CiCi McNair

Wed., Feb. 9, 5:30 p.m., free, The Next Page, 722 Chestnut St., 215-925-0722, nextpagebookstore.blogspot.com.

by Will Stone

[ reading/signing ]

Her memoir's title, Never Flirt With a Femme Fatale (Fedora Press), seems to state the obvious. But look closer at Cici McNair's own title — private investigator — and you'll realize this detective thriller is more self-referential than your average crime story. McNair heads up her own Philadelphia-based firm, Green Star Investigations, and has worked with the FBI and NYC's Joint Terrorism Task Force on homicide, money-laundering and kidnapping cases. At her reading, McNair will share some of the action and field questions, but think closely before taking all she says for fact — at least, that's what she warns you on the cover.

Wed., Feb. 9, 5:30 p.m., free, The Next Page, 722 Chestnut St., 215-925-0722, nextpagebookstore.blogspot.com.