Our annual book discussion meeting on June 8 at 6:00 p.m. at Davis-Kidd's Bronte Bistro will deal with British author Catherine O'Flynn's What Was Lost. Here's a review from Amazon.com:

"O'Flynn's seemingly effortless novel has a cumulative effect, a simple tale of people drifting through life with no center and scarce ambition. At the heart of all is young Kate Meaney, a self-styled private detective who spends her days tracking the activities of imagined suspects. In the UK in 1984, ten-year-old Kate blends in with the crowd, a stuffed toy in suit and spats, Mickey the Monkey, her constant companion. Terribly lonely since the death of her beloved father, Kate has fashioned an imaginary life, complete with detailed notebook and identity kit. Her only friend, Adrian, a young man of 22, works in his father's shop and enjoys Kate's vivid imagination as she describes "the Gentleman Embezzler, the Henchman and the Ruthless Assassin". Her favorite haunt is Green Oaks, the local mall, hub for employment, shopping and a temporary reprieve from boredom. Then one day, Kate goes missing, Adrian the last person to see her.

"In 2003, Adrian's sister, Lisa, plods daily to a tedious job at Your Music in Green Oaks. Like other employees, Lisa is restricted to the dark warrens of employee access, far from the more attractive mall facilities created for customers. One of many who navigate these halls, Lisa is trapped in a dead end job, living with a man she no longer cares for, waiting patiently each year for the music CD that arrives from Adrian, their only connection since he ran away after Kate's disappearance. Kurt, a night shift security guard, is an equally lost soul, a loner who vaguely yearns for a life beyond his acute personal loss. When Kurt notices a familiar little girl on a security tape- possibly Kate- and Lisa stumbles over Kate's Mickey the Monkey, the two are drawn together, discovering common ground and a past connection that will challenge their plans for the future."

See the Meetings page for a schedule of future programs.

Coming Events

Our Chapter will be well represented at the Southern Festival of Books this year.
We will have a panel of author members on the program, plus we'll have a booth on the War Memorial Plaza to hand out SinC materials. Signing times will be provided for any Sisters in Crime author who wishes to sell books at the booth.

Chapter Executive Committee

President - Chester Campbell

Vice President - Beth Terrell

Secretary-Treasurer - Michael Salisbury

Newsletter Editor - J.B. Thompson

  Membership Chair - Barbara Jernigan

Executive Committee At-Large Member - Mark Orr

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