the venue, no access to the event space will be granted ahead of this time. If you have any accessibility concerns that preclude you from standing in line, please reach out to hello@rainydaybooks.com to arrange a separate entry.Signed Books - Event books will be PRE-SIGNED by the authors, and you will receive your pre-signed book upon check-in. There will be no personalization line or photo line following the conversation.ADA Accessibility - This event is hosted in the historic Unity Temple. While the Sanctuary space is ADA accessible, some seats are not (including the entire balcony). We offer specific ADA tickets to meet attendees' needs. Please read through the ticket options carefully if you have any concerns. You may also reach out to hello@rainydaybooks.com for one of our staff members to personally assist you with your ADA needs or arrange for early entry.The BookThe Country Road MurdersAfter a shocking accident, Silas Tucker’s legendary football career is suddenly over in this action-packed sports thriller powered by loyalty, competition, and family.Humbled, but never defeated, he returns to his backwoods hometown, Cross Rivers, North Carolina, where his father was murdered.He goes back to what’s left of his family and their small, struggling farm. He reunites with his best friend in the world—Taylor McCarter Webb, who is now married.Then Silas is pulled into a deadly battle with the Southern Mafia who control drugs, trafficking and M**der.As the suspense crescendos, Silas follows one rule for survival: you don’t ride these country roads alone, or in the dead of night.The AuthorsJames Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s M**der Club, JaneEffingSmith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Princess Diana, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson, and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.Mike Lupica is a prominent sports journalist and the New York Times-bestselling author of more than forty works of fiction and non-fiction. A longtime friend to Robert B. Parker, he was selected by the Parker estate to continue the Sunny Randall and Jesse Stone series.The ModeratorSteve Kraske hosts "Up to Date," a daily talk show on KCUR, the public-radio affiliate in Kansas City. His topics range from housing to race to poverty to the Kansas City Chiefs. Steve talks to governors, best-selling authors and citizens affected by the social forces of the day. He is an associate teaching professor of journalism at UMKC and is a career-long print and broadcast journalist. He worked as the full-time political correspondent for The Star from 1994-2013. He has covered every president since Gerald Ford, 13 national political conventions, the Iowa caucuses, and numerous races for governor, the U.S. Senate, and Congress. He was a 1992 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University and a 2016 fellow at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. In 2019, 435 Magazine named him one of the 50 most powerful people in Kansas City. He holds a B.A. in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Please Note: There are no refunds for this event. If you are unable to attend, your book will be available for pickup at Rainy Day Books starting the following day. If you are not local, we'll be happy to mail it to you upon request. Thank you for your support!We will hold your event book in-store for a maximum of 6 months following the event. If you have not retrieved your book in that time period, it will be donated. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/6870cab0-7ca0-11f1-a0f0-b3fc05930e16-rimg-w958-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kansas-city/james-patterson-and-mike-lupica-the-country-road-murders-rainy-day-books/100001991020489882 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, sports, football, contests - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: all_ages - door_time: 2026-07-14T23:00:00Z - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Unity Temple on the Plaza - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 41.7, max: 53.14, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Kansas City - **state**: MO - **country**: United States - **location**: Unity Temple on the Plaza - **lat**: 39.0421855 - **long**: -94.59507699999999 - **full address**: Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 West 47th Street, Kansas City, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: James Patterson & Mike Lupica, The Country Road Murders - Rainy Day Books - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/ce4d3af76ef6ac588e51e00d3448fed17069db59138d2010e92de73595fcefbf-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf54e0d-gmir.jpg?v=1780655659 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is James Patterson & Mike Lupica, The Country Road Murders - Rainy Day Books being held? - **A:** James Patterson & Mike Lupica, The Country Road Murders - Rainy Day Books takes place on Tue, 14 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 14 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 West 47th Street, Kansas City, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing James Patterson & Mike Lupica, The Country Road Murders - Rainy Day Books? - **A:** James Patterson & Mike Lupica, The Country Road Murders - Rainy Day Books is organized by Rainy Day Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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