At the October Just Desserts meeting last week, after discussing our monthly “assigned” book, we did a round robin at the table, asking attendees to share what mysteries they’d been reading lately that they felt they could recommend. Here’s a list of the novels that were hot last month with this mystery-savvy crowd:
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The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
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Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, and The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall-Smith, the latest in the #1 Ladies Detective Agency series, previously used as a Just Desserts selection
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The Immigrants by Howard Fast
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The House at Sugar Beach by Helene Cooper
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Blue Lightning by Ann Cleeves
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The Spider’s Web by Margaret Coel
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Murder by the Glass by Michele Scott, part of the Wine Lovers Mystery series
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Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
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A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
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Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger
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Seasons of Bones and Criminal Minds on DVD
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Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich
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State Fair by Earlene Fowler
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Recent works by C.J. Box
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Homer’s Odyssey by Gwen Cooper
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The Hardy Boys and the Shortwave Mystery by Franklin Dixon
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The Case of the Hook-Billed Kites by J.S. Borthwick
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The Grace of Silence by Michele Norris
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Time and Again by Jack Finney
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Maid of Murder by Amanda Fowler
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The latest issue of Mystery Scene magazine