Drop Dead Mystery Book Club

Meets the second Wednesday of the month at the C. C. Mellor Library, Edgewood, PA at 7:00 pm.  No meetings are held in July or August.
Club Book List - MS Word document

NPR Books: Special Series: Crime in the City - Features new crime novels set in cities

Readers' News:  P.D. James Writes Jane Austen Sequel

FIRST Log-in to Novelist at the Carnegie Library using your library card barcode number. 
THEN click links below to book descriptions.

• April 11, 2012: Sister by Rosamund Lupton
• March 14, 2012: Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas
• February 8, 2012: Tucker Peak by Archer Mayor
• January 11, 2012: The 6th Lamentation by William Brodrick
• December 14, 2011: The Black Echo by Michael Connelly
• November 9, 2011: Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
• October 12, 2011: Snow Angel by James Thompson
• September 14, 2011: The Crossing Places  by Elly Griffiths
• June 8, 2011: The Poacher's Son  by Paul Doiron
• May 11, 2011: The Shanghai Moon by S. J. Rozan
• April 13, 2011:  A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch
• March 9, 2011:  The Heat of the Moon by Sandra Parshall
• February 9, 2011: In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff
• January 12, 2011: The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King -- Reviews from Amazon readers - (MS Word document)
• December 8, 2010: Redbreast by Jo Nesbo
• November 10, 2010: The Last Child by John Hart
• October 13, 2010: The Missing by Tim Gautreaux
   
• September 8, 2010: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
  • LitLovers: LitGuide: Discussion Questions and Reviews
• May 12, 2010: A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn - Google Books entry - Other Reviews (MS Word document)
• April 14, 2010: Wife of the Gods by Kwie J. Quartey
• March 10, 2010: Final Jeopardy by Linda Fairstein - Google Books entry
• February 10, 2010: Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin - Google Books entry
• January 13, 2010: Dark Voyage by Alan Furst - Google Books entry
• December 9, 2009: Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri - Google Books entry
• November 14, 2009: Always Time to Die by Carolina May - Google Books entry
• October 14, 2009: Numbered Account by Christopher Reich - Google Books entry
• September 9, 2009: Black Cherry Blues  by James Lee Burke click here
• June 10, 2009: In the Woods by Tana French
• May 13, 2008: Dark Matter by Philip Kerr: Reviews (MS Word document)
  • Huguenot information from Wikipedia (MS Word document)
• April 8, 2009: Still Life by Louise Penny
• March 11, 2009: The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler: Reviews (MS Word document)
• February 11, 2009: Finding Nouf by Zoe Ferraris: Reviews (MS Word document)
• January 14, 2009: The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart: Reviews - from Amazon (Plain Text document)
  • Mary Roberts Rinehart - information and websites
• December 10, 2008: Jar City by Arnaldur Indridason : Reviews - (MS Word document)
• November 11, 2008:  The Poyson Garden by Karen Harper : Reviews - (MS Word document)

Other Resources:

• Forgotten Classics by Merle Jacob - feature article from Novelist
   
• Use Novelist --  Carnegie Library remote access
  • Novelist is a database of over 150,000 fiction titles, and over 4000 custom created articles and lists.
  • Enter 14 digit barcode number on back of library card
     
• List of 100 Favorite Mysteries - (Word document) developed by members of the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association online discussion group
   
• Top Mystery.com: Classic Mystery Books - includes book lists
   

Prepared by Linda Herward 2/6/2012
Contact Linda Herward at herward@pitt.edu