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Lago Vista Public Library

Lago Vista Mystery Book Club

Meeting monthly on the 3rd Monday @ 10 a.m. in the Library Meeting Room.

Mystery Monday

2023

October 16 - "The 39 Steps" by John Buchan

September 18 - "Death at La Fenice" by Donna Leon

August 21 - "A House Without Windows" by Nadia Hashimi

July 17 - "The Kingdom" by Jo Nesbo

June 19 - "Portrait of an Unknown Woman" by Daniel Silva

May 15 - "The Keeper of Lost Causes" by Jussi Adler-Olsen

April 17 - "The Dry" by Jane Harper

March 20 - "The Searcher" by Tana French

February 20 - "The Magpie Murders" by Anthony Horowitz (location change)

January 23 - "Bullet Train" by Kotaro Isaka

2022

December 19 - "The Alice Network" by Kate Quinn

November 21 - "Big Red Tequila" by Rick Riordan

October 17 - "Death on Demand" by Paul Thomas

September 19 - "Sandstorm" by James Rollins

August 15 - "Bruno, Chief of Police" by Martin Walker

July 18 - "The Man Who Died Twice" by Richard Osman

June 20 - "The Cuckoo's Calling" by Robert Galbraith

May 16 - "Iron Lake" by William Kent Krueger

April 18 - "The Dark Hours" by Michael Connelly

March 14 - "It's a Wonderful Woof" by Spencer Quinn

February 21 - "The Marlow Murder Club" by Robert Thorogood

January 17 - no meeting

2021

December 20 - "Ordinary Grace" by William Kent Krueger

November 15 - "The Key to Rebecca" by Ken Follett

October 18 - "I Shot the Buddha" by Colin Cotterill

September 20 - no meeting

August 16 - no meeting

July 19 - "The Thursday Murder Club" by Richard Osman

2020

February 24 - "Crocodile on the Sandbank" by Elizabeth Peters

January 27 - "The Red Road" by Denise Mina

2019

December 16 - "The First Deadly Sin" by Lawrence Sanders

November 25 - "A Gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles

October 28 - "Devil in a Blue Dress" by Walter Mosley

September 23 - "Y is for Yesterday" by Sue Grafton

August 26 - "Double Indemnity" by James M. Cain

July 22 - "The Dry" by Jane Harper

June 24 - "Crooked House" by Agatha Christie

May 13 - "The Talented Mr. Ripley" by Patricia Highsmith

April 22 - "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

March 25 - "From Doon with Death" by Ruth Rendell

February 25 - "Medicus" by Ruth Downie

January 28 - "The Last Child" by John Hart

2018

December 17 - "Mr. Churchill's Secretary" by Susan MacNeal

*Please note that the December meeting will be held at a private residence. Please check at LVPL for more information.

November 26 - "The Cairo Affair" by Olen Steinhaur

October 22 - "The Devotion of Suspect X" by Keigo Higashino

September 24 - "Criminal" by Karin Slaughter

August 27 - "Until Proven Guilty" by J. A. Jance

July 23 - "The Beekeeper's Apprentice" by Laurie King

June 25 - Any book by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

May 21 - Any book by C. J. Tudor

April 23 - Any book by Karin Fossum

March 26 - Any book by Jeffery Deaver

February 26 - Any book by Philip Kerr

January 22 - Any book by John McDonald

2017

December 18 - Any book by Sue Grafton

November 27 - Any book by Lisa Gardner

October 23 - Any book by Fiona Barton

September 25 - Any book by Joseph Wambaugh

August 28 - Any book by Ann Cleeves

July 24 - Any book by Mark Gimenez

June 26 - Any book by Steve Martini

May 22 - Any book by Ridley Pearson

April 24 - Any book by Ed McBain

March 27 - Any book by Robert Galbraith

February 27 - Any book by Colin Cotterill

January 23 - Any book by Craig Johnson

2016

December 19 - Any book by Ben Rehder

November 28 - Any book by Alex Kava

October 24 - Any book by Analudur Indrison

September 26 - Any book by Tony Dunbar

August 22 - Any book by Carl Hiassen

July 25 - Any book by J.A. Jance

June 27 - Any book by Jussi Alder-Olsen

May 23 - Any book by Rick Riordan

April 26 - Any book by Robert Crais

March 28 – Any book by Margaret Truman

February 22 – Any book by Spencer Quinn

January 25 – Any book by Jeff Shelby

2015

December 21 - Jonathan Kellerman

*Please note that the December meeting will be held at a private residence. Please check at LVPL for more information.

November - Nelson DeMille

October - Alan Bradley

September - Roslund & Hellstrom

August - Willow Rose

July - Faye Kellerman

June - Agatha Christie

May - Dashiell Hammett

April - Zoe Ferraris

March - James Ellroy

February - William Lashner

January - Michael Connolly

2014

December - To Be Announced (Due to the Holiday Season, we will meet on the 3rd Monday, Dec. 15)

November - C. J. Box  (Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, we will meet on the 3rd Monday, Nov. 17)

October - Ken Bruen

September - Daniel Silva

August - (The Great)  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

July - Taylor Stevens

June - Donna Leon

May - Russ Hall's South Austin Vampire

April - Rex Stout

March - Louise Penny

February - Carol O'Connell

January  - Val McDermid

2013

December - No meeting due to the Holidays

November  -  A discussion of Noir novels, focusing on the Parker series by Richard Stark and the work of Raymond Chandler

October  -  Jo Nesbo - Red Breast

September  - Tana Frenc 

August - John Sandford   

July - James Lee Burke