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| January |
| May Scion of Ikshvaku by Amish Tripathi |
| February |
| June The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher |
| March |
| July Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| April |
| September An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris |
| October Crestwood Lake 2: Satan's Revenge by Mark R. Vogel |
| November |
| December |
| May |
| 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. |
| Recaps, comments |
| Scion of Ikshvaku (Ram Chandra #1) by Amish Tripathi Thursday, May 2, 2019 - 8p Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace, 10 Triangle Plaza (Route 17 North) · Ramsey, NJ 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. Ram Rajya. The Perfect Land. But perfection has a price. He paid that price. 3400 BCE. INDIA Ayodhya is weakened by divisions. A terrible war has taken its toll. The damage runs deep. The demon King of Lanka, Raavan, does not impose his rule on the defeated. He, instead, imposes his trade. Money is sucked out of the empire. The Sapt Sindhu people descend into poverty, despondency and corruption. They cry for a leader to lead them out of the morass. Little do they appreciate that the leader is among them. One whom they know. A tortured and ostracised prince. A prince they tried to break. A prince called Ram. He loves his country, even when his countrymen torment him. He stands alone for the law. His band of brothers, his Sita, and he, against the darkness of chaos. Will Ram rise above the taint that others heap on him? Will his love for Sita sustain him through his struggle? Will he defeat the demon Lord Raavan who destroyed his childhood? Will he fulfil the destiny of the Vishnu? Begin an epic journey with Amish’s latest: the Ram Chandra Series. |
| August Nightwise by R.S. Belcher |
| 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. |
| Still Life With Crows by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 4/4/19 recap AM The theme for April, scene of the crime had us revisiting group favorite authors, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, for Still Life With Crows, a Pendergast novel. Perfect choice. This book hit every element of a crime scene - the search for clues, clues, the who, what, when - all led by a favorite character, Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast. This outing found our favorite FBI agent in Kansas searching for a killer who is leaving victims in cornfields set up in tableau's reminiscent of nursery rhymes. The small town is on edge. Very visual read that had us casting characters in a film version. All gave the book high marks. As Kathleen commented, "never disappointed in one of their books!" Great read, atmospheric, well-paced, great characters. This one reads very well as a stand alone for those who might want to introduce themselves to Pendergast novels. |
| September - 2019 |
