Reading Recommendations from Just Desserts members – May 2021

Friday, 28 May 2021 15:56

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Hey, mystery fans! Looking for something good to read?

Following the “Series Share” portion of the meeting, we held our monthly round robin in which all 14 attendees were able to share recommendations of what other books they’ve been reading recently.

Here’s the list of mystery, thriller and suspense books recommended by Just Desserts members in May 2021:

• An Obvious Fact, Western Star and Next to Last Stand, in the Walt Longmire series by Craig Johnson (all as audiobook re-reads) – past author selection for Just Desserts
• Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem
• Camino Winds by John Grisham
• A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny – past author selection for Just Desserts
• The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
• Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier
• Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
• Say You’re Sorry by Karen Rose
• Several books by prolific British author Roy Lewis, including Murder in the Barn and Murder in the Manor (both in the Arnold Landon series)
• Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths – past author selection for Just Desserts
• The Lost Village by Neil Spring
• Who is Maud Dixon by Alexandra Andrews
• Alone by Kendra Elliot

And here were some non-mystery titles some group members also recommended in May 2021:

• Ghost Boys by Jewel Parker Rhodes
• The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg
• Britt Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
• The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner
• The Princess Spy by Larry Loftiss
• Miss Julia Happily Ever After by Ann B. Ross
• Ophie’s Ghost by Justina Ireland

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