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Mystery Book Discussion Group at North Torrance Library


Mystery Book Group

Meets monthly at the North Torrance Library to discuss great mystery books!

NOTE:  During the refurbishment of the North Torrance Library beginning March 1, 2010
and for approximately four months, the Mystery Book Group will meet at the
Katy Geissert Civic Center Library Polly Watts Story Theater, 3301 Torrance Boulevard




Monday, March 1 at 6:30 p.m.
 
By a Spiders Thread by Laura Lippman

Private detective Tess Monaghan gets more than she had bargained for when she is hired by Mark Rubin, an Orthodox Jew, to find his missing wife and three children. - Novelist


Monday, April 5 at 6:30 p.m.

The Blue Door by David Fulmer

When Eddie Cero rescues private detective Sal Giambroni from two thugs, Giambroni gives him a part-time job that leads to the cold case of a missing soul singer, one that traps Eddie in a web of violence, betrayal, intrigue, and obsession. - Novelist


Monday, May 3 at 6:30 p.m.

The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson

John Wells, an undercover operative who has infiltrated al Qaeda, is trapped between his terrorist associates and the CIA, which no longer trusts his loyalty, when he becomes a prime suspect in two bombings in Los Angeles. - Novelist


Monday June 7 at 6:30 p.m.

The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon

In a world in which Alaska, rather than Israel, has become the homeland for the Jews following World War II, Detective Meyer Landsman and his half-Tlingit partner Berko investigate the death of a chess prodigy. - Novelist



                                                   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