Crime hits hardest close to home. Such is the case for author and federal judge CJ Williams in his new true crime book A Monster in Mount Pleasant.

The book follows the case of the 1978 and 1979 murders of three Mount Pleasant residents: Clement and Karol Beavers and Susan Wheelock. Drawing on Williams’ personal experiences with both the victims and the killer, A Monster in Mount Pleasant is a meticulously researched and deeply moving examination of a town upended by a horrific crime.

Join Williams for an Author Talk on his experience writing and researching the book on Tuesday, May 20th at 6:30pm in Room 108 of Cole Library. Williams’ book is a “haunting journey into a community forever changed by tragedy, where resilience and the quest for truth stand as a testament to those lost too soon”.