The Bedford Library Foundation is pleased to host author Hank Phillippi Ryan for this spring's Leen Lecture.

HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN is the USA Today bestselling author of 15 psychological thrillers, winning the most prestigious awards in the genre: five Agathas, five Anthonys, and the coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award. She is also an on-air investigative reporter for Boston's WHDH-TV, with 37 EMMYs and dozens more journalism honors. National book critics call her “a superb and gifted storyteller.” Her current novel is the page-turning standalone ONE WRONG WORD, a twisty story of gaslighting, manipulation, and murder. B.A. Paris says, “A gripping rollercoaster of a read… This is Hank at her very best!” And James Patterson says, “If you're looking for riveting suspense that keeps you up late… you get your wish.”

Hank is the co-host and founder of THE BACK ROOM, host of CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze, and co-host of FIRST CHAPTER FUN.  She lives in Boston, with her husband, a criminal defense and civil rights attorney.

In 2002, a memorial fund was established by Todd Leen in honor of the memory of his deceased brother Russell. Russell Ian Leen had been a dedicated user of the Bedford Library, both as a community library and cultural center. Todd endowed a fund at the NH Charitable Foundation to provide for a yearly lecture at the Library.