Join the North Providence Mystery Book Club on Tuesday
December 1, 2026. We will be discussing The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp
by Leonie Swann. Agnes Sharp is a senior citizen who rents out rooms in her
large house to other seniors. The residents turn to sleuthing after a
mysterious death next door.
The book summary from the publisher’s website is, “It has
been an eventful morning for Agnes Sharp and the other inhabitants of Sunset
Hall, a house share for the old and unruly in the sleepy English countryside.
Although they have had some issues (misplaced reading glasses, conflicting
culinary tastes, decreasing mobility, and gluttonous grandsons), nothing
prepares them for an unexpected visit from a police officer with some shocking
news. A body has been discovered next door. Everyone puts on a long face for
show, but they are secretly relieved the body in question is not the one
they’re currently hiding in the shed (sorry, Lillith). It seems the answer to their little problem with Lillith may have fallen right
into their laps. All they have to do is find out who murdered their neighbor,
so they can pin Lillith’s death on them, thus killing two (old) birds with one
stone (cold killer).
With their plan sorted, Agnes and her geriatric gang spring into action. After
all, everybody likes a good mystery. Besides, the more suspicion they can cast
about, surely the less will land on them. To investigate, they will step out of
their comfort zone and tangle with sinister bakers, broken stairlifts, inept
criminals, the local authorities, and their own dark secrets.”
We will be meeting in the First Floor Conference Room at
6:30 pm and on Zoom. For more information, see Sara at the Reference Desk.
