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The next meeting of the North Providence Mystery Book Club will be on the second Tuesday of November since the first Tuesday is Election Day and the Library will be closed. The selected book we will be discussing is Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman. This is the first book in the Tess Monaghan series. Tess is an out of work newspaper reporter, takes different jobs to make ends meet. She does some investigative work for a friend who just happens to be the prime suspect in a murder investigation.
Please join us on November 13th. Books will be available at the circulation desk.
The North Providence Mystery Book Club will meet Tuesday October 2, 2012 at 7:00 pm in the First Floor Conference Room.
We will be discussing Dead simple by Peter James. This is the first book featuring Superintendent Roy Grace. It takes place in Brighton, England, and involves a prank that tragically goes wrong. Please join us. Books will be available at the Circulation Desk.
Join the North Providence Mystery Book Club on September 4, 2012 (the day after Labor Day). The book we will be discussing is Quieter Than Sleep by Joanne Dobson. This is the first book featuring Professor Karen Pelletier, a member of the English faculty at the fictional Enfield College in Massachusetts. She is initially under suspicion when a fellow professor is murdered. She must clear her name, and help the police navigate the academic and literary clues
Join the North Providence Mystery Book Club on Tuesday August 7, 2012 as we discuss Rogue Island by Bruce DeSilva. This book takes place in Providence. It features a newspaper reporter, Liam Mulligan, who is investigating a string of fires in the Mount Hope section of the city. He wants to find out who or what is behind the fires and deal with the people who are trying to stop him. Bruce DeSilva won the 2011 Edgar and Macavity Awards for Best First Novel for this book. We won't be meeting on July 3, 2012 because of the 4th of July Holiday. Enjoy.
The North Providence Mystery Book Club will be meeting on Tuesday June 5, 2012. The book we will be discussing is A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie. This book is the first featuring Scotland Yard Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma Jones. In the story, the Superintendent gets involved in a murder investigation while he is on a vacation in a timeshare. The author, Deborah Crombie, like Elizabeth George and Martha Grimes, is an American who writes British police procedurals. Join us on the 5th at 7:00 pm.
Join the North Providence Mystery Book Club on Tuesday May 1, 2012 as we discuss The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen. The detectives in this book deal with a serial killer who mutilates his victims in such a way that the he is given the nickname "The Surgeon." The author is a former physician, and her medical knowledge comes forth in this book. This book is the first featuring detective Rizzoli. The Rizzoli and Isles books have been made into a television series.
Join the North Providence Mystery Book Club on April 3, 2012 as we discuss A Clubbable Woman by Reginald Hill. This is the first book in the Andy Dalziel/Peter Pascoe mysteries. In this story, the police must find the killer of a woman whose husband was away playing rugby for his local club. There is now 24 books in this series. Sadly, the author, Reginald Hill passed away in January. He will be missed by fans of this series. Which was also made into a British television series.
Join the North Providence Mystery Book Club on April 3, 2012 as we discuss A Clubbable Woman by Reginald Hill. This is the first book in the Andy Dalziel/Peter Pascoe mysteries. In this story, the police must find the killer of a woman whose husband was away playing rugby for his local club. There is now 24 books in this series. Sadly, the author, Reginald Hill passed away in January. He will be missed by fans of this series. Which was also made into a British television series.