Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran

We will be discussing the first book in the Claire DeWitt series, Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead, at our August 28th meeting. 

Author Bio

White Heat by M. J. McGrath

 
Cool off by joining us for a discussion of White Heat by M. J. Grath.  Set in the Canadian Artic, this is the first book in the Edie Kiglatuk series. 

Author's Website

Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award, White Heat is the first book in the gripping Edie Kiglatuk Mystery Series, with "an Arctic setting so real it’ll give you frostbite" (Dana Stabenow, author of A Cold Day for Murder)

In a Dry Season by Peter Robinson

The book for our June 26 meeting is In a Dry Season (#10, Inspector Banks series) by Peter Robinson.  

"Peter Robinson, internationally acclaimed author of literary suspense, knows the serenity found in the rustic Yorkshire countryside can be deceptive. For evil can strike in the most pastoral of surroundings, and go unpunished for years-even decades.Water is the essence of life. Yet during a dry season, when supply cannot meet demand, the precious commodity rapidly drains from a manmade resevoir to reveal a forgotten town that was sacrificed for the sake of water.A blistering summer has struck, and thirst has consumed the resources provided by the Thornfield Resevoir, unmasking the remains of Hobbs End, a small village at its bottom that ceased to exist in post World War II England. A curious child thinks of the resurfaced hamlet as a mystical playground, until he unearths a human skeleton...."

Mr. Churchill's Secretary

Join us for a discussion of Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal on May 22 at 6:30 p.m., Newark Library.

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The History of Bletchley Park

PBS - Bletchley Circle

Red Means Run by Brad Smith

 

We will be reading Red Means Run by Brad Smith for our April 24th meeting.  Copies are available for checkout at the Newark Library's Circulation Desk.

Crime Always Pays: The St. Patrick’s Day Massacre; Or, Five Years of ...

Crime Always Pays: The St. Patrick’s Day Massacre; Or, Five Years of ...: Crime Always Pays has been on the go for roughly five years now, and I’ve read some terrific Irish crime novels during that time. With St Pa...

The Dramatist by Ken Bruen

We will be discussing The Dramatist, the fourth book in the Jack Taylor series by Ken Bruen at our next meeting

Click here for a Daily Beast article on Why You Should Read Ken Bruen.

We will celebrate a late St. Patrick's Day with Irish fairy cakes.

Where:  Newark Library, Conference Room
When:    March 27th @ 6:30 pm

The Cutting Season by Attica Locke

Wednesday, February 26, 2013

In honor of Black History Month, we are reading The Cutting Season by Attica Locke for our February book group meeting.

Summary (from Amazon): For many native Louisianans, Belle Vie, a large antebellum plantation situated between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, is a symbol of beauty and the South's genteel past. For others, it is a monumental reminder of the evils of slavery. The estate becomes the center of further controversy when a young woman is found lying facedown in a shallow grave, her throat cut clean.

Author's website.

 

Our December dinner was canceled due to a Level 2 snowstorm, so we're holding our February meeting at a local restaurant on February 26th at 6:30 pm.  If you haven't registered, please contact Bonnie at 740.349.5524 or email her at bstrope@lickingcountylibrary.info.

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.