We are delighted to welcome author and ex-bookseller Alice Slater to Deansgate in celebration of her second novel, Let the Bad Times Roll.

From the author of the bestselling Death of a Bookseller comes another dark and twisty tale, as an accomplished psychic claims to have met a missing Londoner four thousand miles away in New Orleans.

Alice joins us for a talk and Q&A, followed by a signing. Doors at 6pm.

About Let the Bad Times Roll

New Orleans: Then.

Alone in New Orleans, Selina is struggling to fit in. When a charismatic stranger invites her for a drink, she’s grateful for the company – but as their friendship grows, she can’t help but sense a darkness within her new friend. Who is Daniel, and what does he want from her?

London: Now.

Daniel is missing. No one has seen or heard from him in weeks. Beside herself with worry, his sister Caroline hosts an intimate gathering in her beautiful North London home so those closest to Daniel can come together and compare notes.

But all isn’t quite as it seems: Caroline has invited a stranger to the table, an accomplished psychic who claims to have met Daniel four thousand miles away in New Orleans.

As evening turns to night, the dark truth of what really happened in New Orleans begins to emerge…

About the author

ALICE SLATER spent six years working as a bookseller with Waterstones. She started as a Christmas temp in Manchester Deansgate and worked her way up to bookshop manager of Romford, then Gower Street’s fiction section, and eventually Notting Hill Gate, lending a hand in 20 different branches across the UK on the way. Now a London-based writer, she is a co-host of literary podcast “What Page Are You On?” and writes about short stories for Mslexia