Mystery Book Discussion Group

BARD annotation   The hiding place: a Mercy Carr mystery DB108064 Series: Mercy and Elvis mysteries; Munier, Paula Mercy and Elvis mysteries Order in Series: 03 Author: Munier, Paula Reading Time: 11 hours, 26 minutes Read by: Kathleen McInerney Subject: Mystery and Detective Stories   Mercy and her bomb-sniffing dog Elvis are called to the deathbed of her grandfather’s deputy, who...

BARD annotation Tell me who you are: a novel DB121783 Author: Luna, Louisa Reading Time: 10 hours, 49 minutes Read by: Stephanie Nemeth-Parker, Megan Tusing, Robb Moreira Subjects: Psychological Fiction, Suspense Fiction, Mystery and Detective Stories “The Silent Patient meets Gone Girl in this sharp psychological thriller about a psychiatrist with a shocking past and her dangerous new patie...

BARD annotation Fifty fifty DB130811 Series: Eddie Flynn Order in Series: 05 Author: Cavanagh, Steve Reading Time: 11 hours, 47 minutes Read by: Adam Sims Subjects: Suspense Fiction, Mystery and Detective Stories   “Alexandra Avellino has just found her father’s mutilated body, and needs the police right away. She believes her sister killed him, and that she is still in the house...

BARD annotation   Marti MacAlister DB84208 Series: Marti MacAlister mystery Order in Series: 01, 02, 03 Author: Bland, Eleanor Taylor Reading Time: 23 hours, 17 minutes Read by: Madelyn Buzzard Subject: Mystery and Detective Stories   The first three mysteries, written between 1992 and 1994, in the series featuring the only black female police detective in Lincoln Prairie, Illinois. Incl...

The perfect marriage DB113854 Author: Rose, Jeneva Reading Time: 8 hours, 54 minutes Read by: Neil Hellegers, Teri Schnaubelt Subject: Suspense Fiction   “Sarah Morgan is a successful and powerful defense attorney in Washington D.C. At thirty-three years old, she is a named partner at her firm and life is going exactly how she planned. The same cannot be said for her husband, Adam. He i...

The Christmas murder game DB124994 Author: Benedict, Alexandra Reading Time: 9 hours, 7 minutes Read by: Ana Clements Subjects: Mystery and Detective Stories, Holidays, Women   “The annual Christmas Game is afoot at Endgame House, the Armitages’ grand family home. This year’s prize is to die for–deeds to the house itself–but Lily Armitage has no intention of retu...

Bard Annotation Dial A for aunties DB103081 Author: Sutanto, Jesse Q. Reading Time: 10 hours, 24 minutes Read by: Risa Mei Subject: Human Relations   When Meddelin Chan ends up accidentally killing her blind date, her mother calls for her meddlesome aunties to help get rid of the body. Unfortunately, the dead body is inadvertently shipped in a cake cooler to a wedding being planned by Meddy a...

BARD annotation The only one left: a novel DB116090 Author: Sager, Riley Reading Time: 12 hours, 36 minutes Read by: Dawn Harvey, Christine Lakin Subjects: Bestsellers, Suspense Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Occult and Horror Fiction   At seventeen, Lenora Hope hung her sister with a rope. Now reduced to a schoolyard chant, the Hope family murders shocked the Maine coast one bloody night in...

BARD annotation Blind search: a Mercy and Elvis mystery DB97170 Series: Mercy and Elvis mystery Order in Series: book 2 Author: Munier, Paula Reading Time: 12 hours, 11 minutes Read by: Kathleen McInerney Subject: Mystery and Detective Stories Lost in the woods, nine-year-old Henry sees something terrible–but his autism keeps him silent. When a young woman is found shot through the heart wit...

NLS annotation Parents weekend: a novel DB129263 Author: Finlay, Alex Reading Time: 7 hours, 28 minutes Read by: Pressley, Brittany Subjects: Suspense Fiction, Mystery and Detective Stories, School Fiction   “In the glow of their children’s exciting first year of college at a small private school in Northern California, five families plan on a night of dinner and cocktails for the...

NLS annotation I know who you are DB94880 Author: Feeney, Alice Reading Time: 10 hours, 21 minutes Read by: Stephanie Racine Subjects: Mystery and Detective Stories, Suspense Fiction   When actress Aimee Sinclair comes home and discovers her husband is missing, she doesn’t seem to know what to do or how to act. The police think she’s hiding something–and they’re right....

The NLS annotation follows:   Lies he told me: she’s in love–with a liar DB124519 Authors: Patterson, James, Ellis, David Reading Time: 8 hours, 8 minutes Read by: Stephanie Németh-Parker, Corey Carthew Subjects: Mystery and Detective Stories, Suspense Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Women   “An attorney and mother of two discovers her husband’s secret life, and i...

