Last night my Mystery Book group met to discuss The Last Policeman by Ben Winters. I thought this was a great book for discussion because not only did we talk about the mystery aspects (red herrings, setting, etc.) but what would we do if faced with knowing that an asteroid was coming straight to our planet in a few months.
Would we go bucket-list and forget about duties and just enjoy every minute of life we had left? Or would we continue with our daily work routines because that at least was something normal to hang on to and keep some sanity in a world that was going a bit crazy? I of course said I would go off traveling but then someone mentioned what if no planes were flying or ships sailing. Well, then I’d have a problem.
Anyway, we had a very lively discussion and I’ll try to write up more about the book in another post soon because if you haven’t read it, you gotta try it.
We also selected books for the next few months and we’ll be reading Ghost Medicine by Aimee and David Thurlo, The Gone Dead Train by Lisa Turner and Some Dead Genius by Lenny Kleinfeld. I haven’t read anything by these authors so I’m excited about these book choices.
Speaking of mysteries, did you see that the Ngaio Marsh Award Longlist is out? Have you read any of these? I have not but I’ll be adding some to my TBR list.
Ok, off to finish another mystery I have in progress that is due back at the library tomorrow. I see a fine in my future.
Sounds like a good group night, Iliana. I’m suspecting that our discussion of THE LAST POLICEMAN will be interesting as well. Are you going to read the other two books in the trilogy? I definitely will. Hopefully, before long. Good luck with your next discussion picks. I have not read anything by those authors either. And you guys managed to find a “train” mystery that doesn’t have a “girl”. LOL
The Last Policeman definitely makes a good book club discussion isn’t it. I wish we’ve book clubs here where we can discuss books like yours. I hope you’ll read the other two installments as well. The last book was the best in my opinion.
Looking forward to your thoughts on those books you’ve decided to read. 🙂
Your mystery book club sounds like so much fun. Choosing titles and then discussing the books with others who love the genre would give you so much more insight into the book.
Kay – I bet your book group will have a great discussion too. There’s just so much to talk about this book. And, yes, I definitely want to continue with the series. You know me though, it’ll take me a while 🙂
Melody – I love being part of a book group because even if we don’t all like the book it’s just so great to be able to discuss the different aspects of a novel. My group is pretty small but we’ve been meeting for five years now and I really enjoy it.
Jenclair – It does! I love that we don’t all have the same tastes either so that opens us up to trying new settings and types of mysteries. I do wish I was also part of a fiction book group but I haven’t found one I’ve really liked.
I am so glad your group enjoyed The Last Policeman! There really is a lot to discuss there.
My dad was always a fan of Aimee and David Thurlo, but I haven’t read anything by them yet.