The Mayhem in the A.M. Book Group meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 10:00 a.m. at the Henderson Library ~4805 Emerald St. Torrance, CA 90503 ~ 310-371-2075.

 

  

 

 

Deception on His Mind by Elizabeth George
Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

When a member of the small but growing Asian community of Balford-le-Nez is found dead, the sleepy seaside town ignites, and Sergeant Barbara Havers, working without her long-time partner, must find the killer before the price of deception becomes more than anyone can afford. (via Novelist) 

 

  

 

 

 

Skies of Ash by Rachel Howzell Hall
Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

Los Angeles homicide detective Elouise “Lou” Norton and her partner, Colin Taggert, arrive at the scene of a tragic house fire that claimed the lives a woman and her two children; and the husband, still alive and in the hospital, is the main suspect. (via Novelist)

  

 

 

 

 

The Singing Sands by Josephine Tey
Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

Scotland Yard inspector Alan Grant becomes involved in a murder-case investigation when he accidentally finds a dead young man and an enigmatic verse in a train. (via Novelist)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hangman's Holiday by Dorothy L. Sayers
Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

Poisoned port ...Pet cats in peril ...Purloined pearls ...Lord Peter Wimsey solves the mysteries of the man who was blown into the fourth dimension and the murder in fancy dress. He pursues miscreants across several countries and into unexpected hiding places. Dorothy L. Sayers' other detective, Montague Egg, encounters a fugitive murderer and uncovers a killer in an Oxford cloister. The travelling salesman extraordinaire solves puzzles with a unique combination of matter-of-fact practicality and brilliant deduction. (via Novelist) 

 

 

 

View a list of our previous selections here.