Supper Sleuths

Supper Sleuths, a mystery discussion group, meets every second Tuesday evening at 6:00pm to discuss mysteries of every genre and type. Feel free to bring your own snack or brown bag lunch with you to the meeting.

The next Supper Sleuths Discussion takes place June 14, 2010 at 5:45pm to 7:30pm in the Lecture Hall. Potluck begins at 5:45PM—book discussion will begin by 6:15pm.

For our meeting in June, feel free to read from your personal backlog, the new or older Mystery books in the library, or from our previous Supper Sleuths lists. Anything goes—just read a mystery!

 
Because we usually have a crowd for the potluck and the free read, everyone will have five minutes to “review” one title. If you bring more than one title to the discussion; let the leader know, and if there is time you can mention it when everyone has talked about one book each.

REVIEWING STRATEGY
When preparing your “reviews,” think about how well the author creates the characters, the setting, the plot, and the tone of the book. Please give a very quick overview of the plot—one or two sentences. Leave the secondary plots out of the review unless they really matter. Do not disclose “spoilers”—the ending or some other integral facet of character development or plot. The rest of the “review” can be responses to how well the author does his or her job to craft this particular story. Describe what you enjoyed. Express what you did not enjoy. Has the author written a predictable plot or character? Did you laugh? Did you care? Was the story too violent? Was the violence or crime unnecessarily graphic? Is there romance? Would you read this author again? Is it part of a series? Should you read the series in order? Does this title/author remind you of any other authors you have read?