A Killing in the Hills by Julia Keller

We will be discussing A Killing in the Hills by Julia Keller at our first meeting of 2013 on January 23rd.


Watch the video below for a musical book trailer to get you into the mood of the novel.

Christmas Dinner and Book Discussion

We're celebrating the holidays at our annual Christmas Dinner at a local restaurant on December 26 at 6:30 p.m.

 Following dinner, we'll be discussing In the Bleak Mid-Winter  by Julia Spencer-Fleming.

2002 Agatha Award for Best First Novel
2003 Anthony Award for Best First Novel
2003 Barry Award for Best First Novel
2003 Macavity Award for Best First Novel

If you plan to attend the dinner and book discussion, contact Bonnie at bstrope@lickingcountylibrary.info or 740.349.5524.

 

  

1222: A Hanne Wilhemsen Novel by Anne Holt

Reading Guide

November 28, 2012 @ 6:30 p.m.

From Norway's bestselling crime writer comes a suspenseful locked-room mystery set in an isolated hotel where guests who are stranded during a monumental snowstorm begin turning up dead.

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Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo

 
 
 
 

Our October book is Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo.  This is the first book in the series featuring Kate Burkholder, the former Amish Police Chief of Painters Mill, Ohio.

“Think Harrison Ford in the movie Witness and add just a touch of the Coen brothers’ Fargo and you have the feel of this brilliant, nail-biting thriller. . . . Very dark, intricate and packed with twists, it literally chokes the breath from your body. It’s that good.” —Daily Mail (UK)

Copies of the book will be available for checkout at the Newark Library's circulation desk.  

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Dissolution by C.J. Sansom

Our September book title is Dissolution: A Matthew Shardlake Mystery by C.J. Sansom.

6:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 26
Upper Level Meeting Room, Newark Library

Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson

Join us on August 22 when we will be discussing the fourth book in the Walt Longmire series by Craig Johnson,  Another Man's Moccasins.   
 Reading Guide

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Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark

July 25, 2012 @ 6:30 p.m.
Newark Library Conference Room

Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark
Rachel Knight series, Book 1

Book Summary:
A Deputy DA specializing in high-profile cases, Rachel Knight is addicted to her work and fiercely loyal to her friends. But when her colleague Jake is found dead in a seedy Los Angeles hotel room next to the body of a teenage male prostitute, Rachel realizes she might not know those around her as well as she thinks.

Marcia Clark discusses her writing career at the Orlando Public Library.

A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd

Please join us on June 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Newark Library for a discussion of A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford Series #1) by Charles Todd.  Copies of the book are available for checkout at the Newark Library.

Publishers Weekly:

The winning first in a new WWI series from the bestselling mother-son Todds (A Matter of Justice and 10 other Inspector Rutledge mysteries) introduces Bess Crawford, a resourceful British army nurse who's injured when her ship is sunk in 1916. While convalescing in England, Bess is tormented because she's put off delivering a message from Arthur Graham, a dying soldier under her care for whom she'd developed strong feelings, to his family. Her own brush with death prompts her to travel to Kent and transmit Arthur's cryptic last words to one of his three brothers. Bess becomes further enmeshed in the family's affairs after she learns the obscure message may relate to Graham's half-brother, Peregrine, who was committed to a local asylum for a girl's murder years before. The more Bess seeks to sate her curiosity, the more she suspects that the truth about the murder was suppressed. Fans of independent women sleuths like Maisie Dobbs will welcome this new addition to their ranks.

The Keeper of Lost Causes

Our group met last night to discuss The Keeper of Lost Causes, the first book in the Department Q series by Jussi Adler-Olsen, and it was basically a lovefest.   This book is a great choice for a book club as it has everything -- well-developed and interesting characters, fast-moving plot, suspense, crisp dialogue and subtle humor.  We rated it a 4.7 on a scale of 5.  Highly recommended.

The Absent One, book 2 in the series, is due to be released in the United States in August, 2012.

Movie rights have been sold and a 4-film series is planned with filming due to start in October.

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Newark Library Hosts Two Local Mystery Authors

The Newark Library hosts two local authors, J. Michael Demko and Carolyn Williams, for a discussion of their mystery novels at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 30, 2012, at the Newark Library, 101 West Main Street.  The authors' books will be available for purchase and signing following their talks.

J. Michael Demko's law enforcement background includes the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Reynoldsburg Police Department. Demko is also a past president of the Ohio Crime Prevention Association and a former combat Marine. He lives in Central Ohio with his family. He has published two novels featuring Ohio police officer David Chandler, Flaming Sundown and Ace.

Flaming Sundown:
 Silverlake is a suburban community of Columbus Ohio. in which a burglar rapist has selected single women living in the city as his victims. He has made his plans and knows when he will strike and where. David Chandler, a rookie police officer, is able to identify when the criminal will strike, but he has no idea where. With everyone on the Police Department having a theory about the criminal, no one believes David knows anything more about the case than they do. David is forced to join forces with Sergeant William Romp who is the only one with faith in the new officer.



 
Carolyn Williams is a lifelong resident of Ohio and a member of the German Village Writer's Guild. Mystery in the Pines is her first novel.

Mystery in the Pines

Accustomed to privilege as the daughter of the owner of the town's newspaper, Connie Winthrop is unprepared for the dangers in store. Eager to please her father as a journalist, Connie has been dedicating herself to the biggest story of her career. When Mr. Winthrop gets word of a series of gas explosions, he sends Connie to cover the case. Forced to spend the night in a seedy motel, Connie is alarmed when several men try to break into her room. She doesn't know this is only the beginning. Very quickly Connie learns she cannot depend on her father to rescue her from the peril she finds herself in.

Registration is not required.  Come and meet these two talented local authors.

 

Red on Red by Edward Conlon

We will be discussing Red on Red by Edward Conlon at our next meeting on April 25th at 6:30 p.m. in the Upper Level Conference Room of the Newark Library. Copies of the book are available to be checked out at the Newark Library.

2012 Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel

Library Journal Review

NYPD detective Conlon follows up his first-class memoir, Blue Blood, with this superb first novel. Set in upper Manhattan's Dominican-dominated Washington Heights, it is a police procedural with a potent mix of strong story line, police jargon, crisp dialog, black humor, bleakness, gangs, drugs, shootings, murders, and suicide, with complicated romances thrown in.
    

 Read the NPR review of Red on Red here.

 

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The Long Fall by Walter Mosley

At our next meeting on March 28th, we'll be discussing The Long Fall, the first book in Walter Mosley's latest series featuring Leonid McGill, a New York private detective. 

Watch the book trailer here.

Mystery Gook Group to Welcome Guest Speaker on Art Theft and Detection

The Booked to Death Mystery Group at the Newark Library will welcome a guest speaker at their February 22 discussion of The Art Thief  by Noah Charney.  David Jackson, a retired British police officer with 25 years' experience as a SWAT officer (including royalty protection), Art and Antiques officer, and detective (drug trafficking and counter terrorism), will speak to the group about his experiences in various branches of British law enforcement including art theft and detection.

The discussion will take place at 6:30 p.m. in Meeting Room A at the Newark Library, 101 West Main Street, Newark, Ohio.  Copies of The Art Thief are available for checkout at the Newark Library.

This event is free and open to the public.