La Quinta Public Library

Hi there! We have a Mystery Book Club and just had our first meeting today! So I thought I'd share with you what the group read and discussed at today's meeting. From February's list, I read T he Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter  by Theodora Goss and it was a really fun book! If you like classic stories like Frankenstein and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, then you should give this one a try. It's the first in The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club series. In this one, we meet Mary Jekyll who uncovers some interesting information about her deceased father and a secret society he might have been a part of. She seeks out the assistance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson only to find herself helping them with a series of murder cases and befriending some extraordinary women along the way whose backgrounds link to the secret society she's investigating. The Dry by Jane Harper , a thriller set in Australia, is about a federal agent, Aar...

February 13th is Galentine's Day ! What is Galentine's Day you ask? It's a day to celebrate  female friendship! You might have heard about it from the wise Leslie Knope on Parks and Rec. Hopefully you've made some plans with your best gal-pals but if you can't celebrate with them in person, share this book list with them and pick one of these books and read them together! Click on the book titles below for more info.  Happy Galentine's Day ! Invincible Summer - Alice Adams The Deepest Roots - Miranda Asebedo Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen The Girls in the Picture - Melanie Benjamin The Regulars - Georgia Clark My Brilliant Friend - Elena Ferrante Real Friends - Shannon Hale The Queen of Hearts - Kimmery Martin The Widows of Malabar Hill - Sujata Massey When Katie Met Cassidy - Camille Perri Girls Burn Brighter - Shobha Rao Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Fe...