Next Wednesday the 16th April, is the next Crime book club meeting. We will be discussing The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradbury. Details on that book can be found in this post Here.
What do you want to read for the meeting in May? The voting choices are below. You can vote in the comments below, on Twitter using the #crimebookclub hashtag or on the Facebook page.
Wrongful Death by Lynda laPlante
Six months after the body of Josh Reynolds, a London nightclub owner, was found and determined by police and coroner to be a suicide, DCS James Langton tasks DCI Anna Travis to review the case. Reynolds died from a single gunshot wound to the head, the gun held in his right hand. But details are emerging that suggest someone else may have fired the gun… As soon as she wraps up the case, Langton tells Anna, she can join him at the FBI Academy in Virginia for training. Meanwhile, a Senior FBI Agent, Jessie Dewar, crime scene expert, is seconded to Anna’s team as part of her research and immediately the competence of the original investigation team is questioned…
Cold Killing by Luke Delaney
DI Sean Corrigan is not like other detectives. The terrible abuse he suffered in childhood hasn’t stopped him enjoying family life with his wife and two daughters, or pursuing an impressive career with South London’s Murder Investigation Unit. But it has left him with an uncanny ability to identify the darkness in others – a darkness he recognises still exists deep within his own psyche and battles to keep buried there. Now Sean’s on the trail of the most dangerous killer he’s ever encountered. The perpetrator has no recognisable MO, leaves no forensic evidence and his victims have nothing in common. But Sean knows they were all murdered by the same man. Now all he has to do is find the evidence, convince his bosses and stop the killing …before his adversary gets too close to home…
The Dinner by Herman Koch
A summer’s evening in Amsterdam and two couples meet at a fashionable restaurant. Between mouthfuls of food and over the delicate scraping of cutlery, the conversation remains a gentle hum of politeness – the banality of work, the triviality of holidays. But the empty words hide a terrible conflict and, with every forced smile and every new course, the knives are being sharpened… Each couple has a fifteen-year-old son. Together, the boys have committed a horrifying act, caught on camera, and their grainy images have been beamed into living rooms across the nation; despite a police manhunt, the boys remain unidentified – by everyone except their parents. As the dinner reaches its culinary climax, the conversation finally touches on their children and, as civility and friendship disintegrate, each couple shows just how far they are prepared to go to protect those they love.
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Prashant C. Trikannad says
Rebecca, I liked the synopsis of the first 2 novels though not so much the last one. I’d pick “Cold Killing” by Luke Delaney to read first. Good luck with your crime club meeting.
Margot Kinberg says
Rebecca – Looking forward to our meeting! My vote is for the La Plante for May. Cheers!
Debbie says
So many interesting books! Wish I had more time to read them, but I have a seriously backlog going on. Thanks for dropping by The Doglady’s Den. 🙂
MarinaSofia says
I will join you for the April, but I don’t think I’ll be able to make it in either May or June. I have to admit ‘The Dinner’ sounds very quirky and therefore intrigues me, while the other two sound more conventionally crime fictiony.
FictionFan says
Coincidentally, The Dinner is on my reading list for May already, but I think any of these would be good for discussion. Intrigued as always to eavesdrop on your conversations! 😉
Damyanti says
I like the sound of Cold Killing.
lexacain says
I’m not a member of your group – but I’ll throw in my two cents anyway! I liked the cover for Cold Killing best, and when I read the blurbs, I definitely preferred it. I like a character who has a dark past but is kind-hearted and determined to overcome it. (I did that in my book, although it’s horror, not mystery.) Have a great time reading!
DJ Kirkby says
Cold Killing please! Have you seen the OUTRAGEOUS price of the kindle version of Wrongful Death? *faint*
chrisb-jwordsandimages says
If I had more time and fewer books in my backlog, I’d probably choose Cold Killing. Looks good.
Rebecca Bradley says
From Twitter – Stephanie Rothwell @sjroth21
@RebeccaJBradley ooh, The Dinner I think. I’ve read Luke Delaney it’s brilliant.
Rebecca Bradley says
Email response to book club email;
I hope to be back at book club in May, as ever all the books sound great, but The Dinner sounds a bit different and I’ll vote for that.
thanks,
Mel
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