Sue Grafton Dies

Mystery Novelist Sue Grafton Dies At 77 After Cancer Battle
The author of “A is for Alibi” was “surrounded by family” at the time of her death, her daughter said.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sue-grafton-dead-dies_us_5a469e50e4b0b0e5a7a66917?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

Monday, January 8: 12:00 - 1:30 at OLLI Moana

A Darkness Descending by Christobel Kent (2013)

Florence
Sandro Cellini - Luisa (Giusy & Beppe), Gianluca - Giuli (Giulietta) Sarto - Enzo
Pietro Cavallaro - Gloria - Chiara
Frazione Verde
Niccolo Rosselli - Flavia Matteo -  Wanda Terni
Maria Rosselli
Carlo Bastone
Women’s Centre
Clelia Schmidt
Valerie
Addictions Clinic
Barbara
Nicoletta Farmiga
Viareggio
Stella Maris - Calzaghe - Vesna
Bar Cristina - Cristina
Officer Gaetano Tufato, 198
Miramar - Dustbin man -
Army, Regional Command
Colonello Arturo
Canova

3 September, 3:20 pm, first Saturday of September last year

Monday, December 11 Book & Movie

12:00 - Mind's Eye by Hakan Nesser

The highly anticipated first novel in the Inspector Van Veeteren series in now available in English. At last, American readers will be able to enjoy, from its very beginnings, this addictive series by one of Europe’s most beloved and best-selling crime writers.
Chief Inspector Van Veeteren knew that murder cases were never as open-and-shut as this one: Janek Mitter woke one morning with a brutal hangover and discovered his wife of three months lying facedown in the bathtub, dead. With only the flimsiest excuse as his defense, he is found guilty of a drunken crime of passion and imprisoned in a mental institution.
But Van Veeteren’s suspicions about the identity of the killer are borne out when Mitter also becomes a murder victim. Now the chief inspector launches a full-scale investigation of the two slayings. But it may only be the unspoken secrets of the dead–revealed in a mysterious letter that Mitter wrote shortly before his death–that will finally allow Van Veeteren to unmask the killer and expose the shocking root of this sordid violence.

2:00 - Man from Reno

A small-town California sheriff searches for the man he ran down on a foggy night but who later vanished from the hospital. Meanwhile, a Japanese mystery novelist seeking solitude in San Francisco investigates the sudden departure of a lover who disappeared without a trace. Sheriff Paul Del Moral (Pepe Serna) was making his way home on a dreary night when he accidentally struck a solitary Japanese man walking down the road. Later, as the investigation into the crash gets underway, the mysterious victim is nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, just a few miles away in San Francisco, Japanese mystery author Aki Akahor (Ayako Fujitani) takes a break from the publicity tour for her latest novel, and falls into an affair with an enigmatic Japanese traveler she meets in her hotel. Then, as quickly as he appeared, he is gone. Could these two incidents somehow be connected?

December 11 - Mind's Eye & Man From Reno

12:00
Mind's Eye by Hakan Nesser
2:00
Man From Reno - film

Characters - Mind’s Eye 

Bunge High School
Headmaster Elmer Suurna - Eger - Miss Bellevue
Janek Mattias Mitter (JM) - Inga - Jurg
Ruger - Edwin Ruger
Klaus Bendiksen (disciplined regime)
Marcus Greijer
Uwe Borgmann
Eva Marie Ringmar - Andreas Berger - Willie - Sankta Katarina/Barbara di Barboza - Eva Kempf 
Rolf Riingmar (Carl Ferger) - Ellen
Eduard Caen
Beate Lingen - Ulrike deMaas


MaardamPolice
Courtroom
Dead

Detective Chief Inspector Van Veeteren - Bismarck - Erich - Jess 
Chief of Police Edmund Hiller
Inspector Munster - Synn
PC Nelde
Inspector Rooth
Inspector deBries
Detective Inspector Reinhart
Inspector Heinemann
Inspector Jung
Klempje

Judge Havel
Prosecuting Attorney Ferrati
Toxicologist Wilkerson
Jury (6) - 2 women, 4 men

Paul Bejsen
Willie
Ellen Caine
Eva Marie Ringmar
Janek Mattias Mitter
Liz Herman - Johana Goertz 

My Soul to Take by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

Book discussion at OLLI Moana Building on Monday October 13 @ 12:00

November 13 - Our Soul to Take

My Soul to Take (2006/2009) by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

