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Join the discussion of Victoria Thompson’s “Gaslight Mystery” series

The Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group held its third monthly in-person meeting, following over a year on Zoom, on September 30th, 2021. Fourteen attendees discussed the historical mystery novels “The Gaslight Mystery” series, by author Victoria Thompson. If you’ve read any of the 32 volumes in The Gaslight Mystery series, and would like to contribute your comments about it, please do so as a reply comment to this blog post, below.

For reminders about upcoming Just Desserts meetings (once they resume) and/or other announcements of interest to mystery fans, don’t forget to sign up for the Just Desserts e-mail list. Or, now that in-person meetings are possible again, 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!

So…What did you think of “The Gaslight Mystery” series? Have you read others by Victoria Thompson?

The following handout was prepared for the members of Just Desserts: The Gaslight Mystery series by Victoria Thompson.

Now that we’ve returned to in-person public meetings again, we hope to see you at future gatherings of the Just Desserts group. Watch the libraries’ website and social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) for the latest updates! In the meantime, we hope Just Desserters will join us on October 28th, 2021, in our season finale for 2021, for a discussion of the entire “Easy Rawlins” series by Walter Mosley.

Join the discussion of Ruth Ware’s “One by One”

The Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group held its second monthly in-person meeting, following over a year on Zoom, on July 29th, 2021. Twenty-one attendees discussed the stand-alone thriller One by One by author Ruth Ware. If you read One by One, and would like to contribute your comments about it, please do so as a reply comment to this blog post, below.

For reminders about upcoming Just Desserts meetings (once they resume) and/or other announcements of interest to mystery fans, don’t forget to sign up for the Just Desserts e-mail list. Or, now that in-person meetings are possible again, 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!

So…What did you think of One by One? Have you read others by Ruth Ware?

The following handout was prepared for the members of Just Desserts: The Suspense Novels of Ruth Ware.

Now that we’ve returned to in-person public meetings again, we hope to see you at future gatherings of the Just Desserts group. Watch the libraries’ website and social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) for the latest updates! In the meantime, we hope Just Desserters will join us on August 26th, 2021, for a discussion of the suspense novel The Red Lotus by Chris Bohjalian.

Reading Recommendations from Just Desserts Members – June 2021

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

At the June 2021 Just Desserts meeting that took place online using Zoom meeting software, 10 members participated in a discussion of Michael Connelly’s “Fair Warning”. Following that discussion, 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 June 2021:

And here were some non-mystery titles some group members also recommended in June 2020:

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

Join the discussion of Michael Connelly’s “Fair Warning”

After 10 months of Zoom meetings, tThe Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group held its first monthly in-person meeting on June 24th, 2021. 10 Attendees discussed the latest entry in the Jack McEvoy series by author Michael Connelly. If you read Fair Warning, and would like to contribute your comments about it, please do so as a reply comment to this blog post, below.

For reminders about upcoming Just Desserts meetings (once they resume) and/or other announcements of interest to mystery fans, don’t forget to sign up for the Just Desserts e-mail list. Or, now that in-person meetings are possible again, 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!

So…What did you think of Fair Warning? Have you read the earlier works in this series?

The following handout was prepared for the members of Just Desserts: The Jack McEvoy series by Michael Connelly.

Now that we’ve returned to in-person public meetings again, we hope to see you at future gatherings of the Just Desserts group. Watch the libraries’ website and social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) for the latest updates! In the meantime, we hope Just Desserters will join us on July 29th, 2021, for a discussion of the suspense novel One by One by Ruth Ware.

Reading Recommendations from Just Desserts members – May 2021

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:

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

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