Bruce Robert Coffin was our guest author at our regular monthly meeting on Friday, June 30, 2023. We read the first book in his series of four police procedurals – Among the Shadows. It was generally well-liked by the group as indicated by the fact that at least 8 participants (of 12 reporting back) said something about wanting to read another in the series. Compared to the group’s feeling about … Continue reading
Remembering Peter Robinson Canadian mystery author Peter Robinson who wrote 28 Inspector Banks novels, died last year, but his final book, Standing in the Shadows, was published this month. The publisher brought together 3 blockbuster authors to remember and celebrate Robinson, as well as to promote the final book; the three were Ian Rankin (author of the Inspector Rebus books), Louise Penny (author of the Inspector Gamache books), and Michael … Continue reading
Can’t remember how this popped into my head while we were having lunch at Boo Bird after our meeting on Friday. Nice time chatting about books and and assorted bits with Tricia Breau, Selena Evans, Judy Lloyd, and Leslie Schoenherr! In any case I mentioned a book that might interest our group but cannot be one of our nominated books (there are zero copies in the MVLC system for the … Continue reading
Sara Paretsky During the last meeting, when discussing various books for the future, I mentioned that Sara Paretsky has been a long time favorite of mine when it comes to PI novels, and her protagonist, V. I. Warshawski, is a very likable strong female hero. So I was happy to just get a notice that Bouchercon2023 (which I am planning to attend at the end of August), has selected Paretsky … Continue reading
There are no spoilers for the top part of this post – the beginning of this post is only a repeat of the information provided about the book that was provided at the start of the month, before the meeting. But….. Near the bottom of the page, there is a place for our participants to leave comments about the book, and spoilers will likely be included. Don’t scroll down to … Continue reading
There are no spoilers for the top part of this post – the beginning of this post is only a repeat of the information provided about the book that was provided at the start of the month, before the meeting. But….. Near the bottom of the page, there is a place for our participants to leave comments about the book, and spoilers will likely be included. Don’t scroll down to … Continue reading
Amazon Prime Video has canceled the show based on Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache books, Three Pines, after just one season. According to Deadline, the news was confirmed by showrunner Emilia di Giorlamo, source material writer Louise Penny and star Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers on Instagram. Tailfeathers described the cancellation as “difficult to process” and said that as an Indigenous actor she “never thought I’d have the opportunity to be the leading woman … Continue reading
The Edgars! The Thrillers! The Agathas! The Anthonys! The Lefties! The Barrys! Crime fiction awards are fun! But are all crime fiction awards equally useful? This article will explain why I will be paying most of my attention to the Barry Awards. From my point of view as a fan and mystery book club leader, the value is in having a list, over a number of years, of “best” books … Continue reading
We read The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. Parker for the March 31, 2023 meeting. There are no spoilers for the top part of this post – the beginning of this post is only a repeat of the information provided about the book that was provided at the start of the month, before the meeting. But….. Near the bottom of the page, there is a place for our participants to … Continue reading
More mystery book fan Valentine Cards on Janet Rudolph’s blog here. Many mystery authors have given their protagonist’s romantic partner a prime place in their book series. Spenser and Susan come immediately to mind along with Nick and Nora Charles and others. Once again, premier mystery fan Janet Rudolph has an even more extensive list of mystery authors with their protagonist and romantic supporting characters. Check out her list; maybe … Continue reading
LET'S PLAY CLUE: Was it MBC Leader Dick Goutal, in the garden, using the poisonous plant, Black Henbane?
