September Book Selection

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

August Book Selection

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.

June Book Selection

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.

May Book Selection

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.

April Book Selection

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.

March Book Selection

On March 6, 2012, the North Providence Mystery Book Club will be discussing The Black Echo by Michael Connelly. This book introduces LAPD Detective Hieronymous (Harry) Bosch. The story opens with Harry being called to investigate a body found in a drainage pipe. Harry soon realizes things are not what they appear to be and finds himself up against the FBI.

February Book Selection

The next meeting of the North Providence Mystery Book Club will be held on Tuesday February 7 at 7:00 pm in the Conference Room. We will be reading Gallows View by Peter Robinson. This story takes place in a small Yorkshire town where Inspector Banks moves his family after leaving London. This is the first of nineteen Inspector Banks novels.