Mystery Lovers’ Book Club and Reading List
Reading Great Stories Since 2014
The Mystery Book Lovers’ Club started in March of 2014 as a casual group of serious readers located (mostly) in the Founders’ Grove Neighborhood, Central Illinois. We all love to read (duh) and do talk about the books, but we’re not formal or focused on prepped questions. Likewise, it’s no problem if you haven’t read the book, but expect spoilers. Someone (or two or three or none) might bring wine or snacks, but I don’t have sign-ups or R.S.V.P.s for meetings. Sometimes I’m scrambling for chairs or there will be just a few of us — but the discussion is always enjoyable!
This book club is focused on mysteries (as the name implies), and usually meet the third Thursday of the month at 7 PM Central.
Finding Great Stories Since 2014
2021
- February: Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
- March: The Searcher by Tana French
- April: Gentleman Thief by Arsene Lupin
- May: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- June: Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger
- July: Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben
- August: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
- September: When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O’Neil
- Oct: Mrs.Sherlock Holmes: Missing Girl Case that Captivated a Nation by Brad Ricca
- November: Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson
2020
- February: Blanch on the Lam by Barbara Neely
- March: Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
- April: Dark Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine
- May: I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
- June: Big Sky by Kate Atkinson
- July: Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
- August: The Island by Ragnar Joannason
- September: The Passenger by Lisa Lutzhttps
- October: Temper by Layne Fargo
- November: A Murder at Rosamund’s Gate by Susanna Calkins
- February: Blanch on the Lam by Barbara Neely
- March: Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
- April: Dark Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine
- May: I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
- June: Big Sky by Kate Atkinson
- July: Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
- August: The Island by Ragnar Joannason
- September: The Passenger by Lisa Lutzhttps
- October: Temper by Layne Fargo
- November: A Murder at Rosamund’s Gate by Susanna Calkins
2018
- February: Human Acts by Han Kang
- March: Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
- April: A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes
- May: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
- June: Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn
- July: My Sister’s Grave by Robert Dugoni
- August: Triptych by Karin Slaughter
- September: Her Last Day by Jessie Cole
- October: Himself by Jess Kid
- November
- December: Jar City by Arnaldur Indridason
2017
- January: Last Police Man by Ben H. Winters
- February: A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie
- March: Cuckoo’s Calling by J.K. Rowling
- April: Darktown by Thomas Mullen
- May: The Alienist by Caleb Carr
- June: Lady Copy Makes Trouble by Amy Stewart
- July: The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day
- August: The Quiet Game by Greg Iles
- September: Shall We Not Revenge by Diane Pirrone
- October: The Year of the Gadfly by Jennifer Miller
- November: Blind Submission by Debra Ginsberg
- December: Jar City by Amaldur Indridason
2019
- January: The Perfect Nanny by Leila slimani’s
- February: Give me Your Hand by Megan Abbott
- March: The Mystery of Three Quarters: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries)
- April: Caged (Agent Sayer Altair #1) by Ellison Cooper
- May: The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
- June: Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found by Gilbert King
- July: Arthur and George by Julian Barnes
- August: The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead
- September: The Feral Detective by Jonathan Lethem,
- October: Lies the Mushroom Pickers Told by Poso Wells
- November: The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
- December: The Widows of Malabar by Sujata Massey
2016
- January: The Other Typist: A NOVEL by Suzanne Rindell
- February: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
- March: You will Know Me by Meghan Abbott
- April: Daughter of Time by Josephine They – June: Gun Street Girl by Adrian McKinty
- July: Little Pretty Things by Lori Rader-Day
- August: Divers clothes lie empty by Vendela Vida
- September: Indeminity Only by Sara Paretsky
- October: Mr. Churchill’s Secretary by Susan Elia:
2015
- January: Horrorstor: A Novel by Grady Hendrix
- February: The Killing Circle by Andrew Paper
- April: Death by Hitchcock by Elissa D. Grodin
- May: In the Woods by Tana French
- June: Dog On It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery by Spencer Quinn
- July: Belessing Way by Tony Hillerman
- August: Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon
- September: A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
- October – December to be added
2014
- March: How to Cook a Cherry Tart
- April: Chump Change by G.M. Ford
- September: Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith
- October: Arthur and George by Julian Barnes
- November: Invisible Murder by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis
