HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN CELEBRATES THE RELEASE OF HER 17TH NOVEL MOTHER DAUGHTER SISTER STRANGER - Launch Party

The Multi-Award Winning Author and Boston Investigative Reporter Invites Media to Join Launch Events for her Psychological Thriller Coming September 1 BOOKBUB — “Buzziest Mysteries &amp; Thrillers in the Second Half of 2026”&nbsp; ZIBBY OWENS — “Most Anticipated Fall Books”&nbsp; Goodreads – “<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/3119?rto=x_gr_e_nl_general&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=May192026&amp;utm_content=BBS_Myst&amp;ref_=pe_3097180_1375992790">Summer’s Biggest Mysteries &amp;</a> Thrillers BEYOND THE BOOKENDS — “Most Anticipated September 2026 Book Releases WHAT: 	Join USA Today bestselling, multi-award winning author and investigative reporter, and Newton resident <a href="http://www.hankphillippiryan.com">Hank Phillippi Ryan</a> as she celebrates the launch of <a href="https://hankphillippiryan.com/books/mother-daughter-sister-stranger/">MOTHER DAUGHTER SISTER STRANGER</a>. &nbsp;Drawing on her decades of investigative reporting and masterful storytelling, Ryan delivers a twisty, captivating thriller where family secrets, grief and a desperate search for the truth collide — proving that sometimes the people closest to us are the ones we know the least.&nbsp; Everyone is invited to join the launch celebrations happening over multiple evenings at various locations. Come enjoy refreshments and swag, thrilling conversation, and the chance to purchase signed copies! 	Local Launch Events:<ul><li>Aug. 31: <a href="https://anunlikelystory.indiecommerce.com/hankpr26">Exclusive Pre-Launch Party</a>&nbsp; with Hank Phillippi Ryan and Lisa Gardner</li><li>Time: 6:30 p.m.</li><li>Location: An Unlikely Story, 111 South St, Plainville, MA</li><li>Tickets <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hank-phillippi-ryan-with-lisa-gardner-tickets-1986561987381?aff=oddtdtcreator">here</a></li><li>Sept. 1: <a href="https://newtonculturalalliance.ticketspice.com/hank-phillippi-ryan-book-launch-party">Launch Party</a> with Hank Phillippi Ryan</li><li>Time: 7 p.m.</li><li>Location: The Allen Center, 35 Webster Street, West Newton, MA</li><li>In conjunction with Newtonville Books</li><li>Complimentary Registration <a href="https://newtonculturalalliance.ticketspice.com/hank-phillippi-ryan-book-launch-party">here</a></li></ul> MORE ABOUT <a href="http://www.hankphillippiryan.com">HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN</a>: HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN is the USA Today bestselling author of 17 thrillers, including THE MURDER LIST and ONE WRONG WORD. Her newest is ​MOTHER DAUGHTER SISTER STRANGER​ from Minotaur Books​, which Lisa Scottoline calls "Riveting!" and Mary Kubica says, "readers will devour this in one sitting!”​ Her thriller ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS​ is an instant USA Today bestseller, the 2026 Mary Higgins Clark Award winner, and nominated for the 2026 Anthony and Macavity Awards for Best Novel. ​Hank has won every major award in the mystery genre, with her thrillers translated into multiple languages worldwide. Her fiction is inspired by a lifetime of investigating true crime during her storied career as an on-air reporter for Boston’s WHDH-TV, where she was awarded multiple honors for her groundbreaking journalism, including an unprecedented 37 Emmy Awards. Her work has resulted in new laws, people sent to prison, homes removed from foreclosure, and millions of dollars in refunds and restitution for victims. A TedX speaker and in-demand literary moderator, national reviewers call her a “a superb and gifted storyteller.” Hank was a founding teacher at Mystery Writers of America University, and the past president of national Sisters in Crime. She's co-host of The Back Room, and host of CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze. A Chicago native with roots in Indianapolis, Ryan lives in Boston with her husband, a nationally renowned civil rights and criminal defense attorney. Follow Hank: <a href="http://www.hankphillippiryan.com/">HankPhillippiRyan.com</a>, @hankpryan on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hankpryan/">Instagram</a>, and on Facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/hankphillippiryanauthor">HankPhillippiRyanAuthor</a>.&nbsp;

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