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At the April 26th Just Desserts meeting, after discussing our monthly “assigned” book, we did a round robin at the table, asking attendees to share what mysteries they’d been reading lately that they felt they could recommend.

Here’s a list of the books that were hot last month with this mystery-savvy crowd:

• A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny (part of the Inspector Gamache series, used previously for Just Desserts)
• Crunch Time by Diane Mott Davidson (part of the Goldie the Caterer series, used previously for Just Desserts)
• The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie King, an author used previously for Just Desserts
• Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson
• D.C. Dead, Short Straw and Strategic Moves by Stuart Woods
• Hotwire by Alex Kava
• The Closer on DVD
• Brute Strength by Susan Conant
• The works of Suzanne Arruda, an author being used for next month's Just Desserts
• Bad Boy by Peter Robinson
• The works of Margaret Coel, an author used previously for Just Desserts
• Left for Dead by J.A. Jance
• Heart of a Killer by David Rosenfelt
• Flash and Bones by Kathy Reichs (part of the Temperence Brennan series, used previously for Just Desserts)
• I Am Half Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley (part of the Flavia de Luce series, used previously for Just Desserts)
• The works of Margaret Truman, an author used previously for Just Desserts
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
• The Stephanie Plum books by Janet Evanovich, also in Book-on-CD format
• Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell
• Crawlspace by Sarah Graves (part of the Jacobia Tiptree series, used previously for Just Desserts)
• The works of Leann Sweeney, including The Cat the Professor and the Poison and The Cat the Lady and the Liar
• The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis
• Where Memories Lie by Debra Crombie

Non-Mysteries recommended by group members:

• The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
• Lasser's Tax Guide
• Paco: The Cat Meowed in Space by Homer Hickam
• You're Not Doing It Right! by Michael Ian Black

So, what mysteries have you been reading that you’d recommend?

Hey, mystery fans! Looking for something good to read?

At the March 29th Just Desserts meeting, after discussing our monthly “assigned” book, we did a round robin at the table, asking attendees to share what mysteries they’d been reading lately that they felt they could recommend.

Here’s a list of the books that were hot last month with this mystery-savvy crowd:

• A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
• A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
• The Dog Who Knew Too Much and others in the Bernie and Chet series by Spencer Quinn
• The works of Donna Leon
• The Sudoku Lady vs. The Puzzle Lady by Parnell Hall
• The Scarecrow and others by Michael Connelly
• Crunch Time by Diane Mott Davidson
• In Harm’s Way by Ridley Pearson
• The Criminal by Jim Thompson
• Heartland by David Wiltse – a former reading selection of the Just Desserts group
• The Winter of Frankie Machine by Don Winslow
• The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie King
• Defending Jacob by William Landay
• Though Not Dead by Dana Stabenow
• Fools Puzzle by Earlene Fowler
• Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson
• Privileged Witness and others by Rebecca Forster
• D.C. Dead by Stuart Woods
• The Line by Olga Grushin
• Brute Strength by Susan Conant
• Black Friday by Alex Kava
• The Insidious Fu Manchu by Sax Roman
• Broken by Karin Slaughter
• The Devil’s Food Cake Murders by Joanne Fluke
• Rebel Island by Rick Riordan
• Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
• A Poisoned Season by Tasha Alexander
• Where Memories Lie by Debra Crombie

Non-Mysteries recommended by group members:

• Miss Morrison by Mari Sandoz
• Thunder Dog by Michael Hingson
• Heart 411 by Marc Gillinov
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
• What Teachers Make by Taylor Mali

So, what mysteries have you been reading that you’d recommend?

Have you read the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, and are you looking for more books like that to enjoy?

Then check out Carrie's new If You Like...The Hunger Games booklist, on the libraries' BookGuide web pages -- it includes almost 50 individual titles or series that tap into many of the themes, settings or character types that make The Hunger Games such a popular series!

In the meantime -- have you been looking forward to the movie, opening Friday? What do you think about the casting? Do you think it'll be a good adaptation?

Come share your Hunger Games opinions with us here on the Teen Post Place blog!

Hey, mystery fans! Looking for something good to read?

At the January Just Desserts meeting last week, after discussing our monthly “assigned” book, we did a round robin at the table, asking attendees to share what mysteries they’d been reading lately that they felt they could recommend. Here’s a list of the novels that were hot last month with this mystery-savvy crowd:

• The Tulip Virus by Danielle Hermans (via InterLibrary Loan)

• The Edge by Jeffery Deaver

• The Scumble River series by Denise Swanson

• Books by Stephen White

• Books by Harlan Coben

• Books by Gregory Iles

• The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (our February selection)

• The Vicky Bliss series by Elizabeth Peters

• Books by Peter Robinson

• Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen by Emily Brightwell

• The Judas Strain by James Rollins

• Spider Bones by Kathy Reichs

• The Midsomer Murders series on DVD

• The Knitting Mystery series by Maggie Sefton

• The Debutante Dropout series by Susan McBride

• The Strange Return of Sherlock Holmes by Barry Grant

• The Stiff and the Dead by Lori Avocato (not in library)

• The Man Who Invented Florida by Randy Wayne White

• The City of Veils by Zoe Ferraris

• What Happened at Midnight – The Hardy Boys by Franklin Dixon

• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

• The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard

• A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

• The Cackleberry Club series by Laura Childs

• The Miss Zukas/Helma Zukas series by Jo Dereske

• The Molly Murphy series by Rhys Bowen

• I, Alex Cross by James Patterson

• The Myron Bolitar series by Harlan Coben

• The Spellmans Strike Again by Lisa Lutz

So, what mysteries have you been reading that you’d recommend?

Looking for some good reading suggestions every month? Check out the new Susan's Speculations booklist newsletter, from Eiseley Branch's teen specialist, Susan S. -- you know her -- the lady with the way-cool glasses who can't stop recommending quirky teen reads!

Every month, she'll share entertaining commentary and some great book recommendations that should appeal to teens and adults alike. Susan's Speculations is part of the libraries' Books, Movies & More newsletter service...where you can sign up for over 30 different monthly booklist newsletters, delivered to you by e-mail or RSS feed.

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