The mystery book discussion group at the Main Library has been recently re-branded and re-introduced as the Red Herring Book Club. As a special kick-off for this new look, and to try to attract a few additional group members, our theme for the books we’ll be reading over the next 4 months is “Mysteries of Pittsburgh.” (Because there’s nothing Pittsburghers like to read/do more than talk about Pittsburgh!) Each of the novels will be set in our fair city. Serial killers, murders, mobsters and mayhem abound!
We’ll be discussing the first book in the series, The Burnt District by Gary Link, this Friday at 1pm in the Teen Meeting Space on the First Floor. All are welcome to join us. We’ll talk about the book (and its setting, of course!), plus you’ll be able to pick up and check out a copy of June’s book, Thou Shalt Kill by Daniel Blake.
Besides the four books on our agenda, many other mystery authors have chosen to set their books in our interesting and diverse city. Here are some more options for your reading and puzzle-solving pleasure…
Steel Ashes by Karen Rose Cercone
Never Buried: A Leigh Koslow Mystery by Edie Claire
Compass in the Blood by William E. Coles, Jr
Vengeance for a Stranger by Mary Ellis
Simple by Kathleen George
Resolve by J.J. Hensley
The Prophecy by Chris Kuzneski
Snake Skin by CJ Lyons
Murder in Pittsburgh: A Redmond and Jennifer McClain Mystery by Walter McKeever
Time of Death by Gary Madden
A Toast to Destiny by Ceane O’Hanlon and May Tantlinger
Mirror Image: A Daniel Rinaldi Mystery by Dennis Palumbo
The Headline Murders: A Story of Murder and Deceit Set in the City of Pittsburgh by David W. Rees
Bitter Waters by Wen Spencer
Tonight in the Rivers of Pittsburgh by Brian Lee Weakland
And one for the kids: The Great Smith House Hustle by Jane Louise Curry
May all your mysteries be easy to solve. (And set in Pittsburgh!)
-Melissa M.
Eleventh Stack 
Thanks for including RESOLVE on your list! I hope you enjoy it.
Have you seen (most likely, yes) the “[City] Noir: series, from Akashic Books? There’s one for L.A. (of course), Miami, Boston, London, Paris, Istanbul, Moscow, …
For some unaccountable reason, Pittsburgh is not on the list. Perhaps this is a void that might be filled?
Reblogged this on Sotto Voce and commented:
For my friends in Pittsburgh: I’m so jealous.