Welcome! 
 
Librarian Breanna here!
 
IT'S FINALLY FALL!
 
I have been manifesting Fall (by wearing huge sweaters in the summer heat) for the entire last month, and now it's finally here haha. I'm ready for some rainfall and cozy reading!
 
Last night we discussed The River by Peter Heller! It seems like the entire group agreed that the author had talent, his writing wonderful, but the mystery wasn't much of a mystery! This was definitely more of a nature thriller, and it seems almost all of you appreciated and loved the nature writing, so I am thrilled!
 
Next month we are reading The Alienist (#1 in the Dr. Laszlo Kreizler series) by Caleb Carr, and I am so excited to finally dive into this historical mystery! I've been meaning to read this book for years now!
 
Don't forget, we are now hybrid!
You can continue joining us on zoom,
or join us in person!
 
ZOOM LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88384184677?pwd=VVRRRFBLNmU3dXd5NFJrdDRvMVlwQT09
 
SEE YOU ALL ON October 4th @ 5pm!
 
Just a reminder that you can reply to this newsletter, and it will send me an e-mail directly! You can also reach me whenever at bhomrighausen@losgatosca.gov
 
Please do not hesitate to send me any comments, questions, or concerns!
 
Happy Reading! :)
 
All of our
Previous Reads!!
You can find a list of all the book club's previous reads, right on the library's website!
A direct link to the list, can be found here.
 
If you want to navigate to the list yourself, just follow these steps.
1. Go to our website, here.
2. Click on "Catalog" at the bottom.
3. Click on "Book Lists" near the top.
4. Scroll down and click on "Book Club Lists".
5. Click on "Mystery Lover's Book Club".
 
Ta-da!
 
October 2023
The Alienist
(#1 in the Dr. Laslo Kreizler series)
by Caleb Carr

When a madman begins stalking victims on the streets of 1896 New York, a team of investigators is forced to apply radical and untested techniques that include fingerprinting and the controversial science of psychology. 
 Click here, to read the e-book version.
Click here, to listen to the e-audiobook version.
 
Honorable Mentions
Here are some of the books mentioned at the last meeting!
 
The Titles in Red are either titles I mentioned, or titles others mentioned, but that I have also read and enjoyed!
 
The Guide
by Peter Heller

Trying to return to normalcy after a young life filled with loss, Jack takes a job as a guide for the elite Kingfisher Lodge where he, while guiding a well-known singer, discovers that this idyllic fishing lodge may be a cover for a far more sinister operation.
The Dog Stars
by Peter Heller

Surviving a pandemic disease that has killed everyone he knows, a pilot establishes a shelter in an abandoned airport hangar before hearing a random radio transmission that compels him to risk his life to seek out other survivors. 
Hello Beautiful
by Ann Napolitano

Awarded a college basketball scholarship away from his childhood home silenced by tragedy, a young man befriends a spirited young woman who welcomes him into her loving, loud, chaotic household.
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
by Karen Joy Fowler

Coming of age in middle America, 18-year-old Rosemary evaluates how her entire youth was defined by the presence and forced removal of an endearing chimpanzee who was secretly regarded as a family member and who Rosemary loved as a sister. 
Booth
by Karen Joy Fowler

Describes the multiple scandals, family triumphs and disasters that took their toll on the 10 children of celebrated Shakespearean actor Junius Booth as the North and the South reached a boiling point and the Civil War broke out.
Honorable Media Mentions
Looking for a gritty, graphic, crime series to watch?
 
I recently finished True Detective S1 (now TEN years old!) and have not been able to stop thinking about!
 
S1 stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson!
 
Where to Find It?
 
You can watch it on HBO Max, and a variety of other streaming services.
Our Fall 2023 Reads
November 2023
The Last
by Hanna Jameson

After a global nuclear war begins, Jon Keller and a small group of survivors at a hotel in Switzerland try to maintain some semblance of civilization, only to discover the murdered body of a young girl in the hotel's water tanks.
BOOK SALE!
50% off ALL mystery/thrillers!

The Friends of the Library Bookstore, the only bookstore in town!, is having a MASSIVE sale on mystery and thrillers!
 
Head on over quick and check out all the books you can get for a great deal!
 
Supporting the bookstore, supports library programs, as the Friends fun ALL of our programs! We are extremely grateful for any and all patronage you give them! :)
Located in the Town Plaza
 
 
Hours of Operation are 
Wednesdays-Sundays 1-5pm


 
December 2023
NO MEETING IN DECEMBER!
 
Happy Holidays!
 
:)
 
 
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