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Just Desserts, October 25, 2018: The Nero Wolfe Novels of Rex Stout
Participants in the Just Desserts Mystery Discussion Group share their opinions about books in Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe series. See the Nero Wolfe series handout prepared for the Just Desserts group.
Reading Recommendations from Just Desserts members for March/April 2020
Due to the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, all public meetings of book discussion groups sponsored by the Lincoln City Libraries were temporarily discontinued as of March 20th, 2020. Therefore, the members of the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group, have not been able to share their “Round Robin” reading recommendations at either a March or April 2020 meeting. An e-mail plea was put out to group members to submit their recent reading recommendations via e-mail by the beginning of May, and the following is what had been submitted by Friday, May 8th, 2020:
Here’s the list of mystery, thriller and suspense books recommended by Just Desserts members in March/April 2020:
- The Joe Gunther series by Archer Mayor – past author selection for Just Desserts
- The Night Fire by Michael Connelly – past author selection for Just Desserts
- The Chase by Janet Evanovich and Peter Evanovich – past author selection for Just Desserts
- A Better Man by Louise Penny – past author selection for Just Desserts
- Unto Us a Son is Given by Donna Leon – past author selection for Just Desserts
- The Gervase Fen series by Edmund Crispin, particularly Buried For Pleasure
- The Bryant and May series by Christopher Fowler, particularly Strange Tide and Wild Chamber – past author selection for Just Desserts
- The Big Lie by James Grippando
- The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware (didn’t like)
- My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing
- Trust Me When I Lie by Benjamin Stevenson
- A Forgotten Murder by Jude Deveraux
- Sleeping Beauties and Elevation both by Stephen King
- Fire Sale by Sara Paretsky – past author selection for Just Desserts
- Killing Raven by Margaret Coel – past author selection for Just Desserts
- Chasing Darkness by Robert Crais – past author selection for Just Desserts
- Heart of Barkness by Spencer Quinn (as an audiobook) – past author selection for Just Desserts
- On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle (as an audiobook)
- Killed at the Whim of a Hat by Colin Cotterill (as an audiobook)
- A Conspiracy of Bones by Kathy Reichs – past author selection for Just Desserts
And here were some non-mystery titles some group members also recommended in March/April 2020:
- Beartown by Fredrik Backman
- The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
- The Library Book by Susan Orlean
- Follow My Leader by James B. Garfield (juvenile)
- Mrs. Kennedy and Me by Clint Hill (audiobook & book)
- Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow
What mysteries have you been reading lately that you’d recommend?
Just Desserts: Join the discussion of “Twisted Twenty-Six” by Janet Evanovich
The Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group was unable to meet on April 30th, 2020, due to the libraries suspending all public meetings (starting March 20th) as a safety precaution during the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the group was unable to discuss Twisted Twenty-Six, the 26th entry in the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. If you read this book, and would like to contribute your comments about it, please do so as a reply comment to this blog post, below.
For additional 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, once 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 Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series, including the Twisted Twenty-Six and would you read more of these?
We hope to return to public meetings, including Just Desserts, by this Fall, although watch the libraries’ website and social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) for the latest updates!
Just Desserts: Join the Discussion of the “Risk Agent” series by Ridley Pearson
The Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group was unable to meet on March 26th, 2020, due to the libraries suspending all public meetings (starting March 20th) as a safety precaution during the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the group was unable to discuss the four volumes in the Risk Agent series by thriller writer Ridley Pearson, starting with The Risk Agent. If you read any of the four volumes in this series, and would like to contribute your comments about it/them, please do so as a reply comment to this blog post, below.
For additional 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, once 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 Ridley Pearson’s four-volume Risk Agent series, including the original The Risk Agent and would you read more of these?
We hope to return to public meetings, including Just Desserts, by this Fall, although watch the libraries’ website and social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) for the latest updates!
Just Desserts, April 26, 2018: Ruth Rendell
Participants in the Just Desserts Mystery Discussion Group talk about books by author Ruth Rendell. A handout from this discussion is also available.