Bryan Gruley author of “Starvation Lake” got a thumbs up for his newest book “The Hanging Tree” from the cultural critic at the Chicago Tribune. The Tribune review said the book is “even better than Gruley’s “Starvation Lake”".

The critic gave a hat’s off to what she called “Gruley’s appealing new mystery franchise”. Gruley will have to be in top form for the panel he shares with Steve Hamilton, William Kent Krueger and Craig McDonald.

The Kerrytown BookFest this year features more than 30 award winning Michigan authors along with children’s activities, art and book vendors and an Edible Book Contest. The full schedule is available at www. Kerrytownbookfest.org