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Starr Mysteries Around the World

a mystery book club hosted by the Starr Library in Rhinebeck, NY

  • About Us
  • Books We Have Read So Far
    • A Loyal Character Dancer, China, by Qiu Xiaolong, February 9, 2026
    • Better the Blood, New Zealand, by Michael Bennett, November 10, 2025
    • Black Run, Italian Alps, by Antonio Manzini, May 13, 2025
    • Death of a Red Heroine, China, by Qiu Xiaolong, January 12, 2026
    • Down the River Unto the Sea, New York, by Walter Mosley, August 12, 2025
    • Flash and Bones, Charlotte, NC, by Kathy Reichs, January 14, 2024
    • Killers of a Certain Age, aboard a cruise ship, by Deanna Raybourn, October 8, 2024
    • One Corpse Too Many, 12th Century England, by Ellis Peters, December 10, 2024
    • Silent Parade, Japan, by Keigo Higashino, April 8, 2025
    • Testimony, Bosnia and The Hague, by Scott Turow, December 8, 2025
    • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, England, by Mark Haddon, July 8, 2025
    • The Devotion of Suspect X, Japan, by Keigo Higashino, March 11, 2025
    • The Investigator, Texas, by John Sandford, October 13, 2025
    • The Lighthouse, England, by P.D. James, February 11, 2025
    • The Lost Boy, Sweden, by Camilla Läckberg, September 8, 2025
    • The Missing American, Ghana, by Kwei Quartey, June 10, 2025
    • The Spies of Warsaw, Warsaw, by Alan Furst, November 12, 2024
    • The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, England, by Alan Bradley, September 10, 2024
    • Guardian Angel, Chicago, by Sara Paretsky, August 13, 2024
    • Tangerine, Tangier, Morocco, by Christine Mangan, July 9, 2024
    • Faithful Place, Dublin, Ireland, by Tana French, June 11, 2024
    • Ripper, San Francisco, by Isabel Allende, May 14, 2024
    • The Breaker, England, by Minette Walters, April 9, 2024
    • Metropolis, Berlin, by Philip Kerr, March 12, 2024
    • The Violin Conspiracy, New York, by Brendan Slocumb, February 13, 2024
    • Cop Town, Atlanta, GA, by Karin Slaughter, January 9, 2024
    • The Bangalore Detectives Club, India, by Harini Nagendra, December 12, 2023
    • The Drowning, Sweden, by Camilla Läckberg, November 14, 2023
    • O Jerusalem, Palestine, by Laurie R. King, October 10, 2023
    • The Thursday Murder Club, Kent, England, by Richard Osman, September 12, 2023
    • Christine Falls, Dublin, by Benjamin Black, August 8, 2023
    • The Keeper of Lost Causes, Denmark, by Jussi Adler-Olsen, July 11, 2023
    • The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Sri Lanka, by Shehan Karunatilaka, June 13, 2023
    • The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye, Sweden, by David Lagercrantz, May 9, 2023
    • How the Dead Speak, Northern England, by Val McDermid, April 11, 2023
    • The Distant Echo, Scotland, by Val McDermid, March 14, 2023
    • Velvet Was the Night, Mexico, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, February 14, 2023
    • A Murder Is Announced, England, by Agatha Christie, January 10, 2023
    • A Rising Man, Calcutta, by Abir Mukherjee, December 13, 2022
    • Earthly Remains, Venice, Italy, by Donna Leon, November 8, 2022
    • Dead North, Alaska, by Sue Henry, October 11, 2022
    • Fleshmarket Alley, Scotland, by Ian Rankin, September 13, 2022
    • The Vault, England, by Ruth Rendell, August 9, 2022
    • The Coroner’s Lunch, Laos, by Colin Cotterill, July 12, 2022
    • Spies of the Balkans, Greece, by Alan Furst, June 14, 2022
    • Still Life, Quebec, Canada, by Louise Penny, May 10, 2022
    • The Gods of Guilt, Los Angeles, by Michael Connelly, April 12, 2022
    • This Poison Will Remain, Paris, France, by Fred Vargas, March 8, 2022
    • The Snowman, Oslo, Norway, by Jo Nesbø, February 8, 2022
    • Transient Desires, Venice, Italy, by Donna Leon, January 11th 2022
    • Winter Counts, South Dakota, by David Heska Wanbli Weiden, December 14, 2021
    • Snowblind, Iceland, by Ragnar Jónasson, November 9, 2021
    • A Small Death in Lisbon, Portugal, by Robert Wilson, October 12, 2021
    • The Fourth Sacrifice, China, by Peter May, September 14, 2021
    • Sleeping in the Ground, Yorkshire, England, by Peter Robinson, August 10, 2021
    • Force of Nature, Australia, by Jane Harper, July 13, 2021
    • A Double Life, London, England, by Flynn Berry, June 8, 2021
    • Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, India, by Deepa Anappara, May 18, 2021
    • I Am Your Judge, Germany, by Nele Neuhaus, April 13, 2021
    • Devil in a Blue Dress, Los Angeles, by Walter Mosley, March 9, 2021
    • The Other End of the Line, by Andrea Camilleri, February 9, 2021
    • Newcomer, Tokyo, Japan, by Keigo Higashino, January 12, 2021
    • Lonely Hearts, Nottingham, England, by John Harvey, Dec 8, 2020
    • Jar City, Iceland, by Arnaldur Indriðason, Nov 10, 2020
    • 1222, Norway, by Anne Holt, October 13, 2020
    • The Good Son, Seoul, South Korea, by You-Jeong Jeong, September 8, 2020
    • Killers of the Flower Moon, Oklahoma, by David Grann, August 11, 2020
    • Dark Sacred Night, Los Angeles, by Michael Connelly, July 14, 2020
    • The Aosawa Murders, Japan, by Riku Onda, June 9, 2020
    • His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae, Scotland, by Graeme MaCrae Burnet, May 12, 2020
    • Death in Brittany, by Jean-Luc Bannalec, April 14, 2020
    • Ghost Month, Taipei, by Ed Lin, March 10, 2020
    • The Verdict, London, England, by Nick Stone, February 11, 2020
    • Pleasantville, Houston, Texas, by Attica Locke, January 14, 2020
    • I’m Traveling Alone, Norway, by Samuel Bjørk, November 12th 2019
    • The Cold, Cold Ground, Northern Ireland, by Adrian McKinty, October 8th 2019
    • Death at La Fenice, Venice, Italy, by Donna Leon, September 10th 2019
    • The Dry, Australia, by Jane Harper, August 13th 2019
    • Blood, Salt, Water by Denise Mina, July 2019
    • The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri, June 2019
  • Resources for Mystery Lovers

Black Run, Italian Alps, by Antonio Manzini, May 13, 2025

Author page from Stop, You’re Killing Me!

Wikipedia page for Rocco Schiavone (primarily the TV series)

Commentary by Book Series in Order

Reviews and Commentary

Book Review from Kirkus Reviews

Review by Publishers Weekly

Review by Rizzoli Bookstore

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