Free Author Monthly Events sponsored by Libraries for Kids, Int’l
Location: The Roasting Room, 1297 May River Rd, Bluffton, SC (2nd floor above Corner Perk)
Time: 10:30-11:30 AM, followed by an optional Dutch Treat lunch with the author.
Libraries for Kids Int’l sponsors the free talks, but there is a suggested donation of $5 to the sponsor. Books will be available for sale and signing.
Reservations are required because seating is limited. Call or text Tamela Maxim at 843-683-4100 or email at tamela.maxim@libraries4kids.org to reserve a spot or with any questions.
August 18, 2025, Author Mark O'Neill will discuss his book To Catch a Spy.
Mark O'Neill's debut novel, To Catch a Spy, is the official sequel to To Catch a Thief. Before turning to writing, Mark was a toy designer, a newspaper columnist, a marketing executive, and, most recently, a private investigator. You can follow Mark’s writing journey on X and Instagram at @JohnRobieIsBack or visit his website, www.tocatchathief.com. He lives with his wife in Bluffton, South Carolina, where he has fun writing his next To Catch a Thief novel.
To Catch a Spy is the estate-approved sequel to the novel To Catch a Thief by David Dodge and the 1955 Academy Award-winning film by Alfred Hitchcock.
Book Summary: It's been a year since John Robie, notorious Riviera jewel thief, proved his innocence by catching a copycat burglar. And it's been a year since John has seen Francie Stevens, the alluring socialite. Now Francie is returning to the Riviera for its first-ever Fashion Week as a model for a top French designer, and John plans on rekindling their romance. But there's a problem. While helping a friend, John chases down a mysterious courier, whose ruthless associates now want John dead. To make matters worse, when Francie arrives, she has a boyfriend in tow, and tells John that she wants nothing to do with him. John has to figure out why he's a hunted man, and why Francie is acting suspiciously. Digging deeper, he discovers a spy ring with evil intent. As John works unofficially to gather evidence, a question begins to haunt him―could Francie Stevens be a spy? With his enemies closing in, John turns to his cat burglar skills to try to save his life and expose the traitors. To survive, he has to catch the spies before they catch―and kill―a retired thief!