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William Kent Krueger’s “Iron Lake”

ironlakeJust Desserts Logo 225During our June 2010 meeting, the Just Desserts mystery fiction group discussed William Kent Krueger’s Minnesota-set mystery Iron Lake; the first volume in his Cork O’Connor series.

This book was discussed at the Just Desserts meeting on June 24, 2010. 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.

Join us next on July 29th at South Branch Library (6:45 p.m.), as we discuss author Nevada Barr’s Track of the Cat, the first volume in her popular Anna Pigeon park ranger series. Additional titles for upcoming months’ discussions can be found on the Just Desserts section of the Book Groups page of BookGuide.

And, for reminders about upcoming Just Desserts meetings, don’t forget to sign up for the Just Desserts e-mail list.

Final three Just Desserts titles selected for 2010

Just Desserts Logo 225Mystery fans — the titles for discussion at the August, September and October 2010 Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group meetings have now been posted on the libraries’ BookGuide site.

purplecaneroadIn August, we’ll be reading one of James Lee Burke’s Dave Robicheaux mysteries set in New Orleans — Purple Cane Road.

spellmanfilesIn September, we’ll sample the first in the madcap humorous mystery series featuring the Spellman family — The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz.

misformaliceAnd for our final gathering of the year in October, we’ll read and discuss one of Sue Grafton’s classic Alphabet Mystery series, featuring Kinsey Milhone — M is for Malice, considered one of the best in the series.

If you’re a mystery fan who hasn’t joined us for previous gatherings, please consider reading one of these titles and coming to discuss it with fellow mystery readers. You’ll find all the information about dates and times at the Just Desserts section of our Book Groups page.

May 2010 Mystery Recommendations from Just Desserts

Just Desserts Logo 225Hey, mystery fans….looking for something good to read?
 
At the May Just Desserts meeting, last week, 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 and DVD sets that were hot in May with this mystery-savvy crowd:

  • Knots & Crosses by Ian Rankin (series previously used for Just Desserts discussion)
  • The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon
  • A River in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters
  • The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson
  • Exposed by Alex Kava
  • Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
  • The Broken Vase, a Tecumseh Fox novel by Rex Stout
  • A Twist of Orchids by Michelle Wan
  • Cursed by Carol Higgins Clark
  • Farrier’s Lane by Anne Perry
  • A Most Wanted Man by John Le Carre (on CD)
  • Cat of the Century by Rita Mae Brown
  • The Kate Shugak series by Dana Stabenow (series previously used for Just Desserts discussion)

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

C.J. Box’s “Out of Range”

outofrangeJust Desserts Logo 225During our May 2010 meeting, the Just Desserts mystery group discussed C.J. Box’s Wyoming-set mystery Out of Range; the 5th volume in his Joe Pickett game warden series.

This book was discussed at the Just Desserts meeting on May 20, 2010. 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.

Join us next on June 24th at South Branch Library (6:45 p.m.), as we discuss Minnesota author William Kent Krueger’s, Iron Lake, the first volume in his popular Cork O’Connor series. Additional titles for upcoming months’ discussions can be found on the Just Desserts section of the Book Groups page of BookGuide.

And, for reminders about upcoming Just Desserts meetings, don’t forget to sign up for the Just Desserts e-mail list.

Mystery recommendations from April 2010 Just Desserts meeting

Just Desserts Logo 225Hey, mystery fans….looking for something good to read?
 
At the April 2010 Just Desserts meeting, 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 and DVD sets that were hot in April with this mystery-savvy crowd:

  • The Calling by Inger Wolfe
  • A Twist of Orchids by Michelle Wan
  • Death of an Irish Sinner by Bartholomew Gill
  • The Kevin Kerney series by Michael McGarrity (previously used as a Just Desserts selection)
  • Aunt Dimity Down Under and others in the Aunt Dimity series by Nancy Atherton
  • The Kate Shugak series by Dana Stabenow (previously used as a Just Desserts selection)
  • The Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear (previously used as a Just Desserts selection)
  • The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
  • Helen Hath No Fury by Gillian Roberts
  • Bones: Season Three
  • Criminal Minds: The Second Season
  • Burn Notice: Season Two
  • Rosemary & Thyme
  • The Knitting Mystery series by Maggie Sefton
  • The Melanie Travis series by Laurien Berenson
  • The Lee Nez series by Aimee and David Thurlo
  • Dog On It and Thereby Hangs a Tail by Spencer Quinn

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