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Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg’s “The Heist”

theheistJust Desserts Logo 225When the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on March 27, 2014, 16 of us enjoyed discussing Janet Evanovich’s and Lee Goldberg’s The Heist, the premiere volume of a new mystery/thriller series from these two best-selling authors.

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 Heist by Evanovich and Goldberg?

Join us next on April 24th, 2014, 6:30 p.m. at the South Branch Library for a discussion of Water Like a Stone, a 2007 entry in Deborah Crombie’s “Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James” series.

Feb 2014 Reading Suggestions from Just Desserts members

Just Desserts Logo 225Hey, mystery fans! Looking for something good to read? At the February 2014 Just Desserts meeting on 2/27, after discussing our monthly “assigned” books, we did a round robin around 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

  • The Hercules Poirot stories by Agatha Christie
  • The Miss Julia series by Ann B. Ross
  • Billionaire Blend and others by Cleo Coyle
  • Heat Wave and others by Richard Castle
  • Death of a Cozy Writer by G.M. Malliet
  • How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
  • A Bitter Truth by Charles Todd
  • A variety of materials about JFK and his assassination
  • Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (on CD)
  • In the Woods by Tana French (on CD)
  • Stalking the Angel by Robert Crais
  • Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben (on CD)
  • Stay at Home Dead and Popped Off by Jeffrey Allen
  • Cockroaches by Jo Nesbo
  • King and Maxwell by David Baldacci
  • The Spook Lights Affair by Bill Pronzini
  • Killer by Jonathan Kellerman
  • Private L.A. by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan
  • Death Angel by Linda Fairstein
  • The Cat Sitter’s Cradle by John Clement
  • Raylan by Elmore Leonard
  • Justified based on characters by Elmore Leonard (on DVD and TV)
  • The Spirit of Steamboat by Craig Johnson
  • Brass Verdict and The Reversal by Michael Connelly
  • Dust by Patricia Cornwell
  • Three Can Keep a Secret by Archer Mayor
  • Through the Evil Days by Julia Spencer-Fleming
  • Storm Front by Richard Castle (on CD)

NON-MYSTERIES

  • How Dogs Love Us by Gregory Berns
  • The All Girls Filling Station Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg
  • The House of Cards (on DVD)
  • Oh My! by George Takei
  • The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel Brown

So, what mysteries have you been reading that you’d recommend?

Charles Todd’s “An Unmarked Grave”

anunmarkedgraveJust Desserts Logo 225When the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on February 27, 2014, 14 of us enjoyed discussing Charles Todd’s An Unmarked Grave, the fourth volume in that author’s popular Bess Crawford 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 An Unmarked Grave by Charles Todd?

Join us next on March 27th, 2014, 6:30 p.m. at the South Branch Library for a discussion of The Heist, the new mystery/thriller by the writing duo of Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg.

The “Nikki Heat” novels by “Richard Castle”

deadlyheatJust Desserts Logo 225When the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on January 30th, 2014, 21 of us enjoyed discussing the five “Nikki Heat” novels by “Richard Castle” — tied in to the CASTLE tv series.

Whether or not you attended the actual meeting, you are  welcome to share your own thoughts and opinions about these books 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 “Nikki Heat” novels by “Richard Castle”?

Join us next on February 27th 2014 at the South Branch Library for a general discussion of An Unmarked Grave, one of the Bess Crawford novels by Charles Todd.

Reading Suggestions from Just Desserts members – October 2013

Just Desserts Logo 225Here is the list of reading recommendations from the October 2013 Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group meeting. After discussing our book-of-the-month, the group did a round robin, asking members to say what they’d been reading lately that they’d recommend.

Here is the list of titles that were hot with this mystery-savvy bunch of readers in October:

MYSTERIES/THRILLERS/SUSPENSE

  • Ready to Die by Lisa Jackson
  • Never Go Back by Lee Child (several people)
  • The Louis Kincaid series by P.J. Parrish
  • The Christmas Carol Murder by Leslie Meier
  • W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton (several people)
  • Let it Burn by Steve Hamilton
  • The Sound and the Furry by Steve Quinn
  • Killing Custer by Margaret Coel
  • Death on Demand, Design for Murder, Something Wicked and Honeymoon With Murder by Carolyn G. Hart
  • Kinsey and Me by Sue Grafton (on CD)
  • The Jack Reacher series by Lee Child (on CD)
  • Finding Nouf and The Kingdom of Strangers by Zoe Ferraris
  • Death Comes Silently by Carolyn Hart
  • How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
  • A Tap at the Window by Linwood Barclay
  • Let the Dark Flower Blossom by Norah Labiner
  • Nearer Home by Joy Castro
  • Killed at the Whim of a Hat by Colin Cotterill
  • Sleight of Hand by Phillip Margolin
  • Alone by Lisa Gardner
  • And When She Was Good by Laura Lippman
  • Something Borrowed, Someone Dead by M.C. Beaton
  • The Litter of the Law by Rita Mae Brown
  • A Brew to a Kill by Cleo Coyle
  • Grace Under Pressure by Julie Hyzy
  • Heist by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg (several people)
  • Jack Reacher the movie adaptation based on the books by Lee Child
  • Fieldwork by Mischa Berlinski
  • The Joe Gunther series by Archer Mayor
  • The English Girl, The English Assassin and The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva
  • Absolute Fear by Lisa Jackson
  • Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich (on CD)
  • Robert B. Parker’s Damned if You Do by Michael Brandman
  • The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott Davidson
  • Leverage: The Con Job by Matt Forbeck
  • Covert Affairs: Season Three on DVD

NON-MYSTERIES

  • The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop and Cafe by Mary Simses
  • Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier (on CD)
  • A Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian
  • The Butler: A Witness to History by Will Haygood
  • Dead Man Walking by Helen Prejean
  • Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
  • The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan

What you been reading lately that you’d recommend?