Tracy clark is the author of the highly acclaimed chicago mystery series featuring exhomicide cop turned pi cassandra raines, a harddriving, africanamerican protagonist who works the mean streets of the windy city dodging cops, cons, killers, and thugs. As the name implies, the eclectic book club reads a variety of. Mystery readers book club tulsa city county library. Murder in the mansion gold coast 1 west elm st chicago, il 60610 773 7775000. The mystery guild book club selection allows members to browse through specific subjects, such as horror, historically, cozy, spy, thriller, classic, british, police and american detective mystery. This is a great debut and premise for a tradional mystery book, especially for a fan of agatha christie and muder, she wrote. Murder mystery dinner parties are interactive parties that can be customized for your event. An intriguing new mystery featuring chicago private investigator dek elstrommen are dying in chicago. Its full of murder, mystery, lust, hate, love, trust, jealousy, power struggles, hope, forgiveness, and advice on life and death. The mystery book lovers club started in march of 2015 as a casual group of serious readers located mostly in the founders grove neighborhood, central. With seven clubs to choose from, theres something for every crimeand mystery related taste.
Book club groups in chicago heres a look at some book club groups near chicago. This group is created for readers and writers in chicago and for outoftowners who want to celebrate our local literary community as well as books set h. Gallery for a suspenseful mystery set in the dazzling world of international art. If your group likes culinary mysteries im sure you could do this with slightly different twists. Our book group once agreed to read a culinary mystery everyone chose a different book and bring an appetizer or dessert recipe from the book. If youd like to host your book club at the book cellar, or if you have any questions. Current club members will receive an email with a link by 424.
Mystery lovers book club explores the mystery genre in all forms, from historical mysteries, modern crime, suspense, thrillers, and everything in between. Michigan avenue, 2nd floor chicago, il 60601 american writers museum executive offices 180 n. Save interactive murder mystery tiki party on the chicago river 05222020 starts at 7. She received anthony award, lefty award and shamus award nominations for her series debut, broken places, which was also. While investigating a case of insurance fraud perpetrated on a poor family from chicagos south side, private detective v. The erie centre book clubs membership includes residents of multiple chicago neighborhoods, chicagoarea suburbs and northwest indiana jan 21, 2011. Then chicago paranormal romance book club is the place to be. This book club is primarily for women in their 20s who recently moved to chicago especially those who recently graduated school and are starting a career. Crime clubs started in the early days of the bookshop, our subscription clubs are a means of giving readers and collectors access to signed first editions from the best authors working in the genre. She lives in the real city of oakwood, ohio, where she teaches writing at a local community college. An intriguing new mystery featuring chicago private investigator dek elstrom men are dying in chicago. My book club has been meeting once a week for four years.
After the written word, her passions include her husband, her son and daughter, hiking, tennis, and strong black coffee, not necessarily in that order. This group is for mystery readers and writers alike. The west belmont book club members gather to catch up and. The goal is to get together monthly to socialize, discuss novels, and make new friends while enjoying some wine or coffee, of course. Whether you belong to a crime and thriller book club, or just need some mystery books for your next club meeting, weve got 15 thriller and mystery book club recommendations for you. The book cellar welcomes book clubs looking for an inviting atmosphere and central location to. Our adult book clubs at the chicago public library have been in existence. One of the best and oldest murdermystery events in. Features character driven mysteries with nothing too cozy, gritty or graphic. There are a lot of devastating moments that will make you take a step back and think and cry about lifeand your mother. Rather than waste time searching by author through shelves at the bookstore, why not take advantage of the mystery guild and find the kind of.
An incisive look into the hasidic jewish community lends an extra layer of appeal to this novel that features a spunky heroine. Charley carpenter and her friend frankie begun to investigate the murders and caused a headache for detective marc trenault and paul brixton. Join cpls masterpiece book clubs chicago public library. Find over 70 murder mystery groups with 15690 members near you and meet people in your local community who share your interests. It is the clubs goal to make sure you are so enthralled in a book that you stay up all night to finish it. Top mysteries for book clubs to read bookbrowse blog. The mystery guild book club is a onestop shop for all of your mystery novel needs and prides itself on providing only the most thrilling, frightening and captivating titles. The mystery readers book club public group facebook. As rebekah becomes unwitting sleuth to this mystery, she must not only search for the truth but confront her own painful legacy. The combination of historical fiction, with a touch of fantasy, feminism, and nazis made it one i couldn.
Our latest prize book is ask again, yes by mary beth keane, an extraordinary novel that is now available in paperback. Jun 26, 2018 a collection of all previous book club selections from merrick librarys mystery lovers see more ideas about books, books to read and novels. Simply discuss what youve been reading and get suggestions from others. This months selection is and then there were none by agatha christie. There are book club in a bag kits to guide any branch interested in. A snapshot of wheatons women, words and wine book club. The best mystery book club recommendations as long as we both shall live by joann chaney. Save over 40% all preorders are available at the membership price or one member credit, and because they are shipped separately, preorders are not eligible for feature selection bundle prices. Not ordinary men, but rich men, powerful men, men who control the city.
In this irresistible cozy mystery from the usa today bestselling author of the book club murders, amateur sleuth charley carpenter fights to avenge a crime that hits far too close to home. Book clubs welcoming readers with open pages chicago tribune. Hazel rose is a romance writer and a member of a mystery book club. Librarian is starting a cozy mystery book club the cozy.
The book was made into a movie in 1999 that starred michelle pfeiffer and whoopi goldberg. Book discussion group at mysterious galaxy, 7051 clairemont mesa. Find a local book club, reading group, book discussion. Mystery lovers book club online wood dale public library. This bets on pick is a gorgeous and generous portrait of the daily intimacies of marriage and the power of forgiveness, as two families try to stay afloat amid a resounding tragedy. A mystery book club libcal winnetka public library. Leslie nagel is the usa today bestselling author of the book club murders, the first novel in the oakwood mystery series.
Mystery lovers book club mystery book lovers club jen. We do things a little differently no special book to read each month. Oprahs first selection was a suspenseful and moving story about the disappearance of a child and the family suffering that follows. Mulbridge house stood, silent and decaying, deep in the woods at the heart of oakwood, ohio, long before the passing of augusta mulbridge. Alice hoffmans most recent novel was one of the most magical, sad, and beautiful stories about love and survival that ive ever read.
Dek elstroms exfatherinlaw, a major player in everything chicago, is likely to be one of them. Luckily for you and your club, ive compiled a list of 12 exciting books that all of you must read. With seven clubs to choose from, theres something for every crimeandmystery related taste. One meeting, her friend who writes mysteries and drops dead from cyinade poisoning, ie cyinade in her tea. This is the facebook page for the mystery lovers book club of summit county, colorado. See more ideas about books, mystery and mystery books. The deadline for your entries is wednesday, june 3rd at noon et. A fun and affordable way to discover new products and learn new techniques. The club is open to anyone with an interest in historical mystery.
987 1525 169 480 843 422 732 52 665 546 1300 989 243 485 794 1061 510 1019 646 567 544 1479 1181 1506 1173 1179 1344 1053 1453 1500 886 1243 46 791 399 1117 1243 578