Mystery Monthly Book Club
January 20, 2021
What a terrific year we had! If you haven’t joined us yet, please feel free to pop in! Here’s our list for the upcoming year so that you can get started.
February: Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident (Historical Nonfiction Bestseller, True Story Book of Survival) – Donnie Eichar [a true crime/mystery set in frigid Russia. Wear your mittens.]
Sunday, February 21st, 2021 - 6:00 PM
St. Brendan’s Inn, Waterford Room 234 S Washington St.
(water and coffee provided; additional snacks and beverages are available for purchase)
For further info, contact Pr. Rebecca (rproefrock@yahoo.com; text/call 920-819-5482)
Future books:
MARCH: The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #4) – Alexander McCall Smith [a cozy mystery for still chilly days]
APRIL: Case of the Caretaker’s Cat (Perry Mason #7) – Erle Stanley Gardner [Not all attorneys accept cats as clients.]
MAY: The Daughter of Time – Josephine Tey [Voted greatest mystery novel of all time by the Crime Writers’ Association in 1990!]
JUNE: Speaking from Among the Bones: A Flavia de Luce Novel (#5) – Alan Bradley [a Phd chemist in an 11 year old body]
JULY: The Long Goodbye – Raymond Chandler [classic noir!!]
AUGUST: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (a Poirot mystery) – Agatha Christie [classic Christie!!]
SEPTEMBER: Run at Destruction: A True Fatal Love Triangle – Lynda Drews [a Green Bay true crime – ask Pam!!]
OCTOBER: Talented Mr. Ripley – Patricia Highsmith [can you sympathize with a monster? Or There’s a reason her books are filmed over and over again.]
NOVEMBER: Chinese Orange Mystery – Ellery Queen [recommended by the greatest authority out there on mysteries, Otto Penzler!]
DECEMBER: Murder of a Lady – Anthony Wynne [classic locked room mystery set in Scotland!]
We’re meeting at St. Brendan’s in the Waterford Room where there is ample room for social distancing and masking when not partaking in the consumption of root soup or curry chips.