Welcome to the Mystery Books SIG!

Are you hooked on Mystery Books?  Then consider joining the Mystery Books Special Interest Group devoted to mystery books and open to all LLI/NOVA  members.  The SIG will read and discuss authors and books members may not be familiar with, or look at favorite authors and books in a different light.  The Mystery Books SIG generally will meet on the 1^st Monday of the month. Up to date information will be posted on the website.  Join now and help us create a vibrant and fun group.

For information on how to become a part of this group, please contact Mary Lu Bednarsky. (click on the name for contact information)

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Announcements

The Mystery Book Club meets on the first Monday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Kings Park Library.  All are welcome, especially those sleuths who enjoy a good mystery and discussions about it!  Mary Lu et al are looking forward to seeing you.

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April 1 – Monday 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

• Book Selection: I Didn’t Do It by Jaime Lynn Hendricks
  • Murderpalooza, the premier thriller writers conference, is meant to be an exciting celebration of the genre and its preeminent writers. But when bestselling author and industry favorite Kristin Bailey is found dead in her hotel room, four rival authors―a midlister, an egomaniac, a has-been, and a newbie―also get targeted by an anonymous social media account and wonder if they’re next.
  • First, they find themselves bonding to try to find out who’s behind it. As the account taunts them, it slowly reveals secrets that each of them have connected to Kristin―secrets that make them a suspect in each other’s eyes. Soon, they are turning on each other and silently accusing each as a killer. With time running out until the awards ceremony where the social media account has promised a big reveal, the only thing they know for sure is that no one is better at both creating and solving a mystery than the people who write them for a living.
  • Jaime Lynn Hendricks gives the reader a thrilling peek into the thriller writing world and those that inhabit it in this gripping suspense novel.

• Presenter:  Mary Lu Bednarsky

• Location: Kings Park Library (click link for directions).

• Time:  1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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May 6 – Monday 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

• Book Selection: The Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer
  • Beecher White, a young archivist, spends his days working with the most important documents of the U.S. government. He has always been the keeper of other people’s stories, never a part of the story himself…Until now.
  • When Clementine Kaye, Beecher’s first childhood crush, shows up at the National Archives asking for his help tracking down her long-lost father, Beecher tries to impress her by showing her the secret vault where the President of the United States privately reviews classified documents. After they accidentally happen upon a priceless artifact – a 200-hundred-year-old dictionary that once belonged to George Washington, hidden underneath a desk chair, Beecher and Clementine find themselves suddenly entangled in a web of deception, conspiracy, and murder.
  • Soon a man is dead, and Beecher is on the run as he races to learn the truth behind this mysterious national treasure. His search will lead him to discover a coded and ingenious puzzle that conceals a disturbing secret from the founding of our nation. It is a secret, Beecher soon discovers, that some believe is worth killing for.
  • Gripping, fast-paced, and filled with the fascinating historical detail for which he is famous, The Inner Circle is a thrilling novel that once again proves Brad Meltzer as a brilliant author writing at the height of his craft.

• Presenter:  Mary Lu Bednarsky

• Location: Kings Park Library (click link for directions).

• Time:  1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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Future Book Ideas / Authors:

“The Silent Patient” by Alex Michaelides is currently on Amazon for $2.99

“The House of Silk” by Anthony Horowitz on eBay for $1.49 and up

Authors we discussed:

Ruth Ware – A British Author

Deborah Crumbie her latest is “A Bitter Feast”

Harlan Coban – an American Writer

Laura Lippman – most books are centered around Maryland

Alexander McCall Smith – A British Author

Peter Robinson – best known for crime novels set in Yorkshire featuring Insp. Alan Banks

Lisa Gray – the author of PI Jessica Shaw Thriller series

Ngaio Marsh – a New Zealand Author

Ridley Pearson  Children’s fiction and Mystery Thriller

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