Last night saw our first crime book club meeting of 2015. This year promises to be a good year with several people showing an interest in joining the club. However – last night we were only two!
It’s a weird time straight after Christmas. Apologies were made by regular attendees and February promises to be a busy month.
As for The Girl on the Stairs, the members that were present found it a little unsubstantial and didn’t really find anything to care about in the characters. The writing was beautiful, but the desire for any one character to succeed was missing. You can watch the full meeting below, it’s only 15 minutes long this month.
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For February, we will be reading The Chalk Circle Man by Fred Vargas. The meeting is Wednesday 18th February at 8 p. m. GMT. on Google+ Hangouts.
Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg is not like other policemen. His methods appear unorthodox in the extreme: he doesn’t search for clues; he ignores obvious suspects and arrests people with cast-iron alibis; he appears permanently distracted. In spite of all this his colleagues are forced to admit that he is a born cop.
When strange blue chalk circles start appearing overnight on the pavements of Paris, only Adamsberg takes them – and the increasingly bizarre objects found within them – seriously. And when the body of a woman with her throat savagely cut is found in one, only Adamsberg realises that other murders will soon follow.
MarinaSofia says
Oh, dear, sorry to hear about such a low turnout! I’d have loved to join you (although I didn’t read the book in the end, knowing that I’d miss this). It would certainly have been more fun than driving through fog, snow and pouring rain for 500 km two days running… At least I got to listen to plenty of jazz and to the musical Cats!
Rebecca Bradley says
That certainly sounds like a grim drive Marina. Like you, I tend to make use of driving to listen to things I’d enjoy. For me, as well as music, I like catching up with podcasts.
Margot Kinberg says
Sorry I missed the meeting, Rebecca! But I am very much looking forward to February’s meeting. I think The Chalk Circle Man is going to generate some great discussion.
Rebecca Bradley says
I know it can’t be helped Margot. I’m very much looking forward to February’s meeting!
readingwritingandriesling says
I have only re done Fred Vargas and found that quirky and enjoyable. I hope you enjoy this one.
Rebecca Bradley says
Thanks Carol. I’m looking forward to reading this as I haven’t read any!
Emma says
I would love to join in – though that involves me figuring out hang outs!
Rebecca Bradley says
We’d love to have you Emma. There is a link on this post https://www.rebeccabradleycrime.com/crime-book-club/ that explain it a little, but it is a lot simpler than it maybe sounds or looks. Once you’ve registered on Google+ and let me know, I add you to the group, you wait on your page on the date and time and an invite comes through, you accept and it starts! Simple. If you have a gmail account, you automatically have a Google+ account. Give me a shout on the contact form above if you need any help.
Emma says
Cool thanks will get on it.