For the reader who revels in noir crime fiction. Patrick is the staff member who generally picks the books, although, as with all our book clubs, all staff make recommendations. Most Picks are US eds. Monthly.
2013
Jan.: Wilson, Robert. Capital Punishment
Feb.: Mansbach, Adam. Rage Is Back
March: Talty, Stephan. Black Irish
April: Delaney, Luke. Cold Killing (sold out)
2012
Jan.: Newton, Charlie. Start Shooting
Feb.: Hand, Elizabeth. Available Dark
March: Holbert, Bruce. Lonesome Animals
April: Mark, David. Dark Winter
May: Holbert, Bruce. Lonesome Animals
June: Piccirilli, Tom. The Last Kind Words
July: Farris, Peter. Last Call for the Living
Aug.: Cobb, Thomas. With Blood in Their Eyes
Sept: Howard, Owen. Oregon Hill
Oct.: Butler, Robert Olen. The Hot Country
Nov.: Coleman, Reed Farrel. Gun Church
2011
Jan.:Rosslund/Hellstrom. Three Seconds
Feb.: Urban Waite, The Terror of Living
March: Conlon, Ed. Red on Red
April: Ferris, Gordon. The Hanging Shed
May: Colfer, Eoin. Plugged
June: Loehfelm, Bill. The Devil She Knows
July:Pollock, Donald Ray. Devil All the Time
Aug.: Rotella, Sebastian. Triple Crossing
Sept.: Phillips. Scott. The Adjustment
Oct.: Gavin, Rick. Ranchero
Nov.: Limon, Martin. Mr Kill
Dec.: Fusilli, Jim. Narrows Gate
2010
Donovan, Gerald. The Priest
Glynn, Alan. Winterland
Johnson, DE. The Detroit Electric Scheme
Hollihan, Keith. Four Stages of Cruelty
Kostoff, Lynn. Late Rain
Nesbo, Jo. Devils Star
Pizzolatti, Nic. Galveston
Rector, John. The Cold Kiss
Russell, Sheldon. The Insane Train
Stanley, Kelli. City of Dragons
Tafoya, Dennis. The Wolves of Fairmont Park
Winslow, Don. Savages
2009
Gilman, Richard. Father’s Day
Gores, Joe. Spade and Archer
Huston, Charlie. Mystic Arts
Lange, Richard. This Wicked World
Locke, Attica. Black Water Rising
Maistros, Louis. The Sound of Building Coffins
Neville, Stuart. Ghosts of Belfast
Nikitas, Derek. Long Division
Rabb, Jonathan. Shadow and Light
Stahl, Jerry. Pain Killer
Teran, Boston. Creed of Violence
2008
Black, Tony. Paying for It
Burke, Declan. Big O
Harrington, Kent. Good Physician
Harrison, Colin. Finder
Koryta, Michael. Envy the Night
Maleeny, Tim. Greasing the Pinata
O’Connell, Jack. Resurrectionist
Peacock, Justin. Cure for Night
Piccirilli, Tom. Fever Kill
Pronzini, Bill. Fever
Thomas, Steven. Criminal Paradise
2007
Abbott, Megan; The Song Is You
Goffard, Jonathan; Snitch Jacket
Graham, Michael; Snow Angel
Hunt, James Patrick; The Betrayers
Kelly, Charles; Pay Here
Kelly, Charles; Pay Here
Lecard, Mark; Vinnie’s Head
McDonald, Craig; Head Games
McGilloway, Brian; Borderlands
McMahon, Neil; Lone Creek
Packer, Vin; Scott Free
Spiegelman, Peter; Red Cat
Wiley, Mike; The Last Striptease
2006
Collins, Michael; The Secret Life of E Robert Pendleton
Cook, Gary; Blood Trail
Gran, Sara; Dope
Hansen, Pearce; Street Raised
Malmont, Paul; Chinatown Death Cloud Peril
Quinlan, Patrick; Smoked
Satterthwait, Walter; Perfection
Spinosa, Tony; Hose Monkey
Starr, Jason; Lights Out
Ward, Robert; Four Kinds of Rain
Welsh, Louise; Bullet Trick
2005
Arsenault, Mark; Speak Ill of the Living
Bartoy, Mitchell; The Devil’s Own Rag Doll
Gaspar De Alba, Alicia; Desert Blood
Indridason, Arnauld; Jar City
Meyer, Deon; Dead at Daybreak
O’Neil, Tom; Shark Tank
Smith, Anthony Neil; Psychosomatic
Smith, Peter Moore; Los Angeles
Stella, Charlie; Cheapskates
Swierczynski, Duane; Secret Dead Men
Wolven, Scott; Controlled Burn
2004
Bruen, Ken; The Killing of the Tinkers
Connor, John; Phoenix
Hayder, Mo; Devil of Nanking
Huston, Charlie; Caught Stealing
Marinick, Richard; Boyos
Morgan, Richard; Market Forces
Nunn, Kem; Tijuana Straits
Schutz, Benjamin; The Mongol Reply
Simon, Michael; Dirty Sally
Stansberry, Domenic; Chasing the Dragon
Zeltserman, David; Fast Lane
2003
Burdett, John; Bangkok 8
Clevenger, Craig; The Contortionist’s Handbook
Connor, John; Phoenix
Dee, Ed; The Con Man’s Daughter
Elliott, Carter; Riding a Blue Horse
Gautreaux, Tim; The Clearing
Green, Norman; The Angel of Montague Street
Hoar, Jere; The Hit
McKinty, Adrian; Dead I Well May Be
Nisbet, Jim; The Price of the Ticket
Oliver, Steve; Moody in Winter
Smith, Brad; All Hat
2002
Crow, Michael; Red Rain
Dold, Gaylord; Six White Horses
Ford, G.M.; Black River
Gischler, Victor; Gun Monkeys
Kelly, Jack; Mobtown
Martell, Dominic; Lying, Crying, Dying
Price, Richard; Samaritan
Sanderson, Jim; La Mordida
Starr, Jason; Hard Feelings
Zagel, James; Money to Burn
2001
Benioff, David; The 25th Hour
DMarinis, Rick; A Clod of Wayward Marl
Harrington, Kent; The Tattooed Muse
Harvey, John; In a True Light
Little, Eddie; Steel Toes
Muller, Eddie; The Distance
Shannon, John; The Orange Curtain
Stroud, Carsten; Black Water Transit
Teran, Boston; Never Count Out the Dead
Woodrell, Daniel; The Death of Sweet Mister
2000
Atkins, Ace; Leavin’ Trunk Blues
Baer, Will Christopher; Penny Dreadful
Baker, John; The Chinese Girl
Clark, Martin; The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living
Cook, Christopher; Robbers
Jackson, Jon; La Donna Detroit
Mina, Denise; Exile
Phillips, Scott; The Ice Harvest
Seranella, Barbara; Unwanted Company
Truluck, Bob; Street Level