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Mystery Book Group @ Main
Join us for lively discussions of your favorite mystery novels. Discussions are free and open to the public. No registration is necessary.
Discussions are held in the Teen Quiet Study Room on the First Floor of the Main Library on the third Friday of the month at 1 p.m.
Upcoming Discussions:
September 17, 2010
Kerry Greenwood
Heavenly Pleasures
Baker Corinna Chapman is content in her life with Jason, an ex-addict turned apprentice, and her Israeli lover, Daniel, until she is pulled into a probe involving food tampering that could threaten Juliet and Vivienne Lefebvre's chocolate shop, Heavenly Pleasure.
Kerry Greenwood
Heavenly Pleasures
Baker Corinna Chapman is content in her life with Jason, an ex-addict turned apprentice, and her Israeli lover, Daniel, until she is pulled into a probe involving food tampering that could threaten Juliet and Vivienne Lefebvre's chocolate shop, Heavenly Pleasure.
Previous Selections
January 15, 2010
Douglas Adams
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
When a passenger check-in desk shoots through the roof of a terminal at Heathrow Airport in flames, Dirk Gently investigates the cosmic forces at play.
Douglas Adams
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
When a passenger check-in desk shoots through the roof of a terminal at Heathrow Airport in flames, Dirk Gently investigates the cosmic forces at play.
February 19, 2010
Julia Spencer-Fleming
All Mortal Flesh
Having long concealed his feelings for the Reverend Clare Fergusson, Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne is stunned when he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his wife and risks everything in his investigation to find the real culprit. Winner of the 2007 Nero Award for Best Mystery Novel.
Julia Spencer-Fleming
All Mortal Flesh
Having long concealed his feelings for the Reverend Clare Fergusson, Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne is stunned when he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his wife and risks everything in his investigation to find the real culprit. Winner of the 2007 Nero Award for Best Mystery Novel.
March 19, 2010
Laura Lippman
What the Dead Know
Interviewing a distressed and disoriented woman who has fled the scene of an accident, Baltimore County police department detective Kevin Infante is amazed when she claims to be the younger of a pair of sisters who were abducted thirty years earlier. Winner of the 2008 Anthony Award for Best Mystery Novel.
Laura Lippman
What the Dead Know
Interviewing a distressed and disoriented woman who has fled the scene of an accident, Baltimore County police department detective Kevin Infante is amazed when she claims to be the younger of a pair of sisters who were abducted thirty years earlier. Winner of the 2008 Anthony Award for Best Mystery Novel.
April 16, 2010
Louise Penny
The Cruelest Month
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec is called to investigate the death of a villager at an Easter séance that was held at the Old Hadley House. Winner of the 2009 Agatha Award for Best Mystery Novel.
Louise Penny
The Cruelest Month
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec is called to investigate the death of a villager at an Easter séance that was held at the Old Hadley House. Winner of the 2009 Agatha Award for Best Mystery Novel.
May 21, 2010
Deborah Crombie
Where Memories Lie
Detective Inspector Gemma James and her partner, Duncan Kincaid, must navigate the shadowy and secretive world of London's moneyed society to discover a jewelry piece's connection to a murderer and a pair of refugees from Nazi Germany. Winner of the 2009 Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel.
Deborah Crombie
Where Memories Lie
Detective Inspector Gemma James and her partner, Duncan Kincaid, must navigate the shadowy and secretive world of London's moneyed society to discover a jewelry piece's connection to a murderer and a pair of refugees from Nazi Germany. Winner of the 2009 Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel.
June 18, 2010
Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza
The Silence of the Rain
Inspector Espinosa investigates the murder of a corporate executive found dead in his car, piecing together clues surrounding the victim's missing secretary, a life insurance policy, the victim's widow, and two additional murder victims.
Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza
The Silence of the Rain
Inspector Espinosa investigates the murder of a corporate executive found dead in his car, piecing together clues surrounding the victim's missing secretary, a life insurance policy, the victim's widow, and two additional murder victims.
July 16, 2010
Malla Nunn
A Beautiful Place to Die
Jacob's Rest, a tiny town on the border between South Africa and Mozambique, 1952. An Afrikaner police officer is found dead. Detective Emmanuel Cooper, an Englishman, begins investigating the murder following a trail of clues that lead him to uncover a shocking forbidden love and the imperfect life of one Captain Pretorius.
Malla Nunn
A Beautiful Place to Die
Jacob's Rest, a tiny town on the border between South Africa and Mozambique, 1952. An Afrikaner police officer is found dead. Detective Emmanuel Cooper, an Englishman, begins investigating the murder following a trail of clues that lead him to uncover a shocking forbidden love and the imperfect life of one Captain Pretorius.
August 20, 2010
Andrea Camilleri
The Terra-Cotta Dog
Stumbling on a fifty-year-old mystery involving a pair of lovers whose bodies are found in a mountain cave beside a dog statue, Inspector Montalbano investigates the island's past and traces a family's secret back to World War II.
Andrea Camilleri
The Terra-Cotta Dog
Stumbling on a fifty-year-old mystery involving a pair of lovers whose bodies are found in a mountain cave beside a dog statue, Inspector Montalbano investigates the island's past and traces a family's secret back to World War II.
Some book descriptions taken from Novelist, © 2010 EBSCO Publishing
