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January 25--Girl in Disguise by Greer Macallister
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Girl in Disguise by Call Number: Mystery MacallisterISBN: 9781492635222Publication Date: 2017-03-21For the first daring female Pinkerton detective, respect is hard to come by, but danger and spies are everywhere. In the tumultuous years of the Civil War, the streets of Chicago offer a woman mostly danger and ruin--unless that woman is Kate Warne. As an undercover Pinkerton detective, Kate is able to infiltrate the seedy side of the city in disguises that her fellow spies just can't manage. She's a seductress, an exotic foreign medium, a rich train passenger--all depending on the day and the robber, thief, or murderer she's been assigned to nab. But is it only her detective work that makes her a daring spy and a clever liar? Or is the real disguise the good girl she always thought she was? As the Civil War marches closer, Kate takes on her most pressing job ever. The nation's future is at risk, and she's no longer sure where her disguise ends and the very real danger begins.
January 25, 2021
Kate Warne-who was she really?
Kate Warne, the heroine of our book was a real person. Many children's books have been written about her, specifically as the "girl" who saved Abraham Lincoln's life as he attempted to pass through Baltimore on his way to his Inauguration. Nevertheless, she is largely unknown to most of us, including me.
Click on the link below to read more about her.
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January 25, 2021 Meeting
Our next meeting will be held at 7:00 on Monday, January 25, via Zoom. The book we are reading is Girl in Disguise by Greer Macallister.
The book is available on Hoopla as an e-book and an audio-book, and print copies are available as well.
Please go to the New City Events Calendar to sign up for the next meeting. Or, can copy and paste this URL in your browser: https://newcity.librarycalendar.com/events/investigating-mysteries-0
After you sign up, you will be emailed the link for the January 25 meeting If you haven't used Zoom before, you need to download the app to your mobile device, or install it on your PC or laptop. Please call me if you have any questions at 845-202-3583.
Even though we can't meet in person, I look forward to a lively discussion and seeing as many of you as can make it.
February 22--Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah
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Closed Casket by Call Number: Mystery HannahISBN: 9780062458827Publication Date: 2016-09-06"What I intend to say to you will come as a shock..." With these words, Lady Athelinda Playford -- one of the world's most beloved children's authors -- springs a surprise on the lawyer entrusted with her will. As guests arrive for a party at her Irish mansion, Lady Playford has decided to cut off her two children without a penny . . . and leave her vast fortune to someone else: an invalid who has only weeks to live. Among Lady Playford's visitors are two strangers: the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and Inspector Edward Catchpool of Scotland Yard. Neither knows why he has been invited -- until Poirot begins to wonder if Lady Playford expects a murder. But why does she seem so determined to provoke a killer?;And why -- when the crime is committed despite Poirot's best efforts to stop it -- does the identity of the victim make no sense at all?
February 22, 2021
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About Investigating Mysteries
Our group had been meeting once a month since September, 2005. We meet the fourth Monday of every month. If you love mysteries, why not investigate mysteries with us? New members are always welcome! Meetings begin at 7:00 P.M.