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Carolyn G. Hart’s “Death on Demand” series
When the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on October 24th, 2013, 21 of us enjoyed discussing the Death on Demand series by Carolyn G. Hart; participants were asked to read any of the first 10 volumes in this 20+ volume series, and we discussed them all in general terms.
Whether or not you attended the actual meeting, you are welcome to share your own thoughts and opinions about 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 the early volumes in the Death on Demand series by Carolyn G. Hart?
The Just Desserts group will now take our annual November/December hiatus, and will return in January with all-new meetings and all-new authors. Watch for a post in early November that encourages Just Desserts members to continue with reading mysteries over the hiatus!
September 2013 Reading Recommendations from Just Desserts members
Here is the list of reading recommendations from the September 2013 Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group meeting. After discussing our book-of-the-month, the group did a round robin, asking members to say what they’d been reading lately that they’d recommend.
Here is the list of titles that were hot with this mystery-savvy bunch of readers in September:
MYSTERIES/THRILLERS/SUSPENSE
- Mystery Scene magazine — link goes to the official website for the magazine; the libraries do not subscribe to this magazine at this time
- Old Bones by Aaron Elkins
- Blood, Ash and Bone by Tina Whittle
- Midnight at Marble Arch by Anne Perry
- Inferno by Dan Brown
- Something Borrowed, Someone Dead by M.C. Beaton
- The Coffeehouse Mystery series by Cleo Coyle
- The works of The works of Joanne Fluke
- A Serpent’s Tooth by Craig Johnson
- Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich
- Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger
- Murder of a Stacked Librarian by Denise Swanson
- Murder at Death’s Hotel by Kenneth M. Cameron
- Second Watch by J.A. Jance
- Ready to Die by Lisa Jackson
- Watchin the Dark by Peter Robinson
- Bones of the Lost by Kathy Reichs
- Spider’s Web by Margaret Coel
- The Hercule Poirot stories by Agatha Christie
- The Embroidery series by Monica Ferris
- The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner
- Last Wool and Testament by Molly Macrae
- W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton
- Killing Custer by Margaret Coel
- The Final Cut by Catherine Coulter
- The Beast by Faye Kellerman
- Stranded by Alex Kava
- The Toby Neal series as Kindle files (Broken Ferns, Black Jasmine, Blood Orchids)
- The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (a.k.a. J.K. Rowling)
NON-MYSTERIES
- Heads in Beds by Jacob Tomsky
- The entire Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
- Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield
What you been reading lately that you’d recommend?
Lisa Gardner’s “Alone”
When the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on September 26th, 2013, 13 of us enjoyed discussing Lisa Gardner’s Alone, the first volume in her popular D.D. Warren series.
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.
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 Alone by Lisa Gardner?
Join us next on October 24th at the South Branch Library for a general discussion of the first 10 volumes in Carolyn G. Hart’s fan-favorite Death on Demand series. Here’s a list (with links to our catalog) of those first ten volumes:
- Death on Demand [1987]
- Design for Murder [1988]
- Something Wicked [1988]
- Honeymoon With Murder [1988]
- A Little Class on Murder [1989]
- Deadly Valentine [1990]
- The Christie Caper [1991]
- Southern Ghost [1992]
- Mint Julep Murder [1995]
- Yankee Doodle Dead [1998]
August 2013 Reading Recommendations from Just Desserts members
Here is the list of reading recommendations from the August 2013 Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group meeting. After discussing our book-of-the-month, the group did a round robin, asking members to say what they’d been reading lately that they’d recommend.
Here is the list of titles that were hot with this mystery-savvy bunch of readers in August:
MYSTERIES/THRILLERS/SUSPENSE
- Mystery Scene magazine — link goes to the official website for the magazine; the libraries do not subscribe to this magazine at this time
- Death Angel by Linda Fairstein
- The Beast by Faye Kellerman
- Stranded by Alex Kava
- Crime of Privilege by Walter Walker
- Murder in Thrall by Anne Cleeland
- Sherlock on DVD
- Dying for Chocolate by Diane Mott Davidson
- Video Kill by Joanne Fluke
- A Wanted Man by Lee Child (on CD) [a past Just Desserts selected author]
- Brunetti’s Cookbook by Donna Leon and Roberto Pianaro
- The Monkey’s Raincoat by Robert Crais [a past Just Desserts selected author]
- The Toby Neal series as Kindle files (Broken Ferns, Black Jasmine, Blood Orchids)
- The Fudge Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke
- Fun and Games by Duane Swierczynski
- The Racketeer by John Grisham
- The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (a.k.a. J.K. Rowling)
- The Highway by C.J. Box
- The Killing Floor by Lee Child
- Don’t Tell a Soul by David Rosenfelt
- Heart of Ice by P.J. Parrish
- Gluten for Punishment by Nancy Parra
- Joyland by Stephen King (gave up on this one)
- Mistress by John Patterson and David Ellis
- Kinsey & Me by Sue Grafton
NON-MYSTERIES
- Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson
- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce [the 2013 One Book – One Lincoln winner]
- Letters From Skye by Jessica Brockmole
- 17 cents and a Dream by Daniel Milstein
- Heads in Beds by Jacob Tomsky
- The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs
- The Soloist by Mark Salzman
- Hidden Order by Brad Thor
- Lunatic Café by Laurell K. HamiltonThe Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
- Little Bee by Chris Cleeve
- The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks
- Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson
What you been reading lately that you’d recommend?
Joanne Fluke’s “The Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder”
When the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on August 29th, 2013, 18 of us enjoyed discussing Joanne Fluke’s original first volume in the popular Hannah Swensen series, The Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder.
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.
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 The Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke?
Join us next on September 26th at the South Branch Library for discussion of Lisa Gardner’s first D.D. Warren mystery, Alone!