By Katherine Decker, Head of Circulation
Do you enjoy a mystery? Have you ever wanted an insight into mystery writers’ minds and the conventions of the genre? Consider attending our Mystery Making program on Wednesday, July 28 from 6:30 – 8:30pm on Zoom. Mystery Making is an interactive workshop with four authors from Sisters in Crime New England. Debra H. Goldstein, BJ Magnani, Susan Oleksiw, and Joanna Schaffhausen will brainstorm on their feet to create a brand new mystery using suggestions provided by attendees. This improv game is fun, fast-paced and fascinating. To learn more about the presenters and program, and to register for the event, please visit our Library Calendar.
In conjunction with our program, we have assembled a list of books by the presenters as well as similar reads.
Don’t forget to log the books you read to help your team win our Summer Reading Challenge!
Debra Goldstein – Sarah Blair series
Susan Oleksiw – Mellingham, Anita Ray, and Pioneer Valley series
- Below the Tree Line | ebook
- Murder in Mellingham
- Double Take
- Family Album
- Friends and Enemies
- Under the Eye of Kali | large print
- The Wrath of Shiva
Joanna Schaffhausen – Ellery Hathaway series
- The Vanishing Season | audiobook
- No Mercy
- All the Best Lies | ebook
- Every Waking Hour
- Coming in August 2021 – Gone for Good
Similar to Debra Goldstein
- Flipped for Murder by Maddie Day (Country Store series)
- Murder on Cape Cod by Maddie Day (Cozy Capers series)
- Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower (Magical Bookshop series)
- Maid of Murder by Amanda Flower (India Hayes series)
- Books Can be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay (Library Lovers series)
- Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt (Andy Carpenter series)
Similar to Susan Oleksiw
- Daddy’s Gone A-Hunting by Mary Higgins Clark | large print
- Murder Ink by Betty Hechtman
- The Perfect Witness by Iris Johansen | large print
- Unfit to Practice by Perri O’Shaughnessy | large print
Similar to Joanna Schaffhausen
- Shadow Creek by Joy Fielding | large print
- Edwin of the Iron Shoes by Marcia Muller | ebook
- The Night Searchers by Marcia Muller | large print
- Looking for Yesterday by Marcia Muller | large print
- Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs | large print
BJ Magnani – books available through the Commonwealth Catalog
- The Queen of All Poisons
- The Power of Poison
