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Just Desserts #100 – The Reading List

Just Desserts Logo 225Just Desserts #100: All-Time FavoritesThe March 31st, 2016 meeting of the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group was the 100th meeting of the group. To celebrate this milestone, we held a super-sized meeting, at the Walt Branch Library instead of the South Branch Library. Lincoln Journal Star reporter/columnist Cindy Lange-Kubick also did an article about the group two days before the meeting, featuring interview quotes from several group members – this article led to a total of 47 mystery fans joining us for this particular gathering.

Rather than all reading the same book for discussion, the theme of meeting #100 was “All Time Favorites” – participants/attendees were encouraged to share a few comments about what their all-time favorite mystery novel or short story collection was, and why. Of the 47 attendees, 45 spoke out, either about a specific favorite title, or simply identifying some of their favorite mystery authors. The meeting was recording on audio for release as a podcast (eventually), but in the meantime, here is the list of titles/authors that were mentioned as favorites during this meeting.

We hope you’ll join us again, back at South Branch Library, on Thursday, April 28th at 6:30 p.m., for a discussion of Jo Nesbo’s The Redeemer.

What mysteries have you been reading lately?

Reading Recommendations from Just Desserts members – February 2016

Just Desserts Logo 225At the February 25th, 2016 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 January 2016:

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

And here were some additional titles sent in by e-mail after the meeting concluded:

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

John Sandford’s “Field of Prey”

Just Desserts Logo 225fieldofpreyWhen the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on February 25th, 2016, 20 of us enjoyed discussing Field of Prey, a recent (2014) entry in John Sandford’s hugely popular “Lucas Davenport” series. Whether or not you attended the actual meeting, you are welcome to share your own thoughts and opinions about Field of Prey, or the rest of this series, 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 Field of Prey and the “Lucas Davenport” mystery/thriller series by John Sandford?

JustDesserts100.Just Desserts will be celebrating our 100th meeting on March 31st, 2016 — with a special “super-sized” meeting at the Walt Branch Library (one time only). All attendees will be asked to share some comments about their all-time favorite mystery novel or short-story collection. There will be door prizes and a trivia contest! We hope you’ll join us!

We hope to see you then!

Susan Elia MacNeal’s “Maggie Hope” Series

Just Desserts Logo 225mrchurchillssecretaryWhen the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on January 28th, 2016, 22 of us enjoyed discussing the first five volumes in the “Maggie Hope” series by Susan Elia MacNeal, beginning with Mr. Churchill’s Secretary (2012). 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.

fieldofpreyWhat do you think of the “Maggie Hope” mystery series by Susan Elia MacNeal?

The Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group will be discussing John Sandford’s Field of Prey at our next meeting on February 25th, 2016, 6:30 p.m. at the South Branch Library!

Just Desserts will be celebrating our 100th meeting on March 31st, 2016 — with a special “super-sized” meeting at the Walt Branch Library (one time only). All attendees will be asked to share some comments about their all-time favorite mystery novel or short-story collection. We hope you’ll join us!

We hope to see you then!

Reading Recommendations From Just Desserts Members – January 28 2016

Just Desserts Logo 225At the January 28th, 2016 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 January 2016:

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?