Join the Burlingame Library's mystery group, Booked on Crime. We read mysteries, thrillers, and sometimes true crime. We try to select books the library system owns in physical and e-format. 

No registration is needed, but if you want reminder emails, contact Cynthia at rider@plsinfo.org. 

Mar 20: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

60-year-old, strong-willed widow Vera Wong discovers a body with a flash drive in its hand in her tea shop in San Francisco's Chinatown. Vera contacts the police, but confident she can do a better job at pinpointing the murderer, she snatches the flash drive before their arrival. Set in the SF Bay Area.

Apr 17: Striking Range by Margaret Mizushima 

The author is joining us via Zoom!

Called to help investigate the murder of a young woman who had recently given birth on the mountain, Mattie and her team search for the missing baby while going up against a criminal mastermind who is behind several murders, including her father's. This is the 7th book in the series, so if you are a completist, the first book in the series is Killing Trail.

May 15: The Road to Murder by Camilla Tinchieri

In the small town of Gravigna, Italy, a pre-dawn phone call from the maresciallo of the local carabinieri wakes retired New York City police detective Nico Doyle and summons him to a crime scene. A woman has been found dead, seemingly strangled while playing the piano, and the only witness only speaks English. Nico is needed as a translator and reluctantly joins the case.

Jun 19: Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly

Plunge into Harry Bosch's world in one of the later novels of the series when Bosch transitioning from LAPD cop to being a PI.  Harry's still working, but he's very picky about his cases, which is why when a billionaire of dubious reputation comes calling, Harry is leery. Unlike so many authors of long-running series, Connelly continues to discover new depths to his character and new stories to tell that reveal those depths in always compelling ways.

We will decide the rest of the year's books in June.