What we鈥檙e about
Welcome to Crimes in the Margins Mystery Book Club! If you are a woman who enjoy reading thrillers and mysteries this group is for you. In addition to our crime of the month discussions, we feature a crime writer of the quarter. We take three months on our own to explore the author and their work. Then, we get together at the end of the quarter to share information.
Whether you鈥檙e a seasoned thriller and mystery fan or just starting out, all women are welcome to join this group. We meet once each month for coffee and to discuss the COTM.
*A visible photo of your face is required to join.
***Launching Q1 2026***
馃摙Q1 2026 Featured Crime Writer: Walter Mosley
Get to know the author and books over January, February and March.
Share your thoughts at the discussion lunch 3/21/2026. RSVP at the discussion event:
https://www.meetup.com/crimesinthemargins-mystery-meetup/events/311346795/?eventOrigin=group_featured_event
Featured event
馃摙Q1 2026 Crime Writer of the Quarter Walter Mosley
Let鈥檚 have lunch and discuss the Q1 2026 Crime Writer of the Quarter Walter Mosley.
Did you have a chance to read anything by the author? If so, come and share your spoiler-free thoughts on your experience (s).
If you didn't have a change to explore, come and add to your TBR Mountain 馃槉
If you have a crime writer you would like us to feature, please send me a DM or drop it in a discussion.
Please update your RSVP as your plans change.
Meet the Author:
https://www.waltermosley.com/
List of Books:
https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/walter-mosley/
Upcoming events
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馃摙COTM November: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Panera Bread Whitehall Commons, 8152 S Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC, USLet's meet for the COTM November: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston.
Please come prepared to discuss the book. You are welcome to come if you haven鈥檛 read or finished the book but beware of SPOILERS because we won鈥檛 hold back 馃槉.
Please update your RSVP as your plans change. I鈥檓 looking forward to this discussion and seeing you!
The Author:
https://ashleyelston.com/The Synopsis:
Evie Porter has everything a nice Southern girl could want: a doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence, a tight group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn鈥檛 exist.
The identity comes first: Evie Porter. Once she鈥檚 given a name and location by her mysterious boss, Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle is the job.Evie isn鈥檛 privy to Mr. Smith鈥檚 real identity, but she knows this job isn鈥檛 like the others. Ryan has gotten under her skin, and she鈥檚 starting to envision a different sort of life for herself. But Evie can鈥檛 make any mistakes鈥攅specially after what happened last time.
Evie Porter must stay one step ahead of her past while making sure there鈥檚 still a future in front of her. The stakes couldn鈥檛 be higher鈥攂ut then, Evie has always liked a challenge.
Enjoy!
1 attendee
馃摙COTM December: Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger
Panera Bread Whitehall Commons, 8152 S Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC, USLet's meet for the COTM December: Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger.
Please come prepared to discuss the book. You are welcome to come if you haven鈥檛 read or finished the book but beware of SPOILERS because we won鈥檛 hold back 馃槉.
Please update your RSVP as your plans change. I鈥檓 looking forward to this discussion and seeing you!
The Author:
https://lisaunger.com/The synopsis:
Instead of presents this Christmas, one true crime podcaster is opening up a cold case. Coupling a picturesque, cosy setting with a deeply unsettling and suspenseful plot, Christmas Presents is a chilling seasonal tale that can be enjoyed all year long.
When true crime podcaster Harley Granger drifts into Madeline Martin's bookshop days before Christmas, he seems intent on digging up a past that Madeline would much rather forget.Granger's work has earned him fame and wealth - and some serious criticism for his various unethical practices. Granger also has a lot of questions about the night Madeline was left for dead, the only surviving victim of killer Evan Handy.
Handy, who also murdered Madeline's best friend and is suspected in the disappearance of two local sisters, has been in jail for a decade. Since then, though, three other young women have gone missing in similar circumstances. Is the true predator still out there somewhere?
As Christmas approaches and a blizzard bears down, Madeline must confront the past to answer questions that have haunted her since that day. Is the truth more terrible than she ever imagined?
Enjoy!
1 attendee馃摙Q1 2026 Crime Writer of the Quarter Walter Mosley
Location not specified yetLet鈥檚 have lunch and discuss the Q1 2026 Crime Writer of the Quarter Walter Mosley.
Did you have a chance to read anything by the author? If so, come and share your spoiler-free thoughts on your experience (s).
If you didn't have a change to explore, come and add to your TBR Mountain 馃槉If you have a crime writer you would like us to feature, please send me a DM or drop it in a discussion.
Please update your RSVP as your plans change.
Meet the Author:
https://www.waltermosley.com/List of Books:
https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/walter-mosley/1 attendee
