- Wednesday, 06 June 2012 17:25
Hey, mystery fans! Looking for something good to read?
At the May 31st 2012 Just Desserts meeting, 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 books that were hot last month with this mystery-savvy crowd:
- The 11th Hour by James Patterson
- Books Can Be Deceiving by Jen McKinley
- Save Me by Lisa Scottoline
- The works of Agatha Christie
- The Murder She Wrote tie-in novels
- The Agony of Leaves by Laura Childs
- Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell
- The Lost Years by Carol Higgins Clark
- Claws and Effects by Rita Mae Brown
- Rottweiler Rescue by Ellen O’Connell
- The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol
- Stay Close by Harlan Coben
- True Sisters by Sandra Dallas
- Everywhere That Mary Went by Lisa Scottoline
- Dirty Blonde by Lisa Scottoline
- Gun Games by Faye Kellerman
- A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
- Come Home by Lisa Scottoline
- Sacred and Profane by Faye Kellerman
- The Torso by Helen Tursten
- Maigret Hesitates by George Simenon
- The works of Janet Evanovich, particularly the 4th through 7th Plum books
- The Mary Russell series by Laurie R. King, particularly The Moor
- Ghost of a Chance by Helen Chappell
- City of Veils by Zoe Ferraris
- The Jesse Stone series by Robert B. Parker
- No Second Chance by Harlan Coben
- One False Move by Harlan Coben
- The Rope by Nevada Barr
- Force of Nature by C.J. Box
- As the Crow Flies by Craig Johnson
Non-Mysteries recommended by group members:
- The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon
- Room by Emma Donoghue
So, what mysteries have you been reading that you’d recommend?