- Saturday, 29 September 2012 17:17
Hey, mystery fans! Looking for something good to read?
At the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group meeting on August 23rd, after our book discussion, we spent time doing a round robin at the table, giving all attendees an opportunity to share what they’ve been reading lately. Here’s what was popular in July 2012 with this mystery-savvy group:
MYSTERIES or THRILLERS
- Rosemary & Thyme DVD series
- Simisola on DVD from Ruth Rendell
- The Lincoln Lawyer on DVD – extras with Michael Connelly on a driving tour of L.A.
- Angels Flight by Michael Connelly
- Trickster’s Point by William Kent Krueger
- Judgment Call by J.A. Jance
- Fireproof by Alex Kava
- Black Mist by Brad Thor
- Broken Harbor by Tana French
- A Corpse’s Nightmare by Phillip Depoy
- Dorchester Terrace by Anne Perry
- The Closer – final season on DVD
- As the Crow Flies by Craig Johnson
- Bonefire of the Vanities by Carolyn Haines — didn’t recommend it as a mystery, but for the literary element of having the ghost of the protagonist’s grandmother come back as a different famous female sleuth in each book in the series
- Nobody’s Fools by Richard Russo
- The works of William Kent Krueger
- Fool Me Twice by Michael Brandman, continuing the Jesse Stone novels of Robert B. Parker
- Lullaby by Ace Atkins, continuing the Spenser novels of Robert B. Parker
- Scones and Bones by Laura Childs (a Tea Shop mystery)
- Crusader’s Cross by James Lee Burke
- In the Moon of Red Ponies by James Lee Burke
- The Mercedes Coffin by Faye Kellerman
- The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly
- The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King
- Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
- Killing Gifts by Deborah Woodworth
- The Big Cat Nap by Rita Mae Brown
- Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch by Nancy Atherton
- Haven by Kay Hooper
- Lethal Outlook by Victoria Laurie
- The Busy Woman’s Guide to Murder by Mary Jane Maffini
- Restless in the Grave by Dana Stabenow
- Fire and Ice by Dana Stabenow
- Crooked House by Agatha Christie
- Black Coffee by Charles Osborne, based on the play by Agatha Christie
- And Be a Villain by Rex Stout
- Sister Pelagio and the Black Monk by Boris Akunin
- Murder on Capitol Hill by Margaret Truman
- Black Water by T. Jefferson Parker
- Criminal by Karin Slaughter
- Cat Coming Home by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
- Cat Telling Tales by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
- Frozen Heat by Richard Castle
NON-MYSTERIES
- The Care and Handling of Roses With Thorns by Margaret Dilloway
- Salmon Fishing in Yemen DVD
- Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope by Gabrielle Giffords
- 50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James
- Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore
- Perfect is Overrated by Karen Bergreen
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
- Niceville by Carsten Stroud
- The Bookman by Lavie Tidhar
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
What mysteries have you been reading lately that you would recommend?