Thora Gidmundsdottir - Gylfi, 16, Sigga - Soley, 6 - Hannes ,ex - Matthew - Laya
Central Lawyers - Bragi - Bella

Jonas Juliusson - Vigdis -  Kata -  Sidda - Eirikur - Stefania - Jokull - Soldis, Lara (Granny)
Borkur Thordarson - Elin Thordardottir - Berta - Malfridur
Farms: Kirkjustett - Kreppa
Bjarni Thorolfsson - Adalheidur Jonsdottir - Gundy Bjarnadottir
Grimaur Thorolfsson - Kristrun Valgeirsdottir - Edda Grimursdottir
Bergur Ketilsson - Rosa

Stieni (Thorsteinn Kjartansson) - Berta -
Det. Thorolfur Kjartannsson

GUESTS
M/M Brietnes
Karl Hermannsson
Amar Fridriksson - Asdis Henrysdottir
Throstur Laufeyjsrsons
Bjorn Einarsson - Gudny Sveinbjornsdottir
Mr. Takahashi - son
Robin Kohman
Magnus Baldvinsson - Frida - Baldwin Baldvinsson

DEAD
Kristin
Birna Halldorsdottir
Eirikur

Snaefellsnes peninsula - Mount Kirkjufell
The 90-kilometer long Snaefellsnes Peninsula sits just to the northwest of Reykjavik. Often called “Iceland in miniature,” the peninsula is home to many of the beautiful landscapes found elsewhere in the country. If you don’t have time to drive around the entire island, a visit to the  Snaefellsnes Peninsula will give you an idea of what you would have seen if you had – moss-covered lava rocks, craggy seaside cliffs, strange rock formations made by the sea, a giant glacier, majestic fjords, windswept beaches, tiny fishing villages and even some rolling farmlands dotted with sheet and horses to boot.

October 9 - meet at Redfield for Rain Dogs - location change!

October 9 - Rain Dogs

Fall Schedule

Moana Building - 12:00 - 1:30 pm
October 9 Adrian McKinty - Rain Dogs
November 13 Yrsa Sigurdardottir -  My Soul to Take
December 11 Hakan Nesser - Mind’s Eye
2:00 - Film - Man From Reno

Rain Dogs (2016) by Adrian McKinty

Carrick RUC
DI Sean Duffy - Beth
Champ, Ali
Jack Ogilvy
DS John McCrabban
DC Alexander Lawson
Chief Superintendent John Edward “Ed” McBain - Dr. Joanne McBain
Chief Inspector McArthur
Sgt Mike Mulvenny, K9 Unit - Moira
Sgt Kenny Dalziel
Chief Inspector Frank Payne - Dr. Beggs
DC Young
WPC Warren
Constable Stewart - Elvis Sideburns
Sandra - Mabel

Coast Road Hotel - Kevin Donnolly
Finns - Peter Laakso - Harald Ek - Nicolas Lennatin - Stefan Lennatin 
Miss Jones
Lily Bigelow - Jet
Tony McIlroy - Liddy - 

Carrickfergus Castle (National Trust)
Clarke Underhill

Eagle’s Nest - Mrs. Dunwoody 

Kincaid Young Offenders Institution - Betty Anderson - Colin Jones
Tara/Rarhcoole UVF
Broadmoor Mental Hospital - Jimmy Savile

Finland Central Criminal Police
Alvar Akela - Aarno Ruusuvuori - Constable Hornborg


Dead
Lizzie Fitzpatrick (Henry Joy McCracken pub)
Lily Bigelow
CS Ed McBain
Constable Pratt
Tony McIlroy
Harald Ek

MBG September 11 meeting

September 11 - 12:00 - 1:30 - Redfield  

Available Dark by Elizabeth Hand

September 11 at Redfield - Available Dark

Available Dark (2012) by Elizabeth Hand 

Cassandra Neary - Scary - Dead Girls
Phil Cohen - Denny Ahearn
Aphrodite Kamestos
Quinn O’Boyle (Varsler) - Jens Ramstad - Ellisabet Anders
Anton Bredahl - Forsvar - 
Joel-Peter Witkin - James Van Der Zee (Harlem Book of the Dead) - Weegee (Arthur Fellig)
Ilkka Kaltunnen - Apu (raven) - Suri Kulmala - Oskari
Windeby Boy - Charles-Francois Jeandel - Deborah Tubeville - Krampus cards
Jolasveinar sacrifices - Yuleboys
Door Slammer
Icebreaker
Window Peeper
Spoon Licker
Meat Hook
Lamp Shadow, ???
Einar Broddursson - Gilda - Elin
Galgur - Jonas Broddursson - Petur 

