Book Club: The Swifts by Beth Lincoln

This month we are discussing The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln. This fun novel has been likened to the Knives Out movie franchise and Lemony Snicket (A Series of Unfortunate Events). In other words, you definitely want to read this book. :)

This event will be a casual conversation with fellow book lovers. We meet at Chapbook Cafe in Schuler Books. There will be a sign on our table so we’re easy to find. Hope to see you there!

Here’s the publisher’s description:

On the day they are born, every Swift child is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name, and a definition. A definition it is assumed they will grow up to match.

Meet Shenanigan Swift: Little sister. Risk-taker. Mischief-maker.

Shenanigan is getting ready for the big Swift Family Reunion and plotting her next great scheme: hunting for Grand-Uncle Vile's long-lost treasure. She's excited to finally meet her arriving relatives--until one of them gives Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude a deadly shove down the stairs.

So what if everyone thinks she'll never be more than a troublemaker, just because of her name? Shenanigan knows she can become whatever she wants, even a detective. And she's determined to follow the twisty clues and catch the killer.

Deliciously suspenseful and delightfully clever, The Swifts is a remarkable debut that is both brilliantly contemporary and instantly classic. A celebration of words and individuality, it's packed with games, wordplay, and lots and lots of mischief as Shenanigan sets out to save her family and define herself in a world where definitions are so important.