Author David Bell will discuss his new thriller, The Finalists, at the Warren County Public Library, 1225 State St., at 6 p.m. July 12.

Bell is the USA Today bestselling author of 12 novels, including Kill All Your Darlings, Bring Her Home, Since She Went Away, Somebody I Used to Know, The Forgotten Girl, Never Come Back, The Hiding Place, and Cemetery Girl. His work has been translated into numerous foreign languages, and in 2013, he won the prestigious Prix Polar International de Cognac for best crime novel by an international author.

He is a professor of English at WKU where he co-founded and directs the MFA program in creative writing.