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Callander Sleuth Society Mystery Book Club
January 2026 |
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Meeting date: January 13, 2026 | 6:30pm |
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Magpie Murders
by Anthony Horowitz
From New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz comes Magpie Murders, a ... reimagining of the classic whodunit (a la Agatha Christie) with a contemporary mystery wrapped around it--
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Love Me Stalk Me
by Laura Bishop
For fans of Lights Out and You comes a dark rom-com debut about a woman who confides her fantasies to an AI boyfriend app--unaware she's really talking to her hot, tattooed coworker who hacked her phone. When overworked department store manager Izzy Russo downloads an AI boyfriend app to fill the emotional void left by her inattentive real one, she thinks she's just venting to a harmless chatbot named Caleb. In reality, she's been pouring her deepest, dirtiest fantasies into the ears of Callahan Knight--her store's brooding new head of security. Because Cal? He's been listening. The moment he saw Izzy, he knew she was his. Did he hack her phone? Absolutely. But who could blame him? A woman like Izzy deserves to be cherished by someone who truly knows her worth--and he'll do anything to be that man. So when Izzy finally sees her boyfriend for who he really is, and the danger she's unknowingly been caught up in, Cal is ready to protect her, no matter the cost. Even if it means revealing the truth. She might not have meant to build the perfect man. But he's here now. And he's never letting her go.
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Burial by Stig Abell Former London detective Jake Jackson finds his new life in the country threatened when an old case from the past buried deep within an archeological dig site resurfaces in this beautifully written and deeply immersive mystery that will challenge your deductive skills. A beautiful landscape . . . It began as the project of a lifetime—a group of archaeologists, uncovering the remains of a Roman settlement on a picturesque hill in the glorious English countryside. A looming threat . . . But, the idyll is shattered when they begin receiving threatening letters. Former city detective Jake Jackson, now enjoying a quieter life in the local village, is pulled in to investigate. A killer closing in . . . Soon, threatening letters are the least of their problems, when a murderer strikes. Now, the race is on for Jake to find the mysterious culprit, before they kill again . . .
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Final Cut
by Marjorie McCown
Perfect for fans of Elle Cosimano and Nita Prose, when Hollywood costumer Joey Jessop stumbles across a dead body near the set of a big budget movie, she must find ways to protect her career--and herself--before it's too late. Joey Jessop enjoys working behind the scenes. As key costumer for the next epic superhero movie, her role is to make others look good while staying out of the spotlight. That means making sure to be professional around Eli Logan, her ex and the First Assistant Director, and Courtney Lisle, Eli's newest love interest and the Second Assistant Director. But this isn't a problem for Joey--especially when the movie is shooting at a gorgeous Malibu location. All of that changes when Joey finds Courtney's dead body on the first day of principal photography, and she soon becomes the primary suspect. When the press takes hold of the story and social media begins to run with it, Joey watches her well-ordered life behind the scenes become front and center for all to see. But that isn't even the worst of it. In the midst of this newfound and unfortunate stardom, she must also contend with the reckless behavior of the movie's predatory director and producer, Marcus Pray, who seems driven to continue his practice of making another blockbuster hit while making sure his crew endures a toxic and potentially lethal work environment. As a result, Joey finds herself embattled both personally and professionally. With tensions building on set and a murder investigation looming over her life and future, Joey takes it upon herself to clear her name. Will she be able to expose the truth before it's a wrap?
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Death on the Island
by Eliza Reid
Trapped on a remote island by a howling storm, nine people sit down to dinner. One of them is about to die. A group of international players has gathered in a tiny village off the coast of Iceland for a diplomatic dinner. There's Kristjâan, the mayor reeling from a personal tragedy. Graeme, the ambassador with an agenda to push. Jane, his wife, along for the ride on another one of her husband's many business trips. And several others, from Iceland and from abroad, each with their own reason for being there, their own loyalties and grievances. By the end of the night, one of them will be dead. And it will be up to the ambassador's wife, Jane, to figure out how-and why. What Jane soon comes to realize is that small communities can be the most dangerous of them all... and no one in their group is safe. With secrets around every corner and violent weather trapping the finite list of suspects together on the island, this locked-room mystery by internationally bestselling author Eliza Reid brings Agatha Christie and Nordic noir together in a brand-new twist--
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