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Murder Among Friends

We Now Have Our Mystery Book List for 2022!

August 20, 2021
Book cover for The Tiger in Smoke by Margery Allingham

Here is the list with their authors with links to both the current copy of the book at the library, and links under the Author names to their websites.

Members met last night to determine which books we will be reading and discussing in 2022. Here's what we came up with:

Author Title Month
     
Ace, Cathy The Case of the Dotty Dowager Jul. 21st *Note: We are starting this meeting at 6:00 p.m. instead of 7:00 p.m.
Calkins, Susanna Murder Knocks Twice Mar. 17th
Griffiths, Elly Crossing Places Jan. 20th
Jones, Darynda A Bad Day for SunshineApr. Apr. 13th *Note: this is a Wednesay but we'll still meet at 7:00 p.m.
McPherson, Catriona Scot Free Feb. 17th 
Osman, Richard The Thursday Murder Club Nov. 17th 
Rader-Day, Lori Death at Greenway June 16th
Ryan, Hank Phillippi Her Perfect Life May 19th
Thomas, Sherry A Study in Scarlet Women Oct. 20th
Winspear, Jacqueline Maisie Dobbs Dec. 15th
     
Mystery Genre Mavin*:     
Allingham, Margery Tiger in Smoke Sept. 15th
* Our Genre "Mavins" are authors who have helped define the Crime genre and mystery sub-genres (traditional, police procedural, private eye, espionage and thrillers, etc.) Of these, Margery Allingham is considered one of the best of the "Golden Age" of mystery writers that includes Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Josephine Tey, and Ngaio Marsh, among others.
   
Planning Meeting for 2023  Aug. 18th, 2022  

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