These are the books listed for Charles Todd's Ian Mystery Readers Group Rutledge series: 1996 - A Test of Wills 1998 - Wings of Fire March 28, 2002 1999 - Search in the Dark 2000 - Legacy of the Dead 2001 - Watchers of Time Here is a list of upcoming meetings, so you can mark your calendar: These are the books in Deborah Crombie's Kincaid and James series: April 16 - Murder on the Orient Express May 14 - Search the Dark - Charles Todd 1993 - A Share in Death June 11 - Kissed a Sad Goodbye - 1994 - All Shall Be Wel ***Deborah Crombie 1995 - Leave the Grave Green July 9 - Sacred Clowns - Tony Hillerman 1996 - Mourn Not Your Dead August 6 - will be announced at the next meeting 1997 - Dreaming Of the Bones September 3 or 10 - The Withdrawing 1998 - Kissed a Sad Goodbye **Room - Charlotte MacLeod 2001 - A Finer End We have several new members, as those who made the last two meetings know. Michelle and David Larsen Tony Hillerman has an impressive list: have joined us and Elva Doyen attended her first (L = Joe Leaphorn/ C = Jim Chee) meeting this month. 1970 - A Fly On the Wall (non-series) 1970 - The Blessing Way (L) 1973 - Dance Hall of the Dead (L) 1973 - Great Taos Bank Robbery Seven people made it to the Library for the March 19th **(ss and articles) meeting. The book, The Face of a Stranger, was a hit 1978 - Listening Woman (L) with us all. Various reasons were given, but all enjoyed 1980 - People of Darkness (C) the accurate Victorian atmosphere. 1982 - The Dark Wind (C) 1984 - The Ghostway (C) 1984 - The Joe Leaphorn Mysteries 1986 - Skinwalkers (L & C) 1987 - Indian Country Since there were questions regarding what comes first 1988 - A Thief of Time (L & C) or what other titles are by a certain author, I have made 1989 - The Talking God (L & C) a few lists for us. These are for the authors we have 1990 - The Jim Chee Mysteries recently read or will read. 1990 - Coyote Waits (L & C) 1992 - Leaphorn and Chee These are the books in the Inspector Monk/Hester 1992 - The Spell of New Mexico (non-fic) Latterly series: 1993 - Sacred Clowns (L & C) 1993 - New Mexico, Rio Grande and 1990 - Face of Stranger **Other Stories (non-fic) 1991 - A Dangerous Mourning 1995 - Finding Moon (non-series) 1992 - Defend and Betray 1996 - The Fallen Man (L & C) 1993 - A Sudden Fearful Death 1998 - The First Eagle (L & C) 1994 - The Sins of The Wolf 1999 - Hunting Badger (L & C) 1995 - Cain His Brother 2001 - Seldom Disappointed (autobio) 1996 - Weighed in the Balance 2002 - The Wailing Wind 1997 - The Silent Cry **(not yet released) 1998 - A Breach of Promise 1999 - The Twisted Root 2000 - Slaves of Obsession 2002 - not yet released Charlotte MacLeod has a long list, too. I will start with her Peter Shandy series:
1978 - Rest You Merry One of the other kinds of mysteries I look for are books 1979 - The Luck Runs Out with academic detectives. With the help of the "Stop It, 1982 - Wrack and Rune You're Killing Me" web site, I can offer a few 1983 - Something the Cat Dragged In suggestions. 1985 - The Curse of the Giant Hogweed (almost SF&F, too) Detective Author 1987 - The Corpse In Oozak's Pond Sarah Deane J. S. Borthwick 1989 - Vane Pursuit Carolus Deene Leo Bruce 1991 - An Owl Too Many William Falconer Ian Morson (13th c. Oxford) 1994 - Something in the Water Kate Fansler Amanda Cross (mostly set in Maine) Dr. Gideon Fell John Dickson Carr 1996 - Exit the Milkman Gervase Fen Edmund Crispin Dr. Robert "Mongo" Frederickson George Chesbro These are the Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn books: Dr. Sam Johnson: Lillian de la Torre Homer Kelley Jane Langton 1979 - The Family Vault Catherine LeVendeur Sharan Newman 1980 - The Withdrawing Room Mike Oddie Robert Barnard 1981 - The Palace Guard Gideon Oliver Aaron Elkins 1983 - The Bilbao Looking Glass Jay Omega Sharyn McCrumb 1984 - The Convivial Codfish Peter Shandy Charlotte MacLeod 1985 - The Plain Old Man George Smiley John Le Carre 1988 - The Recycled Citizen Hilary Tamar Sarah Caudwell 1988 - The Silver Ghost Augustus Van Deusen ("The Thinking Machine") 1989 - The Gladstone Bag Jacques Futrelle 1992 - The Resurrection Man Leonidas Witherall Alice Tilton 1995 - The Odd Job (aka Phoebe Atwood Taylor) 1998 - The Balloon Man These I have read, and can tell you how ejoyable they She also writes as Alisa Craig (the name of an award are. There are, of course, many others. Care to add winning onion - large and sweet) your favorites?
