Murder of the Jujube Candy Heiress Author Talk

One candy heiress, two bullets, and three suspects.

Coronado rarely makes news for violent crime. But in the spring of 1975, World War II widow and retired librarian Ruth Quinn was murdered, execution-style, in her cottage. Her death sent a shock wave through the community. The granddaughter of Jujubes and Jujyfruits creator Henry Heide, Ruth was found fully clothed with her shoes on, in her bed, dead from two gunshot wounds. To this day, her murder has never been solved, but whispers about her brother, her son, and even a local petty thief still swirl.

The Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Historical Association, is proud to host Coronado author Taylor Baldwin Kiland as she sifts through the dirt for the facts about Ruth's life and her untimely end fifty years ago.

Tickets purchased through this page include ONE pre-ordered signed copy of Murderer of the Jujube Candy Heiress: A Coronado Cold Case by Taylor Balwin Kiland, and ONE guaranteed preferred seat at the Author Talk on March 13, 2025. Pre-ordered books are limited and will be available for pickup at the event.

Ticket purchase/book pre-order is not required to attend the event. The event is free to attend with seating available on a first come, first served basis subject to available space. NO RSVP IS REQUIRED FOR GENERAL SEATING (i.e. for a first come, first served seat without a preordered book/reserved seat).

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