Mystery Book Club, Lavender House - Online
Do you like to read and talk about mysteries? Then join us for monthly book discussions, fresh perspectives, new authors and a friendly atmosphere! We meet virtually via Zoom.
This month we will read Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen.
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"A delicious story from an new voice in suspense, Lev AC Rosen's Lavender House is Knives Out with a queer historical twist. Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the famous Lamontaine soap empire. Irene's recipes for her signature scents are a well guarded secret-but it's not the only one behind these gates. This estate offers a unique freedom, where none of the residents or staff hide who they are. But to keep their secret, they've needed to keep others out. And now they're worried they're keeping a murderer in. Irene's widow hires Evander Mills to uncover the truth behind her mysterious death. Andy, recently fired from the San Francisco police after being caught in a raid on a gay bar, is happy to accept-his calendar is wide open. And his secret is the kind of secret the Lamontaines understand. Andy had never imagined a world like Lavender House. He's seduced by the safety and freedom found behind its gates, where a queer family lives honestly and openly. But that honesty doesn't extend to everything, and he quickly finds himself a pawn in a family game of old money, subterfuge, and jealousy-and Irene's death is only the beginning. When your existence is a crime, everything you do is criminal, and the gates of Lavender House can't lock out the real world forever. Running a soap empire can be a dirty business"-- Provided by publisher.
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Novels we will be reading for the year are:
May 18 - Dewey Decimated by Allison Brook
June 15 – Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Amanda Flower
July 20 – The Murder of Mr. Wickman by Claudia Gray
August 17 – The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Mary Russell
September 21 – The Dry by Jane Harper
October 19 – The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett
November 16 – The Twist of the Knife by Anthony Horowitz
December No Meeting
- Date:
- Thursday, April 20, 2023 Show more dates
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:15pm
- Location:
- Zoom Virtual Meeting (Adult)
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