“Hunger Hill,” by Philip C. Baker Submitted photo

Local author Philip C. Baker will talk about his new book, “Hunger Hill,” from 5-6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, at the Auburn Public Library.

Philip C. Baker Submitted photo

In this exciting crime thriller set in Portland, Detective Basil Keene must solve the murder of the unlikeable butcher of Hunger Hill. The cast of characters ranges from the sinister Russian, Silk Rhenko, to the charming Eileen Mack, an underaged bartender, to oligarch Fyodor Umarov, the mastermind behind an underground scheme of money laundering and human trafficking.

Philip C. Baker’s first classes in creative writing were at Colby College. He has attended workshops in the thriller genre in New York. Philip has studied further in New York, Boston, and Portland with several best-selling authors. He grew up in Falmouth sailing on Casco Bay and enjoying where the land meets the sea. Now, he lives in southern Maine with his family and two rescued beagles. This is Philip Baker’s first, full-length novel.

This program will take place in the Auburn Public Library Conference Room. No registration is required. For more information about this and other programs offered at the Auburn Public Library, visit their website at auburnpubliclibrary.org or call the Reference Desk at 207-333-6640, ext. 4.