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| Suspense Central Selections for 2019 *2019 selections for Suspense Central are listed below by month. If you have difficulty seeing a title and/or author, all selections are listed on our meetup site. |
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| Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 8p Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace, 10 Triangle Plaza (Route 17 North) · Ramsey, NJ *please note date change* Full line-up of 2019 titles is listed below - please scroll down This group meets on the first Thursday of each month to discuss a specific mystery, horror, or intrigue novel. Join Moderator Aurelia Long as we discuss this month's featured selection. This month's selection is Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson: It's Carnival time, and the Carribean-colonized planet of Toussaint is celebrating with music, dance and pageantry. Masked "Midnight Robbers" waylay revelers with brandished weapons and spellbinding words. But to young Tan-Tan, the Robber Queen is simply a favourite costume to wear at the festival--until her power-corrupted father commits an unforgivable crime. Suddenly, both father and daughter are thrust into the brutal world of New Half-Way Tree. Here monstrous creatures from folklore are real, and the humans are violent outcasts in the wilds. Here Tan-Tan must reach into the heart of myth--and become the Robber Queen herself. For only the Robber Queen's legendary powers can save her life...and set her free. |
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| Midnight Crossroad (bk 1 Midnight, Texas series) by Charlaine Harris 2/7/19 recap AM Very funny evening! We started off well enough discussing Midnight Crossroad (Book 1 of the Midnight Texas series) by Charlaine Harris. The book is about what appears to a dried-up western town - boarded up windows, one street light, few full-time inhabitants. It's those full-time inhabitants that have secrets. In typical Charlaine Harris fashion, this is a well written book with great characters and a good story. We had fun comparing the book to the TV series. We enjoyed the book so much we will be reading the next book at a later date. We then moved onto what next month's book will be (Midnight Robber) and if there were any suggestions for empty 2019 slots...form there we delved into hilarity. Aurelia is STILL looking for those demons on demon island LOL! Chris is NEVER going to shark infested resort..had to be there. Lots of fun. |
| Playing With Fire by Tess Gerritsen 1/17/19 recap Chris H Our musical theme was well represented with Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen. The book alternated sections with two main characters -Julia in the first person and Lorenzo in the third. A curious piece of music - the Incendio waltz - ties the two stories together. Our moderator, Aurelia, had read other books by the author, and although she thought her other works better, still gave this good marks. All attendees agreed. Good characters, good pace, well received book and an author to possibly revisit for future discussions. We also voted on moving Suspense Central from the third Thursday to the first Thursday to provide better spacing between SC and Modern Masters for book reading. We also filled in some of the missing months in 2019 (see below). An enjoyable and productive evening. Great start to 2019! |
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