The East Bay Mystery Readers' Group -

6 January Meeting Recap

THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN (non-mystery) – Good+

Mitch Albom – 8^th book

Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident…

THE AFFAIR OF THE 39 CUFFLINKS – VG

James Anderson – 3^rd in series

Alderley, the 17th-century country house of the Earl of Burford, provides the setting for Anderson's

third 1930s madcap mystery (after The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg…

LONDON BOULEVARD – VG

Ken Bruen – Standalone

When Mitchell is released after spending 3 years in prison for a crime he doesn’t remember committing. Picked up by his

friend Billy Norton, he’s offered work by Billy with loan shark Tommy

Logan.…

LORD JOHN AND THE PRIVATE MATTER – Good+

Diana Gabaldon - Standalone

Major Lord John Grey accidentally comes to suspect that his cousin’s fiancée is infected with the pox. As he searches for a discreet way to confirm his…

QUATTROCENTO (non-mystery) – Good+

James McKean – 1^st book

Matt O’Brien, assistant curator and art restorer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has always been passionate about the Italian Renaissance. When he discovers a long-neglected portrait of…

DEAD FAMOUS – Good+

Carol O’Connell – 7^th Mallory

This story involves a seemingly unstoppable serial killer; a beautiful hunchback with tragedy in her past; a radio shock-jock who helps the killer find his victims; an extremely mean house cat; a gloomy…