Gone, but not forgotten
Jens Ramstad
Ellisabet Anders
Door Slammer
Icebreaker
Window Peeper
Spoon Licker
Meat Hook
Ilkka Kaltunnen
Suri Kulmala
Anton Bredehl
Baldur Enriksson
Einar Broddursson 

Monday, August 14, 2017

Parallel Lies

Mystery Books Group next meets at Redfield on Monday, August 14 at noon to discuss Parallel Lies by Ridley Pearson

Mystery Road

Following our book discussion, at 2:00 we will watch the gripping movie Mystery Road 

Top 10 female detectives in fiction

Top 10 female detectives in fiction

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jul/26/top-10-female-detectives-in-fiction

August 14 at Redfield

12:00 - Parallel Lies by Ridley Pearson

Peter Tyler (PT)- Kate - Henry Happle - Chester Washington
Det. Eddie Vale
Umberto Alvarez - Juanita, twins - Miguel - Genoa, Illinois
Donald Anderson
Jillian Barstow
Randy McClaren
AJ5-6729
Northern Union Railroad - William Goheen - Gretchen Goheen (Gail)
F-A-S-T bullet train
Nell Priest
Selma Long - Sam Stuckey - Markowitz, NASA analogy - budget dipping
Northern Union Security - Keith O’Malley - Special Response Team (Ubit) - Harold Wells
NTSB - Loren Rucker
Mary Ann Gomme - Nate - Samantha
The Railroad Killer
Det. John Banner, ST. Louis PD
Doc Greistein
St. Louis Yard - Hardy Madders
Terre Haute Yard
Meadows Yard
Edison’s Rarity Yard

2:00 - Mystery Road

Mystery Road review – stylish Aussie thriller that rises above pulpy cliche

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/31/mystery-road-review-gripping-aussie-thriller

Monday, July 10 - Redfield

Nicotine Kiss by Loren D. Estleman

17 thrillers and mysteries worth toting to the beach (maybe not all at once)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/17-thrillers-and-mysteries-worth-toting-to-the-beach-maybe-not-all-at-once/2017/06/29/eea48dea-5209-11e7-91eb-9611861a988f_story.html?utm_term=.4cd39c8bc2e2

July 10 - Nicotine Kiss

Nicotine Kiss by Loren D. Estleman (2006)

Amos Walker - Walker Investigations - Olds Cutlass
Hegelund
Lieutenant Mary Ann Thaler
Barry Stackpole
Dr. Immelman - Nurse Van Ash
OK Towing & Auto Repair, Ernst Dierdof

Jeff Starzek, honest crook - 69 HurstOlds - Jason Argo
Oral Canon - Rose Aseltine Canon - Jeffie
Paul Starzek, Doc Paul - Church of Freshwater Sea

Grayling, Michigan - Camp Grayling
Spike’s Keg o’Nails
Port Huron
Vic’s Super Senter, Vicki
Port Sanilac
Sportsmen’s Rest
Miss Maebelle (Mary Bell Olinas) - Cabin Twelve
Tip-up Town
Air Horn

Sebastian Operation
Herbert Clemson, Homeland Security (Gestapo Light)

Johnny Cash - One Piece At a Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWHniL8MyMM

Summer meetings - Redfield

We will meet at Redfield during the summer:

Mystery Books - Interest Group

Redfield: 
Mondays, June 12, July 10, Aug 14 | noon- 1:30pm
● June 12: Nele Neuhaus - Bad Wolf
● July 10: Loren D. Estleman - Nicotine Kiss
● Aug. 14: Ridley Pearson - Parallel Lies

Mystery Book Group Movie: 

Redfield: 
Monday, Aug 14 | 2-4:30pm
Mystery Road (2013)

June 12 - Bad Wolf

Bad Wolf by Nele Neuhaus (2012)

Hofheim Kripo unit
Dr. Nicola Engel, Chef Commissioner
Oliver von Bodenstein - Cosima - Rosalie - Dr. Inka Hansen - Marie Louise - Jonas
Annika Sommerfeld trial
Pia Kirchhoff, Chief Detective Superintendent - Christoph - Lilly Sander (7), Anna
Kai Ostermann, Detective Superintendent
Kathrin Fachender -  Erik Lessing
Cem Altunay,
Chief Detective Inspector Lutz Altmuller
Chief Detective Inspector Christian Kroger
Dr. Henning Kirchhoff
Professor Thomas Kronlage
Ronnie Bohme

