Author Luncheon with Brittany Butler -- The Patriot’s Daughter
Presented by Blue Bicycle Books

Democracy is fracturing—and one woman may hold the key to saving it.

This electrifying geopolitical thriller from former CIA officer and TikTok sensation Brittany Butler is perfect for fans of David McCloskey and Alma Katsu.

Join Blue Bicycle Books Thurs., April 23, 12 pm for a luncheon at Halls Signature Events (5 Faber St., downtown Charleston) with Brittany Butler, celebrating the release of her newest spy thriller The Patriot's Daughter. 

Tickets are $69 for the three-course lunch and signed copy of The Patriot's Daughter (Crooked Lane, hb., $30). Companion tickets for two lunches and one book are $109.

Doors open at 11:30 am, lunch served at noon, talk to follow. For more information please call the bookstore at 843.722.2666.

About the book: 

When a wave of Russian cyberattacks ignites a disinformation firestorm, the United States is pushed to the brink of a civil war. State governments defy Washington. Militias rise. As trust crumbles and chaos spreads, the CIA races to expose the source behind such unrest before democracy collapses from within. 

Brilliant, relentless, and haunted by her mother’s disappearance, Ava was recruited for a moment like this. Dispatched to infiltrate Russia’s foreign intelligence service, her mission becomes personal when she locks onto her target, Konstantine, a charismatic SVR officer whose shadowed past intertwines with her own. 

What Ava uncovers is more insidious than she feared. With the country unraveling, she must navigate a minefield of deception. Her only anchor is Ben, a veteran counterintelligence officer with complicated romantic feelings for Ava. But in a world where nothing is as it seems, trusting the wrong person could be fatal.

Ripped from tomorrow’s headlines, The Patriot’s Daughter is a fresh new take on the international spy genre.

Brittany Butler is a former CIA targeting officer with years of experience recruiting spies and dismantling terrorist networks overseas. She brings rare authenticity to her fiction, drawing on her time in the field to illuminate the moral complexities of espionage. Her debut novel, The Syndicate Spy, explores how female operatives navigate religious and cultural divides to fight for peace.

Her highly anticipated second novel, The Patriot’s Daughter tells the gripping story of a young woman’s quest to uncover the truth about her mother, a decorated intelligence officer accused of being a double agent for Russia. As past and present collide, the novel explores betrayal, legacy, and the cost of loyalty in the shadowy world of espionage.

Brittany lives by the ocean with her husband, their three sons, and their beloved dog, Gus.