British Crime Drama
Grantchester created by James Runcie
DCI Banks created by Peter Robinson
Case Histories created by Kate Atkinson
Endeavour (Young Inspector Morse) created by Colin Dexter
Inspector Morse & Inspector Lewis created by Colin Dexter
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Book Club Reads – 20 for 20
Book Club Reads – 20 for 20
Culled from the favorites of three east coast book clubs.
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It is time to compile a 2021 list. Tell us what you loved. #bookclub
American Dirt- Jeannine Cummins Apeirogon-Colum McCann Ask Again, Yes –Mary Beth Keane Behold The Dreamers –Imbolo Mbue Bel Canto –Ann Patchett Born A Crime- Trevor Noah Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine – Gail Honeyman Fates and Furfies – Lauren Groff In The Midst of Winter – Isabel Allende Mrs. Hemingway – Naomi Wood Pachinko –Min Jin Lee Tattooist Artist of Auschwitz – Heather Morris The Extraordinary life of Sam Hell- Robert Dugoni The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah The Great Believers –Rebecca Makkai The Inn At Lake Devine –Elinor Lipman The Man with a Load of Mischief –Martha Grimes The Snow Child – Eowyn Ivey The Storyteller’s Secret – Sejal Badani This Tender Land-William Kent Krueger -
James (Jim) Sallis
James Sallis
James Sallis (born December 21, 1944 in Helena, Arkansas, United States) is an Americancrime writer, poet, critic, musicologist and musician, best known for his series of novels featuring the detective character Lew Griffin and set in New Orleans, and for his 2005 novel Drive, which was adapted into a 2011 film of the same name.
Film – Drive starring Ryan Gosling
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Ace Atkins
Location for Quinn Colson series – Mississippi
New York Times Bestselling author Ace Atkins has been nominated for every major award in crime fiction, including the Edgar three times, twice for novels about former U.S. Army Ranger Quinn Colson. He has written eight books in the Colson series and continued Robert B. Parker’s iconic Spenser character after Parker’s death in 2010, adding seven best-selling novels in that series. A former newspaper reporter and SEC football player, Ace also writes essays and investigative pieces for several national magazines including Time, Outside and Garden & Gun.
His most recent stand-alone Don’t Let the Devil Ride is a daring ride through Memphis grit.
He lives in Oxford, Mississippi with his family, where he’s a friend to many dogs and several bartenders.
