Mystery Book Club

Mystery Book Club meets the first Monday of every month. Each member reads a mystery fitting that month's discussion topic, and shares it at the meeting.

February 3- mystery featuring media

March 2- Civil War mystery

April 6- Sherlock Holmes related mystery

May 4- a mystery featuring a servant who solves the cases

June 1 - a romantic suspense story

July 6 - a mystery featuring a US state capitol

August 3 - a mystery featuing a politically active woman

September 10 - a book about local politics, below the governor, note this is a date change due to Labor Day

October 5 - a mystery set on a safari

November 2 - a supernatural mystery, even better with a talking animal

December 7 - read a book that you have in your house

Discussion guidelines:
1. How long did it take you to get involved in the story?
2. Were the main characters interesting? Realistic? Did you like them?
3. Did the characters change and learn something by the end of the story?
4. Was the plot simple or complex? Were there multiple plot lines or red herrings?
5. What was the structure of the book - continuous or back and forth? Did the structure help tell the story or distract from it?
6. Was the resolution satisfying?
7. Will you read another book by this author?