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Sue Grafton’s “M is for Malice”

misformaliceJust Desserts Logo 225During our October 2010 meeting, the Just Desserts mystery fiction group discussed Sue Graftson’s 13th Kinsey Millhone mystery, M is for Malice.

This book was discussed at the Just Desserts meeting on October 28th, 2010. Whether or not you attended the actual meeting, you are welcome to share your own thoughts and opinions about this book (and series) in a reply comment to this blog post, below.

The Just Desserts group is going on its traditional Nov/Dec hiatus (so as not to conflict with end-of-month holidays). Join us next on January 27th, 2011, at South Branch Library (6:45 p.m.), as we discuss author Spencer Quinn’s Dog On It, the first in a popular new series that’s already seen three volumes released. Additional titles for upcoming months’ discussions have also been posted to the Book Groups page on the libraries’ BookGuide web site.

And, for additional reminders about upcoming Just Desserts meetings, 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!

September 2010 Mystery Recommendations From Just Desserts Members

Just Desserts Logo 225Hey, mystery fans! Looking for something good to read?

At the September Just Desserts meeting last week, after discussing our monthly “assigned” book, we did a round robin at the table, asking attendees to share what mysteries they’d been reading lately that they felt they could recommend. Here’s a list of the novels that were hot last month with this mystery-savvy crowd:

  • The Lisbeth Salander series by Stieg Larsson
  • Pushing Up Bluebonnets by Leann Sweeney
  • The Cat, the Professor and the Poison by Leann Sweeney
  • The Death on Demand series by Carolyn G. Hart
  • The Sister Agatha mystery series by Aimee Thurlo
  • The Melanie Travis series by Laurian Berenson
  • The Nero Wolfe series by Rex Stout (a previous selection of Just Desserts)
  • The Billy Boyle series by James R. Benn
  • The Case of the Hook-Billed Kite by J.S. Borthwick
  • The Tulip Virus by Danielle Hermans
  • A Dilly of a Death by Susan Wittig Albert
  • Red Delicious Death by Sheila Connelly
  • State Fair and others in the Benni Harper series by Earlene Fowler
  • Last to Die by Kate Brady (author web site)
  • The Serpent’s Tale by Arianna Franklin
  • The Spellman Family series by Lisa Lutz
  • The Messenger of Athens by Anne Zouroudi
  • Various volumes in The Hardy Boys series by Franklin Dixon
  • The Lion by Nelson DeMille
  • The Dave Robicheaux series by James Lee Burke (a previous selection of Just Desserts)
  • Real Murders by Charlaine Harris
  • Ghost at Work by Carolyn G. Hart

So, what mysteries have you been reading that you’d recommend?

July 2010 mystery recommendations from Just Desserts members

Just Desserts Logo 225Hey, mystery fans! Looking for something good to read?

At the July Just Desserts meeting last week, after discussing our monthly “assigned” book, we did a round robin at the table, asking attendees to share what mysteries they’d been reading lately that they felt they could recommend. We had a record-breaking attendance for the July meeting, so here’s a longer-than-usual list of the novels that were hot last month with this mystery-savvy crowd:

  • Blood Ties by Kay Hooper
  • Sink Trap by Christy Evans
  • The Ghost and the Dead Man’s Library by Alice Kimberly (a.k.a. Cleo Coyle)
  • The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
  • The Women’s Mystery Club series by James Patterson
  • The Lion by Nelson DeMille
  • The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
  • Murphy’s Law by Rhys Bowen
  • Heat Wave by Richard Castle
  • In the Woods by Tana French
  • The Knitting Mystery series by Maggie Sefton
  • Knit, Purl and Die by Anne Canadeo
  • False Witness by Aimee Thurlo
  • Sweet Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
  • A Catered Wedding by Isis Crawford
  • Cat of the Century by Rita Mae Brown
  • Closet Confidential by Mary Jane Maffini
  • Seneca Falls Inheritance by Miriam Grace Monfredo
  • Winter Study by Nevada Barr (part of the Anna Pigeon series, previously discussed by Just Desserts)
  • Bleeding Kansas by Sara Paretsky
  • The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
  • The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon
  • Junkyard Dogs by Craig Johnson

So, what mysteries have you been reading that you’d recommend?

June 2010 mystery suggestions from Just Desserts members

Just Desserts Logo 225Hey, mystery fans! Looking for something good to read?

At the June Just Desserts meeting last night, after discussing our monthly “assigned” book, we did a round robin at the table, asking attendees to share what mysteries they’d been reading lately that they felt they could recommend. Here’s a list of the novels that were hot in June with this mystery-savvy crowd:

  • The Sister Agatha series by Aimee and David Thurlo, specifically Bad Faith, and Thief in Retreat
  • Blood Memory by Greg Iles
  • Deception by Jonathan Kellerman
  • A Stranger in the Family by Robert Barnard
  • Sew Deadly by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
  • The Lisbeth Salander trilogy by Stieg Larsson
  • The Jim West series by Bob Doerr (not currently owned by Lincoln City Libraries)
  • The Aunt Dimity series by Nancy Atherton
  • The Kevin Kerney series by Michael McGarrity (previously used for Just Desserts discussion)
  • The Kate Shugak series by Dana Stabenow (previously used for Just Desserts discussion)
  • The Book of Old Houses by Sarah Graves, part of the Home Repair is Homicide series
  • Ghost at Work by Carolyn G. Hart
  • The Harper Connelly series by Charlaine Harris

So…what mysteries have YOU been reading that you’d recommend?

Final three Just Desserts titles selected for 2010

Just Desserts Logo 225Mystery fans — the titles for discussion at the August, September and October 2010 Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group meetings have now been posted on the libraries’ BookGuide site.

purplecaneroadIn August, we’ll be reading one of James Lee Burke’s Dave Robicheaux mysteries set in New Orleans — Purple Cane Road.

spellmanfilesIn September, we’ll sample the first in the madcap humorous mystery series featuring the Spellman family — The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz.

misformaliceAnd for our final gathering of the year in October, we’ll read and discuss one of Sue Grafton’s classic Alphabet Mystery series, featuring Kinsey Milhone — M is for Malice, considered one of the best in the series.

If you’re a mystery fan who hasn’t joined us for previous gatherings, please consider reading one of these titles and coming to discuss it with fellow mystery readers. You’ll find all the information about dates and times at the Just Desserts section of our Book Groups page.