Marcus Maria Frey, Chief State Attorney - Jerome - Maxi
Merzad Yanouti

Frank Behnke, State Criminal Division, Internal Affairs
Friedhelm Doring
Katharina Maisel, witness
Reunion
Sylvia, Kristina, Yvonne
Miriam, Miri - Henning
Emma - Louisa, 5 - 
Florian Finkbeiner - siblings:  Corrina Wiesner  & Ralf Wiesner- Nicky & Sarah - Michaela 
Finkbeiner Foundation
Sonnenkinder Association in Falkenstein
Dr. Josef Finkbeiner - Renata
Helmut Grasser - Helga
Mrs. Schirrmacher


Frankfurt Road Kings
Bernd Andreas Prinzler (giant Surf) - Eva, Niklas, Felix - Elfriede Prinzler
Natasha & ludmilla Valenkova
Kilian Rothemund, Doc, K, Blue Eyes - Britta Hackspiel, Richard - Chiara

Cases
Veronika Meissner case
Snow White case
Robert Watkowiak corpse
Mermaid Special Commission
Leopard Special Commission
Erik Lessing

Coma drinking
Alina Hindemith (Sabrina)
Mart - Diego - Katharina - Mia - Alex

Herzmann Productions
Hanna Herzmann - Mieke Herzmann - Wolfgang Matern (Christine), CEO Antenne Pro
#1, Herzmann - #2, Georg   - #3, - #4, Vinzenz Kornbichler
Leonie Verges, complete dehydration
Irina Zydek
Norman Seiler
Jan Niemoller
Sven
hallux rigid

Pedophile Mafia
Dr. Josepf Finkbeiner
Dr. Hartmut Martern
Dr. Richard Mehring
Peter Weissbecker, Uncle Pitti
Marcus Maria, Dominick, Hector de la Rosa

Chapters
Prologue
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Epilogue

Jacqueline's Blog

http://www.maisiedobbs.com/

May 8, 2017 - Maisie Dobbs

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear (2003)

Setting: England and France
Time:
Spring 1929
Spring 1910 - Spring 1917
Summer 1929

Characters:
Maisie Dobbs - M. Dobbs, Trade and Personal Investigations - M. Hobbs, Psychologist and Investigator
Bloomsbury
Mr. Sharp - Billy Beale (William Dobbs)
Christopher Davenham - Celia -
Vincent (Weathershaw) - George - Malcolm
Nether Green Cemetery -  Tom Smith - Donald Holden
Frankie, Persephone
Volunteer Aid Detachment - Fourteenth Casualty Clearing Station, Bailleul
Captain Simon Lynch - Iris Rigson

Girton College
Priscilla Rvernden, FANY
Lady Rowan Compton - Lord Julian - James - Carter - Cook Crawford - Enid - Dowager Lady Compton
Belgravia
Dr. Maurice Blanche
Dr, Basil Khan

The Retreat
Major Jenkins (Adam)
Archie
Armstrong Jenkins
Detective Inspector Stratton

Good Havana/Cuba Books

Leonardo Padura
Mario Conde Mystery
1. Havana Red (2005)
2. Havana Black (2006)
3. Havana Blue (2007)
4. Havana Gold (2008)
5. Havana Fever (2009) 
Novels
The Man Who Loved Dogs (2014)
Heretics (2017)

Blair, Peggy - The Poisoned Pawn (2014)
Greene, Graham - Our Man in Havana (1958)
Kerr, Philip - If The Dead Rise Not: Bernie Gunther #6 (2009)
McKinty, Adrian - Fifty Grand (2009)
Smith, Martin Cruz - Havana Bay: Arkady Renko #4 (2000)
Standiford, Les - Havana Run (2003)
Wilkshire, Nick - Escape to Havana (2016)

Kurlansky, Mark - Havana: A Subtropical Delirium (2017)
A city of tropical heat, sweat, ramshackle beauty, and its very own cadence--a city that always surprises--Havana is brought to pulsing life by New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky.
Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky presents an insider's view of Havana: the elegant, tattered city he has come to know over more than thirty years. Part cultural history, part travelogue, with recipes, historic engravings, photographs, and Kurlansky's own pen-and-ink drawings throughout, Havana celebrates the city's singular music, literature, baseball, and food; its five centuries of outstanding, neglected architecture; and its extraordinary blend of cultures.

