"Death in the Stacks"
Friday Book
Discussion & Lunch
Our next discussion & lunch will be on Friday, February 17th, 2012. We will meet at the library from 11:30 am to 12:50 pm. Bring your own lunch and drink, and, of course, your thoughts and opinions on the reading selection!
We will be reading 2 books for February... Gone by Jonathan Kellerman and Sanctuary by Faye Kellerman
 Alex Delaware Series, #20 |
Dylan and Michaela, young lovers and fellow acting students, vanish on the way home from a rehearsal. Three days later, they are found in the remote mountains of Malibu - battered and terrified after a harrowing ordeal at the hands of a sadistic abductor. The details of the nightmarish event are shocking and brutal. But before long, doubts arise about the couple's story, and as forensic details unfold, the abduction is exposed as a hoax. Charged as criminals themselves, the aspiring actors claim emotional problems, and the court orders psychological evaluation for both. Dr. Alex Delaware examines Michaela only to discover that her claims of depression and stress are true, but do not explain her lies. Nevertheless, the case is closed - only to be violently reopened when Michaela is savagely murdered. When the police look for Dylan, they find that he's gone. Is he the killer or a victim himself? |
| On a quiet, luxurious street north of Los Angeles, Arik Yalom, an Israeli diamond dealer, and his entire family have mysteriously disappeared. At first glance, their sprawling mansion appears in order, yet Decker's trained eyes see something out of kilter - a perplexing case riddled with dead ends. A few days later, high above the electric streets of midtown Manhattan, another diamond dealer is found missing. Only he's lying in his own cold blood - a murder that has emotional resonance for the entire Decker family. The victim is the religiously fanatical husband of Honey Klein, Rina's old friend. But before Rina or Decker can break the news to Honey, their rental van is found sidelined and she and the children have vanished. Two diamon dealers. Two missing families. What begins as a complicated missing persons case explodes into a savage journey through the nerve center of the multibillion-dollar gem industry, and into the heart of an all-too-human tale of cunning and avarice. |
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The theme for 2012's Mystery Book Discussion & Lunch is "All in the Family - writer families and sleuthing families." February, April & June will feature the 'Writer Families' of Jonathan & Faye Kellerman (married), James Lee and Alafair Burke (father and daughter) and Perri O'Shaughnessy (nom de plume for sisters, Pamela & Mary O'Shaughnessy). August, October & December will feature 'Sleuthing Families" such as Dashiell Hammett's high society couple, Nick & Nora Charles. February & April will have an additional twist as we attempt to read two novels and compare the books and their authors.
Does the idea of discussing books over your lunch break sound interesting? Are you a mystery/thriller novel fanatic?
New members are always welcome!
Joining is easy... read the book selection for that month, and then show up on the selected day with your lunch & beverage! The group usually meets in the downstairs community room of the Ligonier Valley Library. Don't worry if you can't get here right at 11:50 am, just get here as soon as you can.
If you need a copy of the book(s) placed on reserve for you, please contact the library at 724-238-6451.
You can also reserve a copy yourself by visiting our online catalog - be sure to have handy your library card (entered without spaces) and PIN/Password that you gave us when registering for your card.