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September 2014 Reading Recommendations from Just Desserts Members
Hey, mystery fans! Looking for something good to read?
At the Just Desserts meeting on September 25th, 2014, 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:
MYSTERIES
- Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart (on CD)
- Political Suicide by Michael Palmer
- True Blue by David Baldacci
- Murder 101 by Faye Kellerman (more than one reader)
- The Bone Orchard by Paul Doiron
- The Long Way Home by Louise Penny (more than one reader)
- Hunted by Key Hooper
- Ripper Street on DVD
- The Ninth Day by Jamie Freveletti
- Killing Raven by Margaret Coel
- The Altman Code by “Robert Ludlum” and Gayle Lynds
- Eyes on You by Kate White
- The Poet by Michael Connelly
- Tell Me No Lies by Greg Hurwitz
- Terminal City by Linda Fairstein
- The Keeper by John Lescroart
- Death of a Neighborhood Witch by Laura Levine
- The 500 by Matthew Quirk
- Murder in the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams
- Classified as Murder by Miranda James
- The Murdoch Mysteries on DVD
- Murder as a Second Language by Joan Hess
- The Dog Who Knew Too Much and
- A Fistful of Collars by Spencer Quinn (both on CD)
- The Dark Lady: Sherlock, Lupin and Me by “Irene Adler” (j)
NON-MYSTERIES
- Silver Star by Janet Wells
- The Fall of Giants (more than one reader),
- Winter of the World and
- The Edge of Eternity all by Ken Follett
- Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon
- A Well-Tempered Heart by Jan-Philipp Sendker
- The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (this year’s One Book – One Lincoln winner)
- The Reading Promise by Alice Ozma
- A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea by Dina Nayeri
So, what mysteries have you been reading lately that you’d recommend?
Laura Lippman’s “After I’m Gone”
When the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on September 25th, 2014, 19 of us enjoyed discussing Laura Lippman’s After I’m Gone, a new stand-alone book by the author of the popular Tess Monaghan series.
Whether or not you attended the actual meeting, you are welcome to share your own thoughts and opinions about this book 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 After I’m Gone by Laura Lippman?
Join us next on October 30th, 2014, 6:30 p.m. at the South Branch Library, for our final in-person meeting of 2014. We’ll be discussing the first seven volumes in the White House Chef mystery series, starting with State of the Onion; these books are written by Julie Hyzy!
We hope to see you then!
Hank Phillippi Ryan’s “The Other Woman”
When the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on August 28th, 2014, 17 of us enjoyed discussing Hank Phillippi Ryan’s The Other Woman, the first book in that author’s brand new Jane Ryland/Jake Brogan series. Due to a faulty air conditioner at our normal location — South Branch — we temporarily relocated to Walt Branch for this one meeting. [ Check out our Jane Ryland/Jake Brogan series handout ]
Whether or not you attended the actual meeting, you are welcome to share your own thoughts and opinions about this book 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 The Other Woman by Hank Phillippi Ryan?
Join us next on September 25th, 2014, 6:30 p.m. at the South Branch Library. We’ll be discussing After I’m Gone, a mystery/thriller by Laura Lippman!
We hope to see you then!
Stuart Woods’ “Doing Hard Time”
When the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on July 31st, 2014, 17 of us enjoyed discussing Stuart Woods’ Doing Hard Time, the 27th volume in that author’s hugely successful Stone Barrington series. [ see our The Works of Stuart Woods handout ]
Whether or not you attended the actual meeting, you are welcome to share your own thoughts and opinions about this book 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 Doing Hard Time by Stuart Woods?
Join us next on August 28th, 2014, 6:30 p.m. at the South Branch Library. We’ll be discussing The Other Woman, first novel in a new series by Hank Phillippi Ryan!
We hope to see you then!
Recommended Reading in June 2014 from Just Desserts
Hey, mystery fans! Looking for something good to read? At the June 2014 Just Desserts meeting on 6/26, 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 in June 2014 with this mystery-savvy crowd:
MYSTERIES
- Terminal City by Linda Fairstein
- Secret Prey by John Sandford
- Slow Kill by Michal McGarrity
- And Then There Were None (on Audio) by Agatha Christie
- This Dame For Hire by Sandra Scoppetone
- Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries on DVD, based on the books by Kerry Greenwood
- Field of Prey by John Sandford
- The Old Blue Line – a Joanna Brady novella by J.A. Jance
- Whack Job by Kendell Lynn
- The Bake Sale Murder by Leslie Meier
- NYPD Red 2 by James Patterson and ??? Karp
- Death Angel by Linda Howard
- The Son by Jo Nesbo
- Death at the Door by Carolyn Hart
- The Last Man by Vince Flynn
- In a Dark House by Deborah Crombie
- Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
- Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly
- The Book of Old Houses by Sarah Graves
- A Face at the Window by Sarah Graves
- The Cell by Stephen King
- Any Other Name by Craig Johnson
- Spider Woman’s Daughter by Anne Hillerman
- The Longmire TV series based on the books by Craig Johnson (on Netflix)
- Bad Blood by Linda Fairstein
- Silent Mercy by Linda Fairstein
- A Grave Talent by Laurie R. King
- Run For Your Life by Andrea Kane
- You Don’t Want to Know by Lisa Jackson
- The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall
- Stolen Lives by Jassy Mackenzie
- The Affair (audiobook) by Lee Child
- A Darker Shade of Sweden edited by John-Henri Holmberg
- Veronica Mars: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham
- Murder on Bamboo Lane by Naomi Hirahara
- Mystery Scene Magazine – not in the libraries’ collection, but available locally at both Barnes and Noble locations
NON-MYSTERIES
- At Night We Walk in Circles by Daniel Alarcon
- Coop by Michael Perry
- Population: 485 by Michael Perry
- Truck: A Love Story by Michael Perry
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig
- One Good Thing by Kevin Alan Milne
- The Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown
- The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
- Y the Last Man graphic novel series by Brian Vaughn
- The Light Between Oceans (audiobook) by M.L. Stedman
So, what mysteries have you been reading that you’d recommend?