# Event Details - **Event Name**: Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray, A Pair of Aces with Rainy Day - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 26 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 26 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Enjoy an evening with New York Times bestselling authors Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray in Kansas City!About this EventJoin Rainy Day Books at Unity Temple to celebrate A Pair of Aces, by beloved author duo Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray!Event LogisticsThis event takes place in Unity Temple's Chapel and includes a talk from the authors.Doors Open - Event doors open at 6:30 p.m. Signed Books - Event books will be pre-signed by both authors, and you will receive your pre-signed book upon check-in. There will be an optional personalization line following the conversation. Attendees are allowed up to 3 personalized copies total (including the new book) per attendee per author. Signing details are subject to change depending on author and publisher needs.ADA Accessibility - This event is hosted in the historic Unity Temple. While the Chapel space is ADA accessible, some seats are not. If you have accessibility concerns, please reach out to hello@rainydaybooks.com for one of our staff members to personally assist you with your ADA needs.The BookA Pair of AcesA gripping novel about two trailblazing women on opposite sides of the law—a prosecutor and a madam—who team up to bring down notorious Mob boss Lucky Luciano in 1930s New York, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the million-copy bestseller The Personal Librarian.Eunice Carter, assistant district attorney for the City of New York and Manhattan’s first Black female prosecutor, has her sights set on the one and only Lucky Luciano, head of New York City’s five largest organized crime families. Other prosectors have tried to bring down Lucky, but they’ve all focused on the crime syndicate’s traditional businesses—bootlegging, gambling, loan sharking, and drug dealing—or tax evasion. No one has thought to approach the mob through its role in prostitution. Until Eunice. But she can’t get Luciano alone.Polly Adler has worked long and hard to build up her high-class brothel business. Her client list is filled with well-known names, both the famous and the infamous, who all know her booze is top-notch, her music first-rate, her food exquisite, and her girls the best. But Lucky has gone too far, putting her girls in danger, and Polly finally sees the chance to end his reign once and for all.Together, Eunice and Polly fashion a case utilizing a network of women. Bridging the enormous divide between them and risking their own lives, they assemble evidence bit by bit, under the nose of the man they’re trying to convict. It is this very alliance—of two women from vastly different worlds—that launches the most sensational trial New York City has ever seen.The AuthorsMarie Benedict is a graduate of Boston College and the Boston University School of Law. She is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author and lives in Pittsburgh with her family.Victoria Christopher Murray is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than thirty novels. She is an NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literary Work for her novel Stand Your Ground, which was also a Library Journal Best Book of the Year.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. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kansas-city/marie-benedict-and-victoria-christopher-murray-a-pair-of-aces-with-rainy-day/100001986372507642 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 37.21, max: 42.46, 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**: Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray, A Pair of Aces with Rainy Day - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/78f7e1517459620e22cd1db26afb38752426329d72f9aa1fc95131a9d886e6d1-rimg-w1200-h600-dc006e6f-gmir.jpg?v=1775088941 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray, A Pair of Aces with Rainy Day being held? - **A:** Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray, A Pair of Aces with Rainy Day takes place on Fri, 26 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Fri, 26 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 West 47th Street, Kansas City, United States. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray, A Pair of Aces with Rainy Day? - **A:** Ticket prices for Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray, A Pair of Aces with Rainy Day range from USD 37 to USD 42 depending on the ticket type. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailability2 seats, 1 bookUSD 42 + USD 3 feeAvailable1 seat, 1 bookUSD 37 + USD 3 feeAvailable - **Q**: Who is organizing Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray, A Pair of Aces with Rainy Day? - **A:** Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray, A Pair of Aces with Rainy Day is organized by Rainy Day Books. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray, A Pair of Aces with Rainy Day", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/78f7e1517459620e22cd1db26afb38752426329d72f9aa1fc95131a9d886e6d1-rimg-w1200-h600-dc006e6f-gmir.jpg?v=1775088941", "startDate": "2026-06-26T19:00:00-05:00", "endDate": "2026-06-26T20:00:00-05:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/kansas-city/marie-benedict-and-victoria-christopher-murray-a-pair-of-aces-with-rainy-day/100001986372507642", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Unity Temple on the Plaza", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "707 West 47th Street", "postalCode": "64112", "addressLocality": "Kansas City", "addressRegion": "MO", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "39.0421855", "longitude": "-94.59507699999999" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Enjoy an evening with New York Times bestselling authors Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray in Kansas City!", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-02", "availabilityEnds": "2026-06-26T20:00:00-05:00", "validFrom": "2026-04-02", "lowPrice": "37.21", "highPrice": "42.46", "price": "37.21", "url": "https://allevents.in/kansas-city/marie-benedict-and-victoria-christopher-murray-a-pair-of-aces-with-rainy-day/100001986372507642" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-02", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-02", "url": "https://allevents.in/kansas-city/marie-benedict-and-victoria-christopher-murray-a-pair-of-aces-with-rainy-day/100001986372507642", "price": "42.46", "name": "2 seats, 1 book" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-02", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-02", "url": "https://allevents.in/kansas-city/marie-benedict-and-victoria-christopher-murray-a-pair-of-aces-with-rainy-day/100001986372507642", "price": "37.21", "name": "1 seat, 1 book" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Rainy Day Books", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/rainy-day-books/18487938", "description": "Vivien L. 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