Chicago-based attorney and novelist David Ellis discusses and signs his newest release, Breach of Trust, at Murder by the Book today. The story, the latest in his Jason Kolarich series, follows the young attorney as he struggles to recover from the deaths of his wife and baby daughter while investigating a murder. His investigation angers an array of people, eventually pitting him against the FBI and a corrupt governor. 2 p.m. 2342 Bissonnet. For information, call 713-524-8597 or visit www.murderbooks.com. Free.

Sun., Feb. 13, 2 p.m., 2011