Writer and Rider Craig Johnson to Speak at Writers in the Loft

Looking for a mystery? Longing for the West? Bikers, are you looking to add a stop on your group ride? Cruise through Portsmouth, NH, on Sept 14 to hear bestselling author and biker Craig Johnson talk about his latest book in the popular Longmire series (on A&E/Netflix, also in bookstores).

Set during the world-famous Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Black Hills of South Dakota -- in The Shadows of America's first national monument, Devils Tower -- An Obvious Fact begins with a mystery: Sheriff Walt Longmire and his good friend Henry Standing Bear are called in to investigate why a young biker was run off the road. The infamous duo is quick to recognize the incident was just the first dark deed in a much larger and sinister scheme set in motion by a fellow biker and his gang.

Come to this book event and you'll learn more, get a drink at the blue bar, talk to each other and the biker-writer himself on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 7:00 pm at The Music Hall Historic Loft in downtown Portsmouth, 131 Congress Street.

About the Author: Craig Johnson rides a 2009 Harley-Davidson Crossbones special, a 1996 BMW R1100GS, and a Kawasaki 400. For many years, he embarked on his own "Outlaw Motorcycle Tour" across Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and beyond. He is the author of twelve Walt Longmire mystery novels, which have inspired the hit A&E and Netflix drama, Longmire. He lives in Ucross, Wyoming, population 25.

The ticket package of $42 ($40, Music Hall members) includes a reserved seat, a copy of the mystery ($28, hardcover), a bar beverage, and book signing meet-and-greet. Packages can be purchased through The Music Hall Box Office, located at 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, over the phone at 603.436.2400, or online at www.themusichall.org.

Akin to The Music Hall's anchor literary series, Writers on a New England Stage, Writers in the Loft features bestselling authors in a smaller, more intimate space. The series brings audiences today's top authors, the best of fiction and nonfiction, and award-winners across categories. The evening package includes a reserved seat and bar beverage, author presentation and Q+A, a copy of the book, and a meet-and-greet book signing with the featured writer.

The Music Hall is a performing arts center featuring curated entertainment from around the world in two theaters in its downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire campus - one, a landmark 1878 Victorian theater, designated an American Treasure for the Arts by the National Park Service's Save America's Treasures Program, the other the intimate Music Hall Loft around the corner, recently named "best performing arts venue" by Yankee Magazine and the recipient of the NH AIA award for design excellence.

For more, visit www.TheMusicHall.org.