What We Read: We look for books that give us a lot to talk about! Mysteries, thrillers, true crime, and books with lots of twists and turns are ideal. Please see the bottom of this page for a list of previously discussed titles.
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Wednesday, February 12th, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
We are meeting at:
Gumbo’s
53 N Walnut St
Mt. Clemens, MI 48043
Book Description:
It’s been twenty years since Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s sister vanished when they were teenagers, and ever since she’s been searching: for signs, for closure, for other missing girls. But happy endings are rare in Chelsey’s line of work. Then a glimmer: local teenager Ellie Black, who disappeared without a trace two years earlier, has been found alive in the woods of Washington State. But something is not right with Ellie. She won’t say where she’s been, or who she’s protecting, and it’s up to Chelsey to find the answers. She needs to get to the bottom of what happened to Ellie: for herself, and for the memory of her sister, but mostly for the next girl who could be taken—and who, unlike Ellie, might never return.
Previous Murder & Booze Titles
2023
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
The Long Call by Anne Cleeves
2024
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
IQ by Joe Ide
A Solitude of Wolverines by Alice Henderson
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall
The Maid by Nita Prose
2025
The Truth About the Devlins by Lisa Scottoline