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Mystery Book Club

This mystery-lovin’ group meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the basement “Author Autograph Gallery.” The Mystery Book Club is led by Melody Robinson, a certified English teacher, teaching Advanced Placement English and ECCR (English Composition/College Reading). Melody also has a Master's degree in Anthropology/Archaeology and a second Master’s in English. Her favorite books (so far) are Shadow of the Wind, John Dunning’s books, “and of course, Wicked.”

 

 

 

 

Book Selections

 

2011

August 2 - Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell.

July 5 - The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett.

June 7 - The Tourist by Olen Stenhauer.

May 3 - Nineteen Eighty by David Peace.

April 5 - An Expert in Murder: A Josephine Tey Mystery by Nicola Upson.

March 1 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson.
February 1 - The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe.

January 4 - A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch.

 

2010

December 7 - The Black Tower by Louis Bayard.

November 2 - The Case of the Missing Servant: A Vish Puri Mystery by Tarquin Hall.

October 5 - The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry.

September 7 - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley.

August 3 - Woman in White by Wilkie Collins.

July 6 - Morality Play by Barry Unsworth.

June 1 - The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth.

May 4 - In the Woods by Tana French.

April 6 - Ghostwalk by Rebecca Stott.

March 2 - City of Thieves by David Benioff.

February 2 - Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin.

January 5 - Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas.

 

2009

December 1 - Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler.

November 3 - Interred With Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell.

October 6 - The Devil You Know by Mike Carey.

September 1 - The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon.

August 4 - The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin.

July 7 - Mark of the Lion by Suzanne Arruda.

June 2 - Breach of Promise by Anne Perry.

May 5 - Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl.

April 7 - The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld.

March 3 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett.

February 3 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett.

January 6 - A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King,

 

2008

December - The Best of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton.

November - Lost by Gregory Maguire.

October - Dust by Martha Grimes.

September - The Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruber.

August - Inca Gold by Clive Cussler.

July - The Gentle Axe by R. N. Morris.

June - The Killing Floor by Lee Child.

May - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde.

April - Nemesis by Agatha Christie.

March - The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte.

February - The General's Daughter by Nelson DeMille.

January - The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith.

 

2007

December - The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett.

November - Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman.

October - Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers.

September - Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.

August - Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard.

July - Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann.

June - The Lighthouse by P.D. James.

May - Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger.

April - The Alienist by Caleb Carr.

March - The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt.

February - Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay.

January - Two O'clock Eastern Wartime by John Dunning.

 

2006

December - The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie.

November - Captain Alatriste by Arturo Perez-Reverte.

October - The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins.

September - Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear.

August - Deep South by Nevada Barr.

July - No meeting due to the 4th of July.

June - Cottonwood by Scott Phillips.

May - The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers.

April - Killing Orders by Sara Paretzky.

March - Blind Justice by Bruce Alexander.

February - Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears.

January - Early Autumn by Robert Parker.

 

2005

December - Mr. Timothy by Louis Bayard.

November - Bookman's Wake by John Dunning.

October - Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum.

September - Ice Harvest by Scott Phillips.

August - The Huntsman by Whitney Terrell.

July - River of Darkness by Rennie Airth.

June - Rain Fall by Barry Eisler.

May - Anonymous Rex by Eric Garcia.

April - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.

March - A Place of Hiding by Elizabeth George.

February - Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear.

January - City of Bones by Michael Connelly.

 

2004

December - Tell No One by Harlan Coben.

November - Foul Matter by Martha Grimes.

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Saturday:  10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  (Cafe opens at 7:00 a.m.)

Sunday:  Noon - 5:00 p.m. 

 

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