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The Inspector Banks series by Peter Robinson
When the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on March 28, 2013, we discussed the entire Inspector Banks series by Peter Robinson, starting with Gallow’s View.Whether or not you attended the actual meeting, you are welcome to share your own thoughts and opinions about this series in a reply comment to this blog post, below.
For additional reminders about upcoming Just Desserts meetings and/or other announcements of interest to mystery fans, don’t forget to sign up for the Just Desserts e-mail list. Or, if you’re logged into your account on Facebook, you can visit the Events page for the Lincoln City Libraries, and mark whether or not you plan to attend upcoming sessions of Just Desserts – this is a great way for you to help us promote this engaging discussion group! Our selections for future meetings are usually posted there months in advance.
What do you think of Gallow’s View and the entire Inspector Banks series by Robinson, set in the Yorkshire area of Northern England?
Join us on April 25th at the South Branch Library for a discussion of In the Woods by Tana French!
February 2013 reading recommendations from Just Desserts members
Hey, mystery fans! Looking for something good to read?
At the February 28th, 2013 Just Desserts meeting, after discussing our monthly “assigned” author, 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 works of Donna Leon (who was the author of the month for Just Desserts in January)
- The works of Janet Evanovich
- The works of William Faulkner
- The Collectors by David Baldacci
- Prodigal Son by Colleen McCullough
- Proof of Guilt by Charles Todd
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
- The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
- The Invisible Ones by Steph Penny
- Train Tracks: Family Stories for the Holidays by Michael Savage
- A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
- The Scumble River series by Denise Swanson
- The Mystery Shopper series by Elaine Viets
- The Charlie Moon series by James Doss
- The Monk tie-in novels by Lee Goldberg (whose final Monk novel just came out)
- The Con Job – a Leverage tie-in novel by Matt Forbeck
- The Zoo Job – a Leverage tie-in novel by Keith R.A. DeCandido
- Copper: Season One on BBC America
- Ripper Street: Season One on BBC America
What mysteries have you been reading, listening to, or watching lately?
October 2012 reading recommendations from Just Desserts members
Hey, mystery fans! Looking for something good to read?
At the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group meeting on October 25th, 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 October 2012 with this mystery-savvy group:
Mysteries
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
- Phantom by Jo Nesbo
- Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben
- The Camel Club series by David Baldacci
- The Berger & Mitry series by David Handler, including The Snow White Christmas Cookie
- Death by Darjeeling and others by Laura Childs
- Oh, Jerusalem by Laurie R. King
- Sherlock Season One
- Rock Bottom by Sarah Andrews
- Bones Are Forever by Kathy Reichs
- NYPD Red by James Patterson
- Long Lost by Harlan Coben
- Blood Ties by Kay Hooper
- The Weed that Strings the Hangman’s Bag by Alan Bradley
- The Man From Beijing by Henning Mankell
- Criminal by Karin Slaughter
- The B&B series by Mary Daheim
- A Fistful of Collars by Spenser Quinn
- The 1948 film Impact
- Brethren by John Grisham
Non-Mysteries
- Killing Kennedy by Bill O’Reilly
- The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
- Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult
- Oklahoma City by Andrew Gumbel
- Season of Wonder by Ann Patchett
- Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
- Quiet by Susan Cain
- The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
- The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
- The Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez
What mysteries have you been reading lately?
Harlan Coben’s “Promise Me”
When the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met in October2012, we discussed a 2006 entry in Harlan Coben’s best-selling “Myron Bolitar” series, Promise Me.
This book was discussed at the Just Desserts meeting on October 25, 2012. Whether or not you attended the actual meeting, you are welcome to share your own thoughts and opinions about this book (and series) in a reply comment to this blog post, below.
Just Desserts is going on its end-of-year hiatus, but we encourage you to join us again in January 2013, when we return to having our monthly gatherings.
For additional reminders about upcoming Just Desserts meetings and/or other announcements of interest to mystery fans, don’t forget to sign up for the Just Desserts e-mail list. Or, if you’re logged into your account on Facebook, you can visit the Events page for the Lincoln City Libraries, and mark whether or not you plan to attend upcoming sessions of Just Desserts! Our selections for future meetings are usually posted there months in advance.
What do you think of Promise Me and the Myron Bolitar series by Coben?
September 2012 reading recommendations from Just Desserts members
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?