The first 100 attendees will receive a free hardcover copy of Scottoline’s most recent novel, Think Twice!

The 2010 edition of Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series continues with a appearance by Lisa Scottoline. The bestselling author of legal thrillers will speak, take questions from the audience, and sign books on Saturday, May 1 at 7 p.m. at Theatre Cedar Rapids. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required.

Scottoline’s thrillers are set in Philadelphia and feature gutsy and resilient female characters. USA Today hails her writing as “sharp, intelligent, funny, and hip” and says that she “gives fans of legal thrillers a good, twisty plot, lively characters, and an all-around fun read.” Her books draw on her experience as a trial lawyer as well as her judicial clerkships in the state and federal justice systems.

She also writes a weekly column called “Chick Wit” for the Philadelphia Inquirer and is a contributing editor to Justice magazine. She teaches a course she developed entitled “Justice and Fiction” at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

She is the recipient of a variety of honors including the Edgar Award, mystery writers’ highest honor. She has also been honored by Cosmopolitan Magazine for her “Fun, Fearless Fiction,” and named an “Innovator” by Publishers Weekly.

The author’s web site can be found at www.scottoline.com.

Upcoming Out Loud! Author Series events include Michael Perry (May 15), Charlaine Harris (June 18), and Sarah Prineas (June 26).