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Reading Recommendations from Just Desserts members in February 2021
- Thursday, 04 March 2021 15:22
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At the February 25th, 2021 meeting of the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group on Zoom, following the discussion of the assigned topic of the month (the thriller novels of Melinda Leigh), we held our monthly Round Robin in which all 16 online attendees were able to share recommendations of what other books they’ve been reading recently.
Here’s the list of mystery, thriller and suspense books recommended by Just Desserts members in February 2021:
- In League With Sherlock Holmes edited by Laurie King and Leslie Klinger
- Bone Canyon by Lee Goldberg
- The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict
- The Eighth Detective by Alex Parvesi
- Nancy Drew: The Palace of Wisdom (graphic novel) by Kelly Thompson (writer) and Jenn St.-Onge (artist)
- Thirteen at Dinner by Agatha Christie – past author selection for Just Desserts
- Daylight and One Good Deed by David Baldacci – past author selection for Just Desserts
- The Heartshot by Stephen Havill
- The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
- various in the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series by Michelle Cox
- Out of the Shadows by Kay Hooper
- Spoils of the Dead by Dana Stabenow – past author selection for Just Desserts
- looking forward to Win by Harlan Coben (released March 2021) – past author selection for Just Desserts
- Broken Places by Tracy Clark
- several in the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series by Deborah Crombie – past author selection for Just Desserts
- The House of the Patriarch by Barbara Hambly – past author selection for Just Desserts
- The Searcher by Tana French – past author selection for Just Desserts
- A Resolution at Midnight by Shelly Noble
- The Guest List by Lucy Foley
And here were some non-mystery titles some group members also recommended in February 2021:
- various works by the Brontë sisters
- Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano (the 2020 One Book – One Lincoln winner)
- The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Leguin
- The Weekenders by Mary Kay Andrews
- The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg (several readers)
- Oliver, Mabel and Me: Life and Adventures With Two Very Good Dogs by Andrew Cotter
- Death Wins a Goldfish: Reflections From a Grim Reaper’s Yearlong Sabbatical by Brian Rea
- Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
- Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
- All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
- Deacon King Kong by James McBride
What mysteries have you been reading lately that you’d recommend?