Rupert Holmes celebrates MURDER YOUR EMPLOYER

About this Event

**PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THESE GUIDELINES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO CHANGING COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS**

JoinBarnes & Noble - The Grove at Farmers Market onMarch 2, 2023, as we welcome Edgar Award–winning novelist, playwright, and story-songwriter Rupert Holmes to the store to discuss & sign, MURDER YOUR EMPLOYER: THE MCMASTER'S GUIDE TO HOMICIDE, a devilish thriller with a killer concept: The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, a luxurious, clandestine college dedicated to the fine art of murder where earnest students study how best to “delete” their most deserving victim.

***Vaccinations and mask coverings are MANDATORY to attend this event.***

To make this event safe and enjoyable for all attendees, please read the below guidelines ahead of buying a ticket, so you know what to expect on the day. To avoid disappointment, we must stress that there will be no access to the event for non-ticketholders.

Barnes & Noble reserves the right to make new rules and orders in its sole discretion with regard to COVID-19 at any time and any person not abiding by the Barnes & Noble directives will be refused entry or directed to leave the premises.

TICKET INFORMATION

**A ticket includes:

SEATED Book Admission - $30.66 (Admission + one copy of MURDER YOUR EMPLOYER: THE MCMASTER'S GUIDE TO HOMICIDE): **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes:

One copy of MURDER YOUR EMPLOYER: THE MCMASTER'S GUIDE TO HOMICIDE(out 2/21/23).

Admission to the event space for the discussion, signing, & photo-op with Rupert Holmes.

STANDING-ROOM ONLY Book Admission - $30.66 (Admission + one copy of MURDER YOUR EMPLOYER: THE MCMASTER'S GUIDE TO HOMICIDE): **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes:

One copy of MURDER YOUR EMPLOYER: THE MCMASTER'S GUIDE TO HOMICIDE(out 2/21/23).

Admission to the event space for the discussion, signing, & photo-op with Rupert Holmes.

For Seated Tickets: Limited quantity is available and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Purchase of a ticket guarantees entrance to the event for the discussion and signing. However, this ticket may not necessarily guarantee a seat at the event, as later arrivals may be placed in a line behind the seated audience.

For Standing Room-Only Tickets: Limited quantity is available and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Purchase of a ticket guarantees entrance to the event for the discussion and signing. Ticket holders will be granted a standing view from behind the seated audience -- some views may be more limited/obstructed than others.

Ticket holders will be admitted into the event beginning at 6:00 PM on the day of the event. Please have a copy of your ticket available (either printed out or on your phone) for check-in.

GUIDELINES

This is a discussion, audience Q&A, signing, and photo-op event.

Due to COVID-19, vaccinations and masks are MANDATORY to attend this event.

No large bags will be permitted into the event.

In order to attend this event, ticket holders should:

Have not had any contact in the last 14 days with a confirmed COVID- 19 patient.
Not be subject to a quarantine order.
Not traveled in the past 14 days to any state or country that California has designated as an area requiring isolation upon returning to the state.
At the time of the event, have not experienced in the last 72 hours any body temperature above 100 degrees Fahrenheit or any new symptoms associated with COVID-19. People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19: fever or chills; cough; shortness of breath or difficulty breathing; fatigue; muscle or body aches; headache; new loss of taste or smell; sore throat; congestion or runny nose; nausea or vomiting; and/or diarrhea.

Barnes & Noble may cancel this event at any time with or without notice to the ticket holders.

ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES

Some outside queuing may be required, so please do come dressed appropriately for all weathers.
The exact time at which the event ends will be determined on the day.
To avoid disappointment, we strongly advise you to arrive on time for the event. Late arrivals may not have the opportunity to enter the event space.
Due to health and safety and space limitations, those without a ticket will not be permitted to join the queue.
All event guidelines are subject to change.
If you have any additional questions, you can call the store directly at: 323-525-0270.

Please note that Eventbrite is the only authorized dealer for this event. Each person must have a ticket to enter.

Refunds:

Attendees can receive refunds up to 1 day before your event start date.

If you are unable to attend the event, Barnes & Noble - The Grove will hold your book for seven days after the event. Please contact the store to arrange your pickup.

Should this event be canceled due to changing COVID-19 concerns, all customers will be refunded their ticket price to the original method of payment per Eventbrite's refund policy.

Event guidelines are subject to change.

ABOUT MURDER YOUR EMPLOYER: THE MCMASTER'S GUIDE TO HOMICIDE:

Who hasn’t wondered for a split second what the world would be like if a person who is the object of your affliction ceased to exist? But then you’ve probably never heard of The McMasters Conservatory, dedicated to the consummate execution of the homicidal arts. To gain admission, a student must have an ethical reason for erasing someone who deeply deserves a fate no worse (nor better) than death. The campus of this “Poison Ivy League” college—its location unknown to even those who study there—is where you might find yourself the practice target of a classmate...and where one’s mandatory graduation thesis is getting away with the perfect murder of someone whose death will make the world a much better place to live.

Prepare for an education you’ll never forget. A delightful mix of witty wordplay, breathtaking twists and genuine intrigue, Murder Your Employer will gain you admission into a wholly original world, cocooned within the most entertaining book about well-intentioned would-be murderers you’ll ever read.

Rupert Holmes’s much celebrated career ranges from chart-topping story songs with surprising twists—“Escape (The Pina Colada Song)”—to Tony Award–winning whodunit musicals—The Mystery of Edwin Drood—Edgar Award–winning comedy-thrillers—Accomplice—and the Nero Wolfe Best American Mystery Novel nominated Where the Truth Lies, made into an Atom Egoyan motion picture starring Colin Firth and Kevin Bacon. Called “an American treasure” (Los Angeles Times), “a true Renaissance man” by Newsweek, “a comic genius” (Kirkus Reviews) and simply “a genius” (The Times, London), Rupert Holmes brings his wickedly clever storytelling talents to this outrageous and darkly comic mystery set in a secret, idyllic campus where students learn how to “do in others as you would have others do you in.”

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