Blame the Dead
(Forge Books, 2020)

Please join us on Thursday, November 12, at 5 p.m., for a 2020 Virtual History Book Festival “Spirited Discussion” with Ed Ruggero, author of Blame the Dead (Forge Books, 2020). This event is free but registration is required.

About the book
This first book in a planned World War II mystery series is set in a U.S. Army field hospital in Sicily in 1943, where nurses contend with heat, dirt, the threat of German counterattack, and a flood of horribly wounded GIs. Military Police lieutenant Eddie Harkins is called there to investigate the murder of Dr. Myers Stephenson. Harkins and nurse Kathleen Donnelly, a childhood friend who may be something more, struggle to find the killer as the battle lines push forward.

About the author
Ed Ruggero is a West Point graduate and former Army officer who has written 11 books—fiction, military history, and titles on leadership. He is a part-time resident of Lewes and a History Book Festival volunteer.  

How to attend the online event
The event will be shared using Zoom—an easy, reliable platform for video and audio conferencing. Here are basic written instructions for using Zoom and a brief video tutorial.

All registered attendees will receive a follow-up email from “LibCal” with Zoom log-in information. If you don’t receive this email after registering, please check your SPAM folder. If you still can’t locate the email, please contact info@historybookfestival.org.

Purchase the book
Please help support local independent bookstores by purchasing this book at Browseabout Books, official bookseller of the History Book Festival. Online sources and digital versions are tempting; however, supporting local brick and mortar shops helps to preserve our vibrant main streets. Drop by Browseabout, order books online, or call the store at 302-226-2665. You also may purchase a copy at biblion in Lewes. Each copy purchased comes with a signed archival bookplate.

About the Festival
2020 Virtual History Book Festival: Bring History Home is sponsored by Delaware Humanities and The Lee Ann Wilkinson Group.

The HBF “Spirited Discussion” is one of the types of programming offered this year at 2020 Virtual History Book Festival: Bring History Home. We are extremely grateful for the virtual venue and assistance in event promotion provided by the Lewes Public Library, in conjunction with the Delaware Division of Libraries and Sussex County Libraries.