At the 11/21 meeting, we discussed James Ziskin's No Stone Unturned. We enjoyed reading about the 60s time period. Some thought that it was time for Ellie to grow up a little bit, but we enjoyed her antics. There are now 6 books in the series, most of which have been nominated or won various mystery awards. Way to go, Jim!
We also managed to finalize our reading list for next year. We wanted to have a range of styles and types of books--that's been something we readily agreed upon. We also had to choose books that were in print so that Mostly Books can get them for us, but not so new that they're only in expensive hardcover editions..... It's not so easy! And it's challenging to find enough humorous mysteries--sooooo many are dark. A lot of readers like the darkest kind! But I'd rather sit down with something that's a little more light-hearted!
1/16 Charlaine Harris Dead Until Dark (humorous vampire mystery)
2/20 Leslie Budewitz Assault and Pepper (cozy, first in a series)
3/19 Ruth Ware The Woman in Cabin 10 (twisty British cruise mystery)
4/16 Felix Francis Crisis (horse racing theme by Dick Francis’ son—he’s written 19 books in the franchise)
5/21 Craig Johnson An Obvious Fact (Western procedural)
6/18 Amanda Quick The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1930s Hollywood)
7/16 J.A. Jance Field of Bones (Sheriff Joanna Brady mystery)
8/20 Joe Ide IQ (East Long Beach detective)
9/17 Ragnar Johnasson The Darkness (atmospheric thriller)
10/15 Tarquin Hall Case of the Man Who Died Laughing (humorous mystery set in India)
11/19 Lou Berney November Road (thriller love story set against the JFK assassination)—it’s won lots of awards this year)
12/17 Wendall Thomas Drowned Under (zany travel-themed mystery)
We also managed to finalize our reading list for next year. We wanted to have a range of styles and types of books--that's been something we readily agreed upon. We also had to choose books that were in print so that Mostly Books can get them for us, but not so new that they're only in expensive hardcover editions..... It's not so easy! And it's challenging to find enough humorous mysteries--sooooo many are dark. A lot of readers like the darkest kind! But I'd rather sit down with something that's a little more light-hearted!
1/16 Charlaine Harris Dead Until Dark (humorous vampire mystery)
2/20 Leslie Budewitz Assault and Pepper (cozy, first in a series)
3/19 Ruth Ware The Woman in Cabin 10 (twisty British cruise mystery)
4/16 Felix Francis Crisis (horse racing theme by Dick Francis’ son—he’s written 19 books in the franchise)
5/21 Craig Johnson An Obvious Fact (Western procedural)
6/18 Amanda Quick The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1930s Hollywood)
7/16 J.A. Jance Field of Bones (Sheriff Joanna Brady mystery)
8/20 Joe Ide IQ (East Long Beach detective)
9/17 Ragnar Johnasson The Darkness (atmospheric thriller)
10/15 Tarquin Hall Case of the Man Who Died Laughing (humorous mystery set in India)
11/19 Lou Berney November Road (thriller love story set against the JFK assassination)—it’s won lots of awards this year)
12/17 Wendall Thomas Drowned Under (zany travel-themed mystery)
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