Visiting? Relocating? Check out the Torrance Advantage  Torrance Centennial

 TORRANCE california

------------
------------
 | Book Discussions
-
*Armchair Traveler Book Group *Biography & Memoirs at Katy Geissert Library *The Book Group at the El Retiro Library
-
*Creative Spirit Book Group at the Southeast Library *Mayhem In the A.M. at Henderson Library *Mystery at North Torrance Library
-
*Romance Book Group *Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Group
-

font size: A | A | A

Mystery Book Discussion Group at North Torrance Library

 

1222 by Anne Holt 

Monday, December 3, 2012 at 6:30 pm

Follow the experiences of travelers who are stranded by a blizzard in a decrepit hotel where one of their members begins killing off the rest.

 

 

L.A. Confidential by James Ellroy

Monday, February 4, 2013 at 6:30 pm

Ellroy's ninth novel, set in 1950s Los Angeles merges raw-edged period detail with sleazy celluloid lore, pulling away occasionally for snippets of forensic reports, newspaper accounts, and showbiz gossip.  The effect is dark and dazzling, the prose splattered with fifties idiom, the whole epic package easily justifying what would be a daunting length for most traditional crime tales.

 

 

The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry

Monday, March 4, 2013 at 6:30 pm

Careless of both murder and manners, two determinedly unconventional young sisters ignore Victorian moresand actively join the police investigation into the murder of their servant girl.

 

 

Booked to Die by John Dunning

 

Monday, April 1, 2013 at 6:30 pm

Denver cop and rare-book collector Janeway has a least favorite psychopath who likes derelicts until they're dead. They trade lore works just great: signed Faulkers, first-edition Kings, all capable of raising several thousand, more than enough to get Bobby killed by a fellow bum. But was Bobby onto a discovery big enough to get him whacked by someone of more substance?

 

To Love and Be Wise by Josephine Tey

Monday, May 6, 2013 at 6:30 pm

Detective-Sergeant Grant of Scotland Yard investigates the mysterious disappearance of Leslie Searle, an American photographer.

 

 

Storm Front by Jim Butcher

Monday, June 3, 2013 at 6:30 pm

A modern-day mage and consultant to the police finds his stale life suddenly enlivened by the presence of a rival in the black arts.

 

 

Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier

Monday, July 1, 2013 at 6:30 pm

A classic novel of romantic suspense finds the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter entering the home of her mysterious and enigmatic new husband and learning the story of the house's first mistress, to whom the sinister housekeeper is unnaturally devoted.

 

 

Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan

Monday, August 5, 2013 at 6:30 pm

In a twenty-fifth century world in which death is nearly obsolete, former UN envoy Takeshi Kovacs, re-sleeved into a new body after a brutal death, finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly far-reached conspiracy.

 

 

 

California Fire and Life by Don Winslow

Monday, September 9, 2013 at 6:30 pm

Arson adjuster Jack Wade understands the science of fire. However,the house-fire death of wealthy young mother Pamela Vale becomes extremely personal when Jack learns she is the half-sister of his former lover. This one is tough as nails and entertaining as hell. Shamus Award winner for best P.I. novel.

 

 

The Bottoms by Joe Landsdale

Monday, October 7, 2013 at 6:30 pm

When young Harry Collins stumbles upon a body in the local river bottoms, the region becomes trapped in a nightmare, as a vicious killer stalks the town, a man is lynched, and local law enforcement races to find the murderer.

 

 

The Spy Who Came in From the Cold by John LeCarre'

Monday, November 4, 2013 at 6:30 pm

Alec Leamas wants to stop being a spy but he agrees to take a final assignment in order to prove to the enemy that their leader is a double agent.

 

 

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

Monday, December 2, 2013 at 6:30 pm

Philip Marlowe, a private eye who operates in Los Angeles' seamy underside during the 1930's, takes on his first case, which involves a paralyzed California millionaire, two psychotic daughters, blackmail and murder.

 

 

All discussions are free - no registration is required. 

Just read the book prior to the meeting!

For more information, contact the

North Torrance Library

3604 Artesia Blvd., Torrance
 
310-323-7200