PSB: Elise Hart Kipness, author of Dangerous Play, in conversation with Sara DiVello

Event Description

Porter Square Books: Boston Edition is excited to welcome Elise Hart Kipness to discuss her newest book, Dangerous Play! Sarah DiVello will join Kipness in conversation.

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ABOUT Dangerous Play

From the author of Lights Out comes sports reporter Kate Green's next harrowing story, where a famous former teammate is found murdered, and the only way to close the case is to open up old wounds.

After a tumultuous murder case that almost cost more than her job, sports reporter Kate Green is back on assignment covering women's Olympic soccer. Between her experience with athletic stardom and days playing with Savannah Baker, head coach of the USA team, Kate is sure to get the story that will reestablish her career.

She just didn't expect that story to involve murder.

When famous jewelry designer Alexa Kane is found dead in the locker room, Kate's promising future screeches to a halt as her past resurfaces. Alexa played with Kate and Savannah on the U.S. Youth National Team, but there was no reason for her to be at the stadium now.

Kate's investigation puts her in close contact with her estranged father, an NYPD detective who has his own past to answer for. As their secrets collide, Kate will have to decide which ones to keep--and which ones to reveal to stop the killer.

About the Authors

Elise Hart Kipness is a television sports reporter turned crime fiction author. Her debut novel, Lights Out, is an Amazon bestseller and a Men’s Journal top 10 book of 2023. The second novel in the series, Dangerous Play, comes out September 24, 2024.

Like her main character, Elise chased marquee athletes through the tunnels of Madison Square Garden and stood before glaring lights reporting to national audiences. Across her sports career, Elise covered the Olympics, NBA Finals, March Madness, World Series and US Opens (Golf & Tennis). She’s interviewed many marquee athletes including the Williams sisters, Patrick Ewing, Mia Hamm, Derek Jeter and Tiger Woods.

A graduate of Brown University, Elise was also a news reporter for WNBC-TV, News 12 Long Island and the Associated Press where she covered the trial of serial killer Joel Rifkin, the LIRR massacre trial and the Flight 800 crash. Now as an author, Elise fused her passion for true crime and sports with the Kate Green series.

Elise, her husband, and their three labradoodles split their time between Stamford, Connecticut and Key West Florida. In addition to writing, Elise is president of Sisters in Crime Connecticut and a Board member of the Friends of Key West Library.

Sara DiVello is a true crime writer and the creator/host of Mystery and Thriller Mavens, a popular author series and interactive Facebook group. For her weekly Mystery and Thriller Mavens live events, she has interviewed more than 300 authors, ranging from the bestselling and world-renowned (Dean Koontz, Patricia Cornwell, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Tamron Hall, Karin Slaughter, Ruth Ware, Lisa Unger, and many more) to the buzziest debuts. While creative and active on her own social media platforms, DiVello also serves as the director of social media strategy for the International Thriller Writers association. Sara has appeared on CBS, ABC, and CNBC, as well as in the New York Times, Forbes, the San Francisco Chronicle, and more.

Her articles have been published in Marie Claire, Elle, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, and Woman’s Day, among others. In her spare time, she loves to teach yoga, cook (and eat!), garden, and go for leisurely walks with her husband and their beloved rescue mutt, Peluda.

Sara is passionate about all things books (especially mysteries and thrillers), the craft of writing, and connecting readers to their favorite authors, as well as introducing them to their new discoveries.