Like all great cities, Havana has a rich history that informs the vibrant place it is today--from the native Taino to Columbus's landing, from Cuba's status as a U.S. protectorate to Batista's dictatorship and Castro's revolution, from Soviet presence to the welcoming of capitalist tourism. Havana is a place of extremes: a beautifully restored colonial city whose cobblestone streets pass through areas that have not been painted or repaired since long before the revolution.

Kurlansky shows Havana through the eyes of Cuban writers, such as Alejo Carpentier and José Martí, and foreigners, including Graham Greene and Hemingway. He introduces us to Cuban baseball and its highly opinionated fans; the city's music scene, alive with the rhythm of Son; its culinary legacy. Through Mark Kurlansky's multilayered and electrifying portrait, the long-elusive city of Havana comes stirringly to life.

Monday April 10

12:00 Nelson Main

Havana Gold (Mario Conde #2) by Leonardo Padura, Peter Bush (Translation)

Twenty-four-year old Lissette Delgado has been beaten, raped, and then strangled with a towel. Marijuana is found in her apartment and her wardrobe is suspiciously beyond the means of a high-school teacher. When Lieutenant Conde is pressured by 'the highest authority' to conclude his investigation quickly, chance leads him into the arms of a beautiful redhead, a saxophone player who shares his love for jazz and Japanese fighting fish." This is a Havana of crumbling, grand buildings, secrets hidden behind faded doors and corruption. Yet it is also a eulogy to Cuba: its life of music, sex and the great friendships of those who chose to stay and fight for survival.

2:00 - Laxalt

The Secret in Their Eyes (2010)

The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos), an Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film, is part cold-case mystery, part long-lost love story, and part thriller set both in the present and in 1970s Argentina, under the tight control of its infamous military dictatorship. Director Juan José Campanella manages to tread easily across these genres with a story that's gripping, a little outlandish, and compelling--if full of a growing sense of dread. The Secret in Their Eyes stars Ricardo Darín as Benjamin, a policeman who gets pulled into investigating a decades-old crime, and becomes drawn in, almost against his will, as layers of information about the missing (murdered?) girl slowly come to light. As Benjamin investigates, he runs into a woman for whom he has long carried a torch, Irene (Soledad Villamil), an ambitious judge who had also at one point been involved in adjudicating the old crime. The chemistry between Benjamin and Irene is part of the "secret in their eyes," as the pull between the old colleagues becomes palpable. But also palpable is the hold that this unsolved crime has over Benjamin--a creepy borderline obsession that is reminiscent of the American film noir classic Laura. Fancy cinematography and well-crafted flashbacks to the era of the crime--set against the backdrop of the military dictatorship--add extra depth to what is a truly original story, told in layers with great intelligence. Fans of great mysteries and dramas--and of lost love that may again be found--will not want to miss The Secret in Their Eyes.

Dames, detectives and dope: why we still love hardboiled crime

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/23/detective-fiction-hardboiled?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Bookmarks+base&utm_term=218671&subid=17583739&CMP=EMCBKSEML3964

April 10: Leonardo Padura - Havana Gold,

Havana Gold (2001/2008)

Leonardo Padura (Leonardo Padura Fuentes) - Cuba (1955 - )

Spring 1989 - Ash Wednesday - Lenten winds

Police

Detective Lieutenant Mario Conde, Count - Karina - Grandfather Rufino

Skinny Carlos (Angola) - Josefina

Andres - Cristina - Adela

Rabbit

Dulcita

Red Candito - Blond Ernestico

Rufino the fighting fish

depression (soul or skin) - Jose de la Caridad - Estrillita Rivero (Sergeant Mateo) - Rafael - Tamara

Sergeant Manuel Palacios (Manolo) - Adriana

Lieutenant Fabricio 

Major Rangel (Antonio Rangel Valdes) - Maruchi

Captain  Ascensio Ciceron, Drugs Section

Captain Jesus Contreras (Fatman), Foreign Currency Investigation

Officer Greco - Officer Creeps

Dead

Lissette Nunez Delgado (wavelength) (modern girl) - Social Service - Caridad Delgado

A-posiyive, 35-45 - O blood group, @20

Pupy (Pedro Ordonez Martell), 25 - trainers

Mauricio Schwartz

Orlando San Juan Grenet (Lando the Russian)

Captain Jorrin - Milagros

Pre-Uni (Pre-University High School in La Vibora)

Headmaster

Mrs Dagmar

Jose Luis Ferre

Julian, caretaker  

Lazaro San Juan Valdes (Lacho)

