Friends of Mysteries
The group is open to Friends of the GSU Library and the larger GSU community. Please join us!
Join us on April 15th, 2009 to discuss: A Matter of Justice by Charles Todd (An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery) at noon in the Cafeteria Annex. Everyone is welcome.
Upcoming book discussions:
Previous Book Discussions
March 18th, 2009 the group discussed: The Private Patient by P.D. James (An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery)
February 18, 2009 the group discussed: I Shall Not Want by Julia Spencer-Fleming ( A Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Mystery)
January 21, 2009 the group discussed: Cold Comfort, a Peggy O’Neill mystery by M.D. Lakeon
November 26, 2008 the group discussed: The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon
October 22, 2008 the group discussed: The Thirteenth Knight by Allen Gordan
September 24, 2008 the group discussed: The DaVinci Code & Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
June 24, 2008 the group discussed Ngaio Marsh, Artists in Crime (1938)
May 20, 2008 the group discussed:
Strong Poison by Dorothy Sayers (
Search Inside)
April 22, 2008 the group discussed:
No 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (
Look inside this book)
January 15, 2008 the group discussed:
In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming. (Get a
sneak peak)
December 11, 2007 the group discussed: The Case of the Missing Books: A Mobile Library Mystery by Ian Sansom
November 13, 2007 the group discussed: Indemnity by Sara Paretsky.
October 16th, 2007 Friends of Mysteries discussed: Possession: A Romance by A.S. Byatt. Possession is a literary mystery.
July 17, 2007 the group discussed: A Test of Wills by Charles Todd. The detective, Ian Rutledge, is a World War I veteran, so they continued exploring post-World War I themes. The book is available at Borders, Amazon.com and through Interlibrary Loan.
May 15th, 2007 the group discussed:
Maisie Dobbs (New York: Soho Press, 2003)
Awarded "Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times in 2003, Jacqueline Winspear's
Maisie Dobbs introduces a series of successful mystery books. The protagonist, Maisie, served as a battlefield nurse in World War I. This narrative describes some of the hardships, both physical and emotional, endured by nurses during the war. The book can be purchased on Amazon.com or be ordered at Borders. To read and excerpt from the book, click on the URL:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0142004332/ref=sib_dp_pt/002-8320577-2848820# April 3, 2007 “Eisenheim the Illusionist,” a short story by Steven Millhauser in his book, The Barnum Museum: Stories was the topic of the group discussion. The discussion was led by Diane Dates Casey and Becky Nugent. The book can be purchased on Amazon.com or be ordered at Borders. This short story is the basis for the recent movie, The Illusionist.
1/22/09
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