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Book Clubs > Death by the Book: Mystery Book Group

When: 10:00-11:30 am the second Monday of every month.
Please check our Calendar of Events.
Where: The Learning Center at Cary Memorial Library
1874 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420
  Registration is not required for participation.
For more information, please contact Robin Paul @ 781-862-6288 ext. 215.

Death by the Book is the Cary Library’s newest book discussion group. Designed for adults, the group meets on the second Monday of the month, from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. in the Learning Center at the Main Branch.

Each month, the group will explore a new sub-genre within the mystery field. A librarian will compile a month prior to each meeting, a list of titles that fall within the upcoming subgenre. Along with the list, library owned copies of the books would be placed on prominent display in the library. Anyone interested in joining in on a discussion should read at least one book within the month’s sub-genre and come prepared to share their thoughts on the title with others in the group. Upcoming topics to be covered include the following:

2008 TOPICS

February 11, 2008
Books by Reginald Hill and Ed McBain

March 10, 2008
Art, Antiques, and Jewels

April 14, 2008
Detective and the Toga, and Medieval Times

May 12, 2008
Field trip to a Rare Book Store

June 9, 2008
Rare Books and Art

July 14, 2008
Thrillers - How are they different from Mysteries?

August 11, 2008
Ecclesiastical Mysteries

September 8, 2008
New Names in Mysteries

October 20, 2008
Culinary Mysteries

November 10, 2008
Death in the Theatre

December 8, 2008
Seasonal Mysteries

PREVIOUS TOPICS
Agatha and Dorothy*
Art Mysteries*
Biblio Mysteries*
British Procedurals
Comic Capers*
Cozy Mysteries*
Cruise and Sailing Mysteries*
Culinary Mysteries
European & African Mysteries
European and African Sleuths*
Female Private Investigators*
Forensic Detectives
Gardening Mysteries
Human and Animal Teams*
Investigative Reporters*
Killer Fiction and Psychopaths*
Love to Die For*
Locked Room Mysteries*
Massachusetts Mysteries
Medical Mysteries*
Mysteries Set in the Victorian and Edwardian Era
Senior Sleuths*
Truth is Stranger than Fiction: True Crime*
War Mysteries

*[book lists provided with the permission of the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library in Wakefield, MA]