1980 - A Pint Of Murder How about writers as detectives???? 1981 - Murder Goes Mumming OK, OK. I know everyone can list at least a dozen! 1981 - The Grub-and-Stakers Move a Mountain 1983 - The Terrible Tide Here are some of my favorites: 1985 - The Grub-and-Stakers Quilt a Bee 1986 - A Dismal Thing To Do Detective Author 1988 - The Grub-and-Stakers Pinch a Poke Kathryn Ardleigh Robin Paige 1989 - Trouble In the Brasses Olivia Brown Annette Meyers 1990 - The Grub-and-Stakers Spin a Yarn 1992 - The Wrong Rite Detective Author 1993 - The Grub-and-Stakers House a Haunt Adam Dalgleish P. D. James (this is NOT cheating!) She has been in many anthologies, too. Dr. Sam Johnson: Lillian de la Torre Charles Latimer Eric Ambler Hopefully, these lists will help you and entice you. Marie Lightfoot Nancy Pickard Please ask if you would like anything special. It would Osbert Monk Charlotte MacLeod be a pleasure to whip one up. I already have lists on Jay Omega Sharyn McCrumb Nero Wolfe and John Dickson Carr(+ aliases). Ellery Queen Ellery Queen (the one and only!) Young Will Shakespeare Simon Hawke Roger Sherringham Anthony Berkley Toby mentioned that actor John Thaw had died. He Mark Twain Peter Heck passed away on February 19, according to the BBC. Leonidas Witherall Alice Tilton He was our Inspector Morse in the MYSTERY! Series. (aka Phoebe Atwood Taylor) Enough??? Skinwalkers! Yeah! If they only do it right!
Want to add some of your own??
Please make up your own list, if you have special interests. We would love to share them!!!
I can make more, if you want. Or if you have something you would like me to share or find out, just let me know.
For example, if you want more non-fiction reading on the Indians of the Southwest?
We can find some academic books to give you all the nitty-gritty details.
Want to know more about a time in history? We can find it for you.
It would be interesting to know what each of us thinks is the most memorable mystery. How about the one that surprised you the most?
Please share your thoughts with us. I learned of Deborah Crombie because Jim MacGregor shared his opinion. I learned about Elizabeth George because my aunt in New Jersey wrote about her in her letters. And Toby is a fount of ideas.
And speaking of Toby, I promised I would share her Internet address with you where you could find good buys. She works through ABE books. Here it is: http://www.abebooks.com/home/mysterybookcenter/
Browse and enjoy!
Well, I will fade into the sunset and see you April 16! If I can do anything for you, please let me know.
April 16, 2002
Public Room
6:30pm
Shhhhhhhhhhhhh! Be there!
My new MPBN TV directory spoke about MYSTERY! returning this year with a new commitment to productions. It was mentioned that one or some of the episodes would come from Tony Hillerman's