Saturday, February 15th, 2025
10:30 am — 5:00 pm
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THIS MONTH’S MEETING HAS CHANGED FROM 3/13 to 3/20.
Join us in person or online to look at the history of Mystery as a book genre.
It has been almost 200 years since the publication of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” and since then, mystery as a genre has exploded in form, length, language, and more. From The Lady in White, Wilkie Collins’ novel that is considered the first of the genre, through the serialized adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the Golden Age of Agatha Christie, the advent of noir, the rise of thrillers, romantic suspense, and now an international cast of characters ranging from retired police officers to meddling sleuths, some famous twins, and armchair detectives.
TIME MAGAZINE PICKS THE 100 BEST MYSTERY NOVELS OF ALL TIME
Each month we might read an article, a short story, a book, or a selection from the same author or the same country. We’ll look at award winners and debut novelists, the standard bearers and the rule breakers. We may talk about movies and TV, too. We’ll work our way through the decades, looking at similar themes, exotic settings, and recent innovations in a genre that is both familiar and new.
Some of the authors we’ll cover: Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett, Mary Higgins Clark, Alexander McCall Smith, Jo Nesbo, and more!
Join us this month to discuss A STUDY IN SCARLET, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle–the novel that introduced Sherlock Holmes! Copies are available at our Reference Desk or online HERE. This title is available in hardcover, paperback, audiobook, graphic novel, downloadable audiobook, and ebook.
We’ll run this group as hybrid, so anyone can join. Click below to register if you’re joining us online, and you’ll receive the Zoom link. No need to register if you’re coming in person.
At the end of the day, the butler may have done it, but we’ll decide if he was justified!
A hybrid (in-person and virtual) book club, at 1 pm on the 2nd Wednesday of the month.
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