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Think before you speak. Read before you think.  Fran Lebowitz

 

In October 2026, WCW is reading…

  • My Friends by Fredrik Backman
  • Fury in Death by JD Robb
  • The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore
  • Cold Bayou by Barbara Hambly
  • The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews
  • The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon

Benjamin January Series by Barbara Hambly

  1. A Free Man of Color (1997)
  2. Fever Season (1998)
  3. Graveyard Dust (1999)
  4. Sold Down the River (2000)
  5. Die Upon a Kiss (2001)
  6. Wet Grave (2002)
  7. Days of the Dead (2003)
  8. Dead Water (2004)
  9. Dead and Buried (2010)
  10. The Shirt on His Back (2011)
  11. Ran Away (2011)
  12. Good Man Friday (2013)
  13. Crimson Angel (2014)
  14. Drinking Gourd (2016)
  15. Murder in July (2017)
  16. Cold Bayou (2018)
  17. Lady of Perdition (2020)
  18. House of the Patriarch (2021)
  19. Death and Hard Cider (2022)
  20. The Nubian’s Curse (2024)
  21. Murder in the Trembling Lands (2025)

 

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series by Alexander McCall Smith

  1. The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (1998)
  2. Tears of the Giraffe (2000)
  3. Morality for Beautiful Girls (2001)
  4. The Kalahari Typing School for Men (2002)
  5. The Full Cupboard of Life (2003)
  6. In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (2004)
  7. Blue Shoes and Happiness (2006)
  8. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (2007)
  9. The Miracle at Speedy Motors (2008)
  10. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built (2009)
  11. The Double Comfort Safari Club (2010)
  12. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party (2011)
  13. The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection (2012)
  14. The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (2013)
  15. The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Cafe (2014)
  16. The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (2015)
  17. Precious and Grace (2016)
  18. The House of Unexpected Sisters (2017)
  19. The Colours of All the Cattle (2018)
  20. To the Land of Long Lost Friends (2019)
  21. How to Raise an Elephant (2020)
  22. The Joy and Light Bus Company (2021)
  23. A Song of Comfortable Chairs (2022)
  24. From a Far and Lovely Country (2023)
  25. The Great Hippopotamus Hotel (2024)
  26. In the Time of Five Pumpkins (2025)
  27. The Big Cats Dance Party (2026)

 

Easy Rawlins Series by Walter Mosley

  1. Devil in a Blue Dress (1990)
  2. A Red Death (1991)
  3. White Butterfly (1992)
  4. Black Betty (1994)
  5. A Little Yellow Dog (1996)
  6. Gone Fishin’ (1997)
  7. Bad Boy Brawly Brown (2002)
  8. Six Easy Pieces (2003)
  9. Little Scarlet (2004)
  10. Cinnamon Kiss (2005)
  11. Blonde Faith (2007)
  12. Little Green (2013)
  13. Rose Gold (2014)
  14. Charcoal Joe (2016)
  15. Blood Grove (2021)
  16. Farewell, Amethystine (2024)
  17. Gray Dawn (2025)

       

      Looking for something interesting to read? Here are some authors I enjoy, along with the names of their primary (detective/police/spy) characters and the titles of the first books in their series. Happy reading!

      AUTHOR CHARACTER/ 1st BOOK IN SERIES
      Tracy Clark Detective Harriet Foster; Hide  
      Lindsey Davis Flavia Albia; The Ides of April
      Kellye Garrett Dayna Anderson; Hollywood Homicide
      Barbara Hambly Benjamin January; A Free Man of Color
      Rachel Howzell Hall Detective Elouise Norton; Land of Shadows
      Attica Locke Darren Mathews; Bluebird, Bluebird
      Walter Mosley Easy Rawlins: Devil in a Blue Dress
      Barbara Neely Blanch White;  Blanche on the Lam
      Richard Osman Thursday Murder Club; The Thursday Murder Club
      Sara Paretsky V I Warshawski; Indemnity Only
      Louise Penny Chief Inspector Gamache; Still Life
      Delia Pitts Ross Agency Mysteries: Lost and Found in Harlem
      Daniel Silva Gabriel Allon; The Kill Artist
      Dana Stabenow Kate Shugak; A Cold Day for Murder
      Valerie Wilson Wesley Tamara Hayle; When Death Comes Stealing
       

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