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Tag Archives: thriller
John Sandford’s “Field of Prey”
When the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on February 25th, 2016, 20 of us enjoyed discussing Field of Prey, a recent (2014) entry in John Sandford’s hugely popular “Lucas Davenport” series. Whether or not you attended the actual meeting, you are welcome to share your own thoughts and opinions about Field of Prey, or the rest of 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 Field of Prey and the “Lucas Davenport” mystery/thriller series by John Sandford?
Just Desserts will be celebrating our 100th meeting on March 31st, 2016 — with a special “super-sized” meeting at the Walt Branch Library (one time only). All attendees will be asked to share some comments about their all-time favorite mystery novel or short-story collection. There will be door prizes and a trivia contest! We hope you’ll join us!
We hope to see you then!
Steve Martini’s “The Enemy Inside”
When the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on September 24th, 2015, 13 of us enjoyed discussing The Enemy Inside, the latest volume in the Paul Madriani legal/political thriller series by Steve Martini. Whether or not you attended the actual meeting, you are welcome to share your own thoughts and opinions about these novels 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 Paul Madriani legal/political thriller series by Steve Martini?
Join us for our next meeting on October 29th, 2015, 6:30 p.m. at the South Branch Library — our final meeting of 2015! We’ll be discussing The Dead Will Tell, a recent volume in the “Kate Burkholder” Amish country police procedural series, by Linda Castillo.
We hope to see you then!
Laura Lippman’s “After I’m Gone”
When the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on September 25th, 2014, 19 of us enjoyed discussing Laura Lippman’s After I’m Gone, a new stand-alone book by the author of the popular Tess Monaghan 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 After I’m Gone by Laura Lippman?
Join us next on October 30th, 2014, 6:30 p.m. at the South Branch Library, for our final in-person meeting of 2014. We’ll be discussing the first seven volumes in the White House Chef mystery series, starting with State of the Onion; these books are written by Julie Hyzy!
We hope to see you then!
Hank Phillippi Ryan’s “The Other Woman”
When the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on August 28th, 2014, 17 of us enjoyed discussing Hank Phillippi Ryan’s The Other Woman, the first book in that author’s brand new Jane Ryland/Jake Brogan series. Due to a faulty air conditioner at our normal location — South Branch — we temporarily relocated to Walt Branch for this one meeting. [ Check out our Jane Ryland/Jake Brogan series handout ]
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 Other Woman by Hank Phillippi Ryan?
Join us next on September 25th, 2014, 6:30 p.m. at the South Branch Library. We’ll be discussing After I’m Gone, a mystery/thriller by Laura Lippman!
We hope to see you then!
Stuart Woods’ “Doing Hard Time”
When the Just Desserts mystery fiction discussion group met on July 31st, 2014, 17 of us enjoyed discussing Stuart Woods’ Doing Hard Time, the 27th volume in that author’s hugely successful Stone Barrington series. [ see our The Works of Stuart Woods handout ]
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 Doing Hard Time by Stuart Woods?
Join us next on August 28th, 2014, 6:30 p.m. at the South Branch Library. We’ll be discussing The Other Woman, first novel in a new series by Hank Phillippi Ryan!
We hope to see you then!