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Reading Recommendations from Just Desserts members – June 2017

At the June 29th, 2017 meeting of the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group, following the discussion of the assigned book of the month, we had a round robin in which all 18 attendees were able to share recommendations of other books they’ve been reading recently.

Here’s the list of mystery books recommended by Just Desserts members in June 2017:

And here were some non-mystery titles some group members also recommended in June 2017:

What mysteries have you been reading lately that you’d recommend?

Discussion of Dennis Lehane’s “Shutter Island”

When the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on June 29th, 2017, 19 of us enjoyed discussing Shutter Island, a 2006 standalone novel by author Dennis Lehane. Whether or not you attended the actual meeting, you are welcome to share your own thoughts and opinions about Shutter Island, 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 Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane?

Gere Books Talk, April 10, 2017

His & Hers

photo of Beckyphoto of ScottBecky W.C., from the Walt Branch, and Scott C., from the Bennett Martin Public Library and BookGuide web pages, present a “married library workers” joint book talk.

Scott’s Booklist

Becky’s Booklist

Mystery recommendations from Just Desserts members – September 24, 2015

Just Desserts Logo 225At the September 24th, 2015 meeting of the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group, following the discussion of the assigned book of the month, we had a round robin in which attendees were able to share recommendations of other books they’ve been reading recently.

Here’s the list of mystery books recommended by Just Desserts members in August 2015:

And here were some non-mystery titles some group members recommended in August 2015:

What mysteries have you been reading lately that you’d recommend?

Steve Martini’s “The Enemy Inside”

Just Desserts Logo 225enemyinsideWhen the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on September 24th, 2015, 13 of us enjoyed discussing The Enemy Inside, the latest volume in the Paul Madriani legal/political thriller series by Steve Martini. Whether or not you attended the actual meeting, you are welcome to share your own thoughts and opinions about these novels 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 Paul Madriani legal/political thriller series by Steve Martini?

Join us for our next meeting on October 29th, 2015, 6:30 p.m. at the South Branch Library — our final meeting of 2015! We’ll be discussing The Dead Will Tell, a recent volume in the “Kate Burkholder” Amish country police procedural series, by Linda Castillo.

We hope to see you then!