Lakewood Publick Library Book Club Kits


Booked For Murder

BOOKED FOR MURDER: For Lovers of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem
Seasoned investigator Andrea Fisher is in over her head with six unsolved mysteries.
Will she skip ahead to the last chapter before it's too late?

Finding Nouf by Zoe Ferraris

Finding Nouf by Zoe Ferraris
In this modern Saudi Arabian mystery, desert guide Nayir al-Sharqi, is called on by a wealthy family to recover a missing teenage girl. Just days before her wedding, Nouf is found dead. But when the family learns the suspicious circumstances, they no longer care about finding the truth. Undeterred, Nayir risks all to unlock the hidden world of Saudi women.
Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room

Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale

Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale
In this Victorian true crime tale, the Kents wake up one day to find their four-year-old son murdered. All clues point to the distasteful notion that the killer lives among them. But when Mr. Whicher of Scotland Yard suspects the boy’s half-sister, his career is nearly ruined.  Five years later, the killer’s confession sets the nation into hysterics and inspires a generation of mystery writers.
Thursday, October 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room

Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem

Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem
Frank Minna was a small-time wiseguy, PI and limo driver. When he’s found bleeding to death in a dumpster, he keeps his mouth shut. But the neighborhood misfits he looked out for can’t let it go—especially the unlikely detective and likely loner, Lionel Essrog. Tourette syndrome won’t stop him from questioning all of Brooklyn until he uncovers every last secret.
Thursday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room

Secret History by Donna Tartt

Secret History by Donna Tartt
When a clique of Classics students from an elite East coast college stage a Dionysian frenzy, a local farmer ends up dead.  It was an accident, but the secret slowly tears them apart and leads to more senseless death. In this spellbinding mystery-in-reverse, we learn “who” right away, but must wait to see how the pieces fit together.
Thursday, January 7 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room

Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz

Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
Izzy Spellman knows that when the family business is private investigating, your love life isn’t safe from scrutiny. The Spellmans put the fun in dysfunctional while working on a cold case, but the mystery hits a little too close to home when their youngest daughter Rae turns up missing.
Thursday, February 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room