Our Christie Capers Mystery Book is ending after 16 years and 158 books! Through the years we have had enlightening and enjoyable visits from mystery authors Laura Bradford (aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey), Edith Maxwell, Carole Shmurak, Barbara Ross, Liz Mugavero, Lucy Burdette (Roberta Isleib), Susannah Hardy (aka Sadie Hartwell), Mark Dressler, Christine Whitehead, Leslie Matthews Stansfield, and Anne Canadeo (I hope I haven't missed anyone!). We've received books and encouragement from authors Carolyn Hart and Sandra Parshall. We've read and discussed everything from crafty cozies to gritty police procedurals, with a few thrillers thrown in. Our first novel for discussion in September 2003 was
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie and our last in June 2019 will be
The Christie Curse by Victoria Abbott. Does that seem serendipitous? Over the years our membership has ranged from 4 to 24 people and we've become as much a social gathering as a group (or would it be "murder," as it is for crows?) of avid mystery fans.
Book group members become friends and confidantes, sharing the big events and petty annoyances in each other's lives, and we will greatly miss the people who have passed through our group, sharing lives and opinions before moving on to other places, interests, or stages of life.
We are thrilled with our longevity and we'll certainly miss our annual Christmas party, but it is time for us to try some new things. We will always read mysteries, though! We have a great mystery section here at the library and we hope that all of our current and former members and anyone else who enjoys mysteries, but perhaps has never been inclined to join a book club, will take advantage of our great collection! We still plan to invite mystery authors here to speak, so watch our calendar.
Thank you so much to everyone who has participated in Christie Capers over the years!
Eileen & Janet