Luis Gustavo Rodriquez

Yuri Samper Oliva

Havana

La Vibora

Santos Suarez

Casino Desportivo

Coppelia

Food

Madrid-style stew

Ajiaco sailor-style

Chicken a la Villeroi

March 13 - The Forgotten Girls

March 13 - The Forgotten Girls

The Forgotten Girls by Sara Blaedel 

National Police - Special Search Agency (Rathole)
Ragner Ronholt - Hanne Munk
Louise Rick, Technical Manager - Jonas Holm (Tobias)- Melvin (Grete Milling)- Mik Rasmussen - Dina
Camilla Lind - Markus - Fredrik Sachs-Smith, Temo-Lux - Terkel Hoyer
Klaus 
Erik Nordstromn- Ulla
Center of Forensic Services
Asa
Flemming Larsen
Avnso Lake, mid-Zealand
Ole ‘Big’ Thomsen
Bo ‘Boner’ Knudson
Helle
Klaus
Rene Gamst
Lars Frandsen’s shop
Lars Hemmingsen

Verner Post, Snipe House
Pasture House
Starling House
Eliselund
Bodel Parkov, Jorgen - Gerda
Dr. Ernst Holsted - Birte
Agnete Eskildsen
Lillian Johansen
Lone Friis

Victims
Edith Rosen
Lotte Svendaen, dead
 Espergaerde woman, dead
Karen Lund, dead - Janus
Lise, dead & Mette (51 & 52) Andersen - Viggo Andersen
Dianna Sorensen
Bitten Gamst, dog Molly, dead
Gitte Jensen’s dog, dead
Louise Rick

IMPORTANT!

At our new meeting, Monday, February 13, we will discuss both the January and February books:
Spider Woman’s Daughter by Anne Hillerman and Cold in Hand by John Harvey.

Cold in Hand - February 13

Cold in Hand by John Harvey

Police - multiple departments

Charlie Resnick - Dizzy - Pepper

Lynn Kellogg - Steven Pike - Phil Chambers

Bill Berry

Jerry Latham

Derek Prentiss

Mark Shepherd

Catherine Njoroge

Frank Michaelson

Anil Khan

Ben Fowles

Stuart Daines

Graham Millington

Jackie Ferris

Karen Shields - Taylor Coobes

Mark Ramsdam

Alan Sheridan

Graeme Dixon

Euan Guest

Chris Butcher

Prosecutor Rachel Vine

Radford v St. Ann’s case

Kelly Brent - Howard, Tina, Michael, Marcus, Steven Burchill

Joanne Dawson - Brandon Keith

Ryan Gregan -  Karen Evans

Billy Alston

Nina Simic case

Viktor Zoukas - Valdemar - Ivan Lazic

Sally - Nina Simic - Andreea Florescu - Alexander Bucar

Kelvin Pearce

Foley case

Christine - Susan - Jamie - Ben

Dan Schofield

Post Office case

Lee Williams - Garry Burton

Victims

Kelly Brent

Nina Simic

Christine Foley

Susan Foley

Asain Businessman

Lee Williams

Lynn Kellogg

Kelvin Pearce

Andreea Florescu

New Author Video for Anne Hillerman

We have uploaded a new video about Anne Hillerman that includes an interview with her, her father Tony and a story, Coyote and Mountain Lion, told in the Navajo language with English subtitles.

Just click on the AUTHOR VIDEOS tab at the top of the blog page.

Cancelled - Monday, January 9, 2017

Tomorrow’s Mystery Books Group meeting has been canceled.

The next meeting of the MBG is February 13 and the book is Cold in Hand by John Harvey.

Stay warm, dry, and safe!

Kenn Rohrs

Mystery Books Group - Monday, January 9 -

Spider Woman's Daughter (Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee Series) by Anne Hillerman

It happened in an instant. After a breakfast with colleagues, Navajo Nation Police Officer Bernadette Manuelito sees a sedan careen into the parking lot and hears a crack of gunfire. When the dust clears, someone very close to her is lying on the asphalt in a pool of blood. With the victim in the hospital fighting for his life, every person in the squad and the local FBI office is hell-bent on catching the gunman. Bernie too wants in on the investigation, especially when her husband, Sergeant Jim Chee, is put in charge of finding the shooter.

Bernie and Chee discover that a cold case involving Chee's former boss and partner, retired lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, may hold the key to the shooting. Digging into the old investigation with fresh eyes and new urgency, husband and wife find themselves inching closer to the truth with every clue . . . and closer to a killer who will do anything to prevent justice from taking its course.