Murder Mystery Books 2
This group explores a different murder mystery novel each month.
| Group Coordinator: | Mary |
| Days/times: | Last Tuesday in the month at 11.00am |
| Venue: | Sussex Yacht Club, in the Admiral’s Boardroom |
Meeting dates:
| September | 24th |
| October | 29th |
| November | 26th |
| December | 24th or 31st (to be agreed) |
| January 2025 | 28th |
| February | 25th |
| March | 25th |
| April | 29th |
| May | 27th |
| June | 24th |
| July | 29th |
| August | 26th |
What sort of things do we discuss?
Many of the things that any books group would discuss, but perhaps with a few additions. For example:
- First and foremost, did we enjoy reading the book!
- Was the book well written?
- Were the characters believable?
- Did we get a sense of place, be it another town, another country or a specific workplace or environment?
- Did it have a good plot and have something different to offer?
- Did we want to keep turning the page, or not?
- Were there ‘twists in the tale’?
- Was the book the right length with every page earning its keep - or was it padded?
- Was the perpetrator of the crime too obvious from too early in the book?
- Was any violence gratuitous, or any police procedure unnecessary to the plot - just for the sake of it?
- Were we provided with believable evidence of the perpetrators means, motive and opportunity?
- If by an established author, was there evidence of them taking their readers for granted – trading on their reputation and not producing ‘the goods’?
- Would we read another book by the same author?
Shoreham & Southwick u3a has several Murder Mystery Book Groups. Each group meets on a different day.
For more information about the group, please send a message via the email link on this page. Please be sure to mention the group name in your message.