What To Read If You love Donna Leon

One of the most popular topics of conversation in our book club is what to read while we anxiously await Donna Leon’s newest book.

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Jean-Luc Bannalec

Recommended By Brooklyn Cook

I love the Brittany mysteries by Jean-Luc Bannalec. I don’t know how I missed this series all these

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Lindsey Davis

Recommended By Stella King

I just finished “The Ides of April” by Lindsey Davis and loved it! Davis describes Ancient Rome as i

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Tana French

Recommended By Shelly White

Tana French is a genius at creating a slow-burning, increasingly

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Kate Atkinson

Recommended By Emma Campbell

I absolutely love Kate Atkinson. I don’t buy many books, because I’m an avid library patron and our

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Nell Goddin

Recommended By Scarlett Moore

I like Nell Goddin and the Molly Sutton Mysteries. They take place in a village in France, lots of a

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Martin Walker

Recommended By Angie Oslow

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Police Chief Benoit Courreges series by Martin Walker. They are lighter in to

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ML Longworth

Recommended By Dani Cox

ML Longworth is a favourite author. The books are set in the south of France and I love the food and

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Elly Griffiths

Recommended By Autumn Rivera

I urge you, if you haven’t read (or listened) to any of the Ruth Galloway mysteries that you must! B

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Louise Erdrich

Recommended By Delilah Cruz

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich is a book lover’s book. My favourite read this year. It was hard to g

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Louise Penny

Recommended By Natalia Bell

I read the entire Gamache series every year, starting with Still Life, and every time, it’s as thoug

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Charles Finch

Recommended By Mila Lopez

Charles Finch is a wonderful mystery writer. Very atmospheric books about an aristocratic London det

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Martin Walker

Recommended By Harper Anderson

I am getting hooked by Martin Walker’s Bruno, Chief of Police series. I am learning about the people

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Martin Walker

Recommended By Judy Barrow

Martin Walker’s Bruno books feature a delightful small town in France, lots of discussion about food

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  • Bittersweet Oblivion

    Nell Goddin

     Book: Bittersweet Oblivion Series: Nell Goddin Molly Sutton Mysteries Series Books In Order Recommended by Victoria Baker
    I am really enjoying Nell Goddin’s Molly Sutton mysteries. I like the setting in a small village of
  • Dark Places

    Gillian Flynn

     Book: Dark Places Recommended by Vicky C
    I read Dark Places by Gillian Flynn a few years ago and it was truly mind blowing to me. Amazing plo
  • Beartown

    Fredrik Backman

     Book: Beartown Series: Fredrik Backman Beartown Series Books In Order Recommended by Juliana Brooks
    Beartown is excellent. You don’t need to know or even like hockey to enjoy it. I also really liked U
  • Morning in the Burned House

    Margaret Atwood

     Book: Morning in the Burned House Recommended by Gillian Mitchell
    Margaret Atwood’s Morning in the Burned House has the poems Half Hanged Mary as well as Sekmet, the
  • Not Dark Yet

    Peter Robinson

     Book: Not Dark Yet Series: Peter Robinson Inspector Banks Series Books In Order Recommended by Amelia Brown
    I’ve read all of Peter Robinson books, some more than once. He is a bit of an unsung hero I believe.
  • Desert Star

    Michael Connelly

     Book: Desert Star Series: Michael Connelly Harry Bosch Series Books In Order Recommended by Audrey Stewart
    Hands down, I think the best living writer in the English language is the Bosch universe of books by
  • A Gentleman in Moscow

    Amor Towles

     Book: A Gentleman in Moscow Recommended by Edie Sullivan
    A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles is one of my all time favourite books. Absolutely magnificent.
  • Trouble Island

    Sharon Short

     Book: Trouble Island Recommended by Mae Jones
    I recommend it to anyone looking for a traditional mystery. There’s murder, mischief, and a heroine
  • Katie Tallo

    Katie Tallo

     Series: Katie Tallo Gus Monet Series Books In Order Recommended by Debra Wynter
    I would like to recommend Canadian author KATIE TALLO and her HarperCollins-published mystery/thriller
  • Blood and Mascara

    Colin Krainin

     Book: Blood and Mascara Recommended by MJ Steele
    Krainin is a debut author. This is pulp fiction reminiscent of the Golden Age of the Hard Boiled detective. Bronze is hired to

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