Charlie Donlea, Behind Every Face with Rainy Day Books

Celebrate this bestselling author in Kansas City with Paula Lafferty! Join Rainy Day Books in-store to celebrate the newest release from Charlie Donlea in conversation with Paula Lafferty! This event takes place in-store and includes a conversation with the authors as well as an opportunity to get your book signed and personalized. The Books Behind Every Face: Deluxe Stenciled Edges In a gripping, relentlessly suspenseful new thriller from the #1 internationally bestselling author of TWENTY YEARS LATER, there’s no such thing as safe haven for a woman with a secret powerful enough to destroy the world’s most untouchable figures. **DELUXE STENCILED EDGE EDITION** Dark secrets, dangerous threats, and jaw-dropping twists for readers of Riley Sager, Jeneva Rose, and Alex Michaelides. Millions of readers click onto The Whitaker Report every day. Politics, crime, pop culture—Oliver Whitaker’s wildly popular website covers it all, breaking stories ahead of other news outlets. Ollie’s investigative skills have made him a media legend and a multimillionaire. But as the biggest story of Ollie’s life unfolds, his profession becomes deeply personal. A cryptic last voicemail from his brother, Lucas, hinted at an explosive scandal. Lucas was tortured and murdered before Ollie could reach him, and now Ollie, too, is running for his life. Piece by piece the explosive truth comes together—a sordid blackmail scheme involving Lucas’s billionaire employer and a missing flash drive that implicates dozens of rich and influential players. Ollie isn’t the only one being pursued by those who want that damning flash drive. So is Lucas’s fiancée, Andi Vonn, who’s been moved to a new town with a new identity to keep her safe until she can testify. It may not be enough. As a frantic news media searches for answers and the FBI fights to protect its star witness, enemies are closing in. Ollie and Andi realize that neither can outrun this web of power and influence as a chilling reality settles in: there is no safe haven . . . The Author Charlie Donlea is the USA Today, IndieBound, and #1 internationally bestselling author of critically acclaimed, propulsive thrillers that have been praised for their "soaring pace, teasing plot twists" (BookPage) and his talent for writing an ending that "makes your jaw drop" (The New York Times Book Review). Published in nearly 40 countries and translated into more than a dozen languages, his books have sold nearly 2.5 million copies in the U.S. alone. He is a Nero Award finalist and screen adaptations are under way, with Twenty Years Later in development as a TV series produced by Impossible Dream Entertainment (BlacKkKlansman, Get Out) with Adam Arkin (The Offer, The Night Agent, Succession) directing and executive producing, and The Girl Who Was Taken optioned by Armory Films (The Peanut Butter Falcon, Mudbound). Donlea was born and raised in Chicago, where he continues to live with his wife and two children. In April 2026, Charlie revealed the cover of Behind Every Face to a room of 100 of BookTok’s biggest suspense creators generating hundreds and thousands of views online. The cover was simultaneously featured in a PEOPLE Magazine exclusive. The Moderator Paula Lafferty is the bestselling author of The Lives of Guinevere Novels, a feminist timeslip series that reimagines King Arthur’s legend. The first installment, The Once and Future Queen, was independently published through a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign before receiving its traditional release from Kensington Publishing. It has since become a USA Today bestselling, international sensation, published in 12 countries and translated into 10 languages, with an Indie Next Pick and an audiobook edition narrated by Julia Whelan. Born and raised in Kansas, Lafferty earned a BFA in Film Production from Chapman University and a Master of Divinity from Saint Paul School of Theology. She now lives with her husband, daughter, and their dog in the Kansas City, KS, area and can be found online at PaulaLafferty.com, on Instagram @paulalafferty_writes and on TikTok @paulalafferty. Please Note: There are no refunds for this event. If you are unable to attend, your book will be available for pickup at Rainy Day Books starting the following day. If you are not local, we'll be happy to mail it to you upon request. Thank you for your support! We will hold your event book in-store for a maximum of 6 months following the event. If you have not retrieved your book in that time period, it will be donated.