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Aaron chats with Eryk Pruitt – the owner of Hillsborough’s Yonder cocktail bar, the host of “Howdy Hillsborough” on 97.9 The Hill, and also a published author who’s about to release his latest novel, the mystery “Blood Red Summer.”

Visit ErykPruitt.com.

“Blood Red Summer” is the second book in a series about true-crime podcaster Jess Keeler. In this installment, Jess finds herself investigating a string of connected murders that rocked a small Virginia town back in 1984 – while contending with a documentary team that’s more interested in the ratings than the truth.

Everyone’s invited to a book release party on Tuesday, May 14, at Yonder starting at 5:30 p.m. Eryk will discuss the book with Dale Edwards and sign copies for attendees.

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