Author Event with James Comey/Central Park West

Join Anderson’s Bookshop for an in-person event and signing line with author and former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation James Comey, to celebrate the release of Central Park West, on Monday, June 5th, at 7pm at our Naperville store. James will be in conversation with best-selling author Scott Turow. After their talk, James will take audience questions, have a signing line and take photos with attendees if they wish!

More about Central Park West

In the thrilling first crime novel from the former director of the FBI, a murder investigation reveals deadly connections between high-ranking politicians and the mafia.

The gripping crime fiction debut from former FBI director James Comey takes readers deep inside the world of lawyers and investigators working to solve a murder while navigating the treacherous currents of modern politics and the mob.

When a years-long case against a powerful mobster finally cracks and an unimpeachable witness takes the stand, federal prosecutor Nora Carleton is looking forward to putting the defendant away for good. The mobster, though, has other plans. As the witness’s testimony concludes, a note is passed to the prosecution offering up information into the assassination of a disgraced former New York governor, murdered in his penthouse apartment just days before. It’s enough to blow the case wide open, and to send Nora into a high-stakes investigation of conspiracy, corruption, and danger.

Drawing from the author’s decades in federal law enforcement, including his years in Manhattan as a mob prosecutor and later the chief federal prosecutor, Central Park West is a fast-paced legal thriller with an intriguing plot enriched by real-life details and experiences. That unique perspective gives the novel much of its allure, but it’s the unforgettable characters, shocking twists, and courtroom scenes as authentic as they are dramatic that will leave readers looking forward to more from this bold new talent in the genre.

About the Author

Since graduating from the College of William and Mary in 1982 and the University of Chicago Law School in 1985, James Comey has been a prosecutor, defense lawyer, general counsel, teacher, writer, and leader. He most recently served in the US government as the Director of the FBI. His best-selling book, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership was published in 2018 and was made into a 2020 television limited series. His second book, Saving Justice: Truth, Transparency, and Trust, also a New York Times best-seller, was published in 2021. Central Park West is his first crime novel.

Scott Turow (conversation partner)  is a writer and attorney. He is the author of thirteen works of fiction, including Presumed Innocent and most recently, Suspect. All

of his novels have been New York Times bestsellers. Mr. Turow has also published two nonfiction books, including One L, about his experience as a law student.

His books have been translated into more than forty languages and sold more than thirty million copies worldwide. He has frequently contributed essays and op-ed pieces to publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.  His works have also been adapted into movie and television projects. Most recently, Apple TV+ announced that it will soon stream an eight-part limited series based on Presumed Innocent, starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Suspect has been optioned by David E. Kelley.

In 1986, Mr. Turow became a partner in the Chicago office of Dentons LLC, an international law firm, concentrating on white collar criminal defense, while also devoting a substantial part of his time to pro bono matters. He retired from commercial practice in 2020. From 1978 until 1986, Mr. Turow worked as Assistant United Sates Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. He has served on a number of public bodies, including the Illinois Commission on Capital Punishment, which proposed reforms to Illinois’ death penalty system, and he was the first Chair of Illinois’ Executive Ethics Commission, created in 2004 to regulate executive branch employees in the Illinois State government. He is a former President of the Authors Guild, the nation’s largest membership organization of professional writers, and currently serves as an Emeritus Trustee of Amherst College and a Trustee of the Poetry Foundation.

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