Tuesdays With Murder
Mystery Book Discussion Group
The group meets the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the Library Program Room unless noted. Anyone is welcome to drop in on any of the meetings. Listed below is the month-by-month reading for 2008!
January ~ U.S. vs. Russia
It's the detectives of the 87th Precinct vs. Moscow's Inspector Rostnikov as we compare the police procedurals of Ed McBain and Stuart Kaminsky.
February ~ Techie Sleuths
Logon to a mystery in which the sleuth works with computers or advanced technology.
March ~ Sleuths with Spurs
"Holmes on the Range" and other mysteries that take place in the Old West.
April ~ "Guilty as Charged!"
Anne Perry may be the only mystery writer who has been convicted of murder. Read all about it this month as we compare her two series that take place in Victorian England. One features Inspector Thomas Pitt and his wife Charlotte, while the other features the forgetful Inspector William Monk.
May ~ Shades of Israel Zangwill!
Israel Zangwill published the first novel-length "locked room" mystery in 1891 (The Big Bow Mystery). Tonight we inspect the locked room genre.
June ~ And the winner is ...
Examine some of the many Edgar or Anthony Award winning novels.
July ~ Murder on the Menu
Use recipe from your favorite mystery with a menu for an evening of potluck dining and discussion. Location to be announced.
August ~ Those Mysterious Badgers
Choose from among the many excellent Wisconsin msytery writers.
September ~ From the Hallowed Halls of Learning
Head back to school this month with a professor-as-sleuth novel.
October ~ Qui Xialong ("Cho Shaw-long")
We hope to bring Mr. Qui to Baraboo for a program in early November. His novel, Death of a Red Heroine, was called "the best mystery novel of the year" by National Public Radio. In 2006, the Wall Street Journal named it the third best political novel of all time. There are now five books in the series.
November ~ "All the World's a Stage"
Audition mysteries in which the sleuth is involved in acting or the stage.
December ~ "No Time to Read!"
No time? No problem, as we investigate mystery short stories and themed short story collections.
Updated April 15, 2008