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Next month, for June 14, we will plan to meet in the kitchen downstairs. The books Mystery Readers for next time are written by Simon Hawke, Miscellaneous who is a very good storyteller and has written many, many enjoyable books. The 18 May 2005 series we will choose from will be the “Shakespeare and Smythe" stories. And, Hello, all, yes, this is a young Shakespeare and a friend who are the detectives. There are Spring has sprung and is enough titles available to use two or three concentrating on bringing up the flowers. of the four published so far. Here is a link When it dries out we can dive into the with information about Simon Hawke. gardening. I wish we could all do the same story, but there aren't enough copies in our collective catalogs. Future meetings are scheduled for:

May 17 was a poor choice of days. There June 14, 2005 (kitchen) were only three of us at the meeting and I July 12, 2005 (kitchen) had neglected to check for community August 9, 2005 concert info. September 13, 2005 We discussed the Miss October 11, 2005 Marple....we all liked it very much. She November 8, 2005 really is the master of clue placement! I December 13, 2005 hope everyone else enjoyed her, too. Please do let me know if a date is a bad one for you. If a number of people can't make To those of you who were ill, I hope you it on a certain date, we will change it. are better. To those of you who were committed to other things, my apologies. I We look forward to seeing you. have revised our meeting dates (see If you would like to join us or there is a below). For June and July we can meet in question regarding these dates, please call the kitchen or somewhere else. Would you Claudia at 364-3661 or e-mail to all like to make July or August a revisit to [email protected] . a Sherlock Holmes story - not necessarily Conan Doyle's writing? I will prepare a I would like to run another author newsletter for all of you who are in the past you at the next meeting. If any of you have read Tim Powers, you may have 3. T he Body in the Library (1942) had a taste of what he does so well. He is 4. T he Moving Finger (1943)(1965) pushing the margins of the field, as a 5. (1950) matter of fact, he usually is found in the Science Fiction and Fantasy section. Yet, 6. T hey Do It with Mirrors (1952), aka like Randall Garrett, he straddles several Murder with Mirrors genres. If enough people feel 7. (1953) adventurous, I would like a shot at reading 8. 4 .50 from Paddington (1957) him for July. aka What Mrs McGillicuddy Saw It is also time to ask Kathy Lynn Emerson 9. T he Mirror Crack'd from Side to about her newest projects. She has Side (1962) aka The Mirror Crack'd released a new title in the Lady Susanna Appleton series, Face Down Below the 10.A Caribbean Mystery (1964) Banqueting House. It is currently for sale 11.A t Bertram's Hotel (1965) on Amazon if anyone wants a copy. If she 12. will schedule a visit with us, perhaps you N emesis (1971) would prefer a signed copy? 13.S leeping Murder (1976) Stephanie Barron has released a new Jane 14. 's Final Cases and Two Austin mystery, Jane and His Lordship's Other Stories (1979, ss) Legacy. Elizabeth George, Deborah Crombie, Nevada Barr, Stephen Saylor, Here are the Shakespeare & Smythe John Maddox Roberts, Sharon Kay Penman, titles: Laura Childs, Glen Cook, Sue Henry, Peter Tremayne and Donna Leon have new titles, 1. M ystery of Errors as well. 2. S laying of the Shrew 3. M uch Ado About Murder 4. M erchant of Vengeance It has been a along time since anyone has asked for some information to be included Simon Hawke has also written the in the newsletter. Please don't hesitate to Timewars series and the Wizard of Fourth ask for a bibliography or biography or any Street series. How can you resist the title such subcategory. of The Nine Lives of Cats-Eye Gomez ?

So long for now. And don't hesitate to For example, contact me with questions. Here are the Miss Marple titles: 1.The Murder at the Vicarage (1930) 2. The Thirteen Problems (1932) aka The Tuesday Club Murders Thanks! Claudia Reynolds

Contact Info: e-Mail: [email protected] phone: 364-3661 fax: 364-7296 Or snail mail: Claudia A Reynolds Rumford Public Library 58 Rumford Avenue Rumford, ME 04276