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Category Archives: Just Desserts
The Works of Leslie Charteris
- Sunday, 08 November 2009 11:54
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During the Nov/Dec 2009 hiatus between meetings of the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group, we encourage regular attendees to participate as a group in a virtual way. While we may not have an actual meeting scheduled during these two months, we want to use this blog to keep everyone active with their mystery reading and discussions.
We encourage Just Desserts participants to read a book by Leslie Charteris (the creator of Simon Templar, “The Saint”, as well as many other novels) at some point in November or December 2009, then come back here and leave a comment about whichever Charteris book they read, as a comment post in response to this message.
As a bit of background, here are some links to Leslie Charteris information:
- The Official Leslie Charteris homepage (site www.lesliecharteris.com currently offline)
- Leslie Charteris entry at Wikipedia
- The Saintly Bible: A Guide to the Immortal Works of Leslie Charteris and the Saint Saga
We look forward to seeing your comments here over the course of the next two months!
Scott C. – Just Desserts coordinator
Donald Westlake’s “Get Real”
- Friday, 30 October 2009 11:46
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We finished off our year of mystery fiction discussions in October 2009 by discussing the late Donald Westlake’s 2009 Dortmunder novel Get Real; not true “mystery” novels, the Dortmunder books are more amusing thrillers or “caper” novels, featuring a bumbling group of master thieves whose grand schemes for the next big score inevitably collide with Murphy’s Law.
This book was discussed at the Just Desserts meeting on October 29, 2009. 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.
This was the final Just Desserts meeting for 2009 — we’ll take our traditional November/December hiatus before (hopefully) returning in January with all new authors and titles. Watch for a posting in November encouraging mystery fans to discuss the works of Leslie Charteris here on the blog during our “off” months!
Dortmunder fans — check out The Dortmunder series booklist on BookGuide!
Michael McGarrity’s “Under the Color of Law”
- Tuesday, 29 September 2009 11:43
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During our September 2009 meeting, we discussed Michael Mcgarrity’s 2006 Santa Fe-set mystery/thriller novel Under the Color of Law; part of his Kevin Kerney series. This particular featured newly appointed Police Chief Kerney settling into his job when the murder of a socialite brings an intelligence taskforce to town and stinks of cover-up.
This book was discussed at the Just Desserts meeting on September 24, 2009. 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 on October 29th at South Branch Library (6:45 p.m.), as we discuss Donald Westlake’s final Dortmunder mystery/caper novel, Get Real. This will be final Just Desserts meeting for 2009 — we’ll take our traditional November/December hiatus before returning in January with all new authors and titles.
Margaret Truman’s “Murder at the Library of Congress”
- Thursday, 27 August 2009 11:40
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During our August 2009 meeting, we discussed Margaret Truman’s Washington D.C.-set 1999 mystery novel Murder at the Library of Congress; part of her popular Capital Crimes series. This particular mystery features recurring characters Annabel and Mac, with Annabel doing research in the venerated halls of the Library of Congress when a murder takes place there…at the desk next to hers.
This book was discussed at the Just Desserts meeting on August 27, 2009. 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 on September 24th at South Branch Library (6:45 p.m.), as we discuss Michael McGarrity’s mystery, Under the Color of Law, featuring Kevin Kerney.
Sarah Strohmeyer’s “Bubbles Betrothed”
- Tuesday, 04 August 2009 11:36
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During our July 2009 meeting, we discussed Sarah Strohmeyer’s light-hearted 2005 mystery novel Bubbles Betrothed, featuring former hairdresser and now journalist, Bubbles Yablonsky, as the sleuth. This particular mystery features Bubbles investigating the mystery behind the dispatching of a murder witness, and turmoil on the home front as Bubbles and her boyfriend Steve Stiletto pretend to be engaged.
This book was discussed at the Just Desserts meeting on July 30, 2009. 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 on August 27th at South Branch Library (6:45 p.m.), as we discuss Margaret Truman’s mystery, Murder in the Library of Congress, part of her Capitol Crimes mystery series.