The NLS annotation follows:   The note DB126523 Author: Burke, Alafair Reading Time: 9 hours, 35 minutes Read by: Catherine Ho Subjects: Suspense Fiction, Mystery and Detective Stories   “A vacation in the Hamptons goes terribly wrong for three friends with a complicated history. It was meant to be a harmless prank. Growing up, May Hanover was a good girl, always. Well-behaved, top...

    The NLS annotation follows:   The last one at the wedding: a novel DB124569 Author: Rekulak, Jason Reading Time: 11 hours, 17 minutes Read by: John Pirhalla Subjects: Suspense Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Family   “From the bestselling author of Hidden Pictures comes a breathtaking work of suspense about a father trying to save his daughter from a life-altering dec...

The NLS annotation follows: Shamed: a Kate Burkholder novel DB95613 Author: Castillo, Linda Reading Time: 9 hours, 15 minutes Read by: Kathleen McInerney Subject: Mystery and Detective Stories The peaceful town of Painters Mill is shattered when an Amish grandmother is brutally murdered on an abandoned farm. When Chief of Police Kate Burkholder arrives on the scene, she learns that the woman&#8217...

The NLS annotation follows:   The braille killer: an Alice Bergman novel DB124174 Author: Kuhnley, Daniel Reading Time: 10 hours, 44 minutes Read by: Daniel Kuhnley, TJ Spehar Subjects: Mystery and Detective Stories, Disability, Women   “Blind at birth, Alice Bergman’s sight has been restored–but her childhood struggles and the assault she endured have never been forgot...

The NLS annotation follows:   A borrowing of bones DB92541 Author: Munier, Paula Reading Time: 12 hours, 0 minutes Read by: Kathleen McInerney Subject: Mystery and Detective Stories   Injured military policewoman Mercy Carr and her dead fiancé’s bomb-sniffing dog Elvis are sent home to the Vermont wilderness. When they discover an abandoned baby while hiking, the duo pairs with ga...

The NLS annotation follows:   A cup of holiday fear DB97199 Author: Alexander, Ellie Reading Time: 6 hours, 43 minutes Read by: Mare Trevathan Subjects: Holidays, Mystery and Detective Stories   When Ashland baker Jules Capshaw invites her overworked staff from Torte to celebrate the holidays at the Winchester Inn’s Dickens feast, one of the guests ends up dead. Now they must figur...

The NLS annotation follows:   The truth about the Devlins DB120098 Author: Scottoline, Lisa Reading Time: 9 hours, 43 minutes Read by: Edoardo Ballerini, Lisa Scottoline Subjects: Suspense Fiction, Mystery and Detective Stories   “TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm-except him. After a stin...

The NLS annotation follows: The boy in the photo DB114634 Author: Trope, Nicole Reading Time: 9 hours, 52 minutes Read by: Gabriella Cavallero Subjects: Psychological Fiction, Suspense Fiction “Six years ago. Megan waits at the school gates for her six-year-old son, Daniel. As the playground empties, panic bubbles inside her. Daniel is nowhere to be found. According to his teacher, Daniel’s...

The NLS annotation follows: Stillhouse Lake DB88737 Caine, Rachel Reading time: 14 hours, 5 minutes. Carol Jacobanis A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Suspense Fiction Four years ago, Gina Royal discovered that her husband, Mel, was a serial killer. Since then Gina and their two children have been on the run, both from Mel&#...

The NLS annotation follows: A noise downstairs: a novel DB92788 Barclay, Linwood Reading time: 9 hours, 11 minutes. George Newbern A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories Psychological Fiction When professor Paul Davis surprises a murderer disposing of two bodies, he nearly dies and i...

The NLS annotation follows:   Freefall: a novel DB108798 Barry, Jessica, (Novelist) Reading time: 12 hours, 6 minutes. Karissa Vacker; Hillary Huber; MacLeod Andrews   Suspense Fiction Psychological Fiction   “They say your daughter is dead. You know they’re wrong. When her fiancé’s private plane crashes in the Colorado Rockies, everyone assumes Allison Carpenter...

The NLS annotation follows:   The raging storm DB116366 Cleeves, Ann Reading time: 9 hours, 50 minutes. Jack Holden   Suspense Fiction LGBTQ+ Mystery and Detective Stories   “When Jem Rosco—sailor, adventurer, and legend—blows into town in the middle of an autumn gale, the residents of Greystone, Devon, are delighted to have a celebrity in their midst. But just as abruptly as...

Please join us on Sunday, April 28, 2024 @ 5:00 PM Eastern to discuss Everyone here is lying: a novel DB115978 by Shari Lapena. NLS Annotation Everyone here is lying: a novel DB115978 Lapena, Shari Reading time: 9 hours, 31 minutes. January LaVoy Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories Psychological Fiction “Welcome to Stanhope. A safe neighborhood. A place for families. William Woole...