The Canton Seniors Book Group meets on the fourth Thursday of the month from 2:00-3:00 PM in Canton Public Library's Group Study Room A. We meet every month except December. Information Services librarians, Elaine Skrzynski and Joyce Simowski, alternate leading the discussion. Copies of the discussion book are distributed at the monthly meeting or request a copy at the Adult Services Help Desk. No registration required.

South of Broad: a novel by Pat Conroy meets July 25

Case histories: a novel by Kate Atkinson meets August 22

River of doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's darkest journey by Candice Millard meets September 26

Say nice things about Detroit by Scott Lasser meets October 24

The Paris wife: a novel by Paula McLain meets November 21

The 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Awards were announced on Thursday, May 2 in New York. A complete list of the nominees and award winners is available at Mystery Writers of America.

Live by night by Dennis Lehane

The expats: a novel by Chris Pavone

Midnight in Peking: how the murder of a young Englishwoman haunted the last days of old China by Paul French

The spotlight is on new authors or seasoned authors featuring new detectives...

Behind the walls: a Harper Jennings mystery by Merry Jones

Cage of bones: a novel by Tania Carver

Killer librarian by Mary Lou Kirwin

Moon underfoot by Bobby Cole

Nickeled and-dimed to death by Denise Swanson

Scratchgravel Road by Tricia Fields

If you enjoy the novels of Lee Child, David Baldacci, James Lee Burke, Joseph Finder, or Vince Flynn and like the readability of Large Print try...

The perfect book for a book discussion is one that's not too easy, not too hard, that will hold the interest of a diverse group of readers and will also inspire a lively discussion. For additional book club resources the Canton Public Library offers a wide variety of  Book Club in a Bag kits.

Aloha, lady blue by Charley Memminger

Dante's wood: a Mark Angelotti novel by Lynne Raimondo

Good man Friday by Barbara Hambly

The guilty one by Lisa Ballantyne

What darkness brings: a Sebastian St. Cyr mystery by C. S. Harris

Wednesday, March 27th at 6:30PM meet Canadian author Owen Laukkanen for a discussion and signing of his new thriller Criminal Enterprise, featuring FBI agent Carla Windermere and Minnesota state investigator Kirk Stevens at Nicola's Books in Ann Arbor.

Antiques disposal by Barbara Allan

A killer in the wind by Andrew Klavan

Least of evils: a Percy Peach mystery by J.M.

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day (March 17), think about reading an Irish author or about Irish history.

The burning edge by Rick Mofina

Mystery Writers of America presents vengeance by edited by Lee Child

The darkening field by William Ryan

Ghoul interrupted by Victoria Laurie

The perfect book for a book discussion is one that's not too easy, not too hard, that will hold the interest of a diverse group of readers and will also inspire a lively discussion. For additional book club resources try the Canton Public Library's Book Club in a Bag kits.

The road to grace [large print]: the third journal of the walk series by Richard Paul Evans

What doesn't kill you [large print] by Iris Johansen

The beginner's goodbye [large print] by Anne Tyler

The hunter [large print]: a novel by John Lescroart

"You gotta have friends... and this month's selections examine the lives and friendships of a variety of women.

Oscar Wilde and the Vatican murders by Gyles Brandreth

Kill my darling: a Bill Slider mystery by Cynthia Harrod -Eagles

Back in the habit: a Falcone & Driscoll investigation by Alice Loweecey

The last minute by Jeff Abbott

If you like police procedurals…

Blood country: a Claire Watkins mystery by Mary Logue

Untraceable by Laura Griffin

A reason to kill by Jane Adams

A perfect evil by Alex Kava

How about discussing a book by a Michigan author and/or story-based in Michigan?

Shadow of a doubt by William J. Coughlin

The complete short stories of Ernest Hemingway by Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961

Legends of the fall by Jim Harrison

The Neon Rain by James L. Burke — James Lee Burke, author of the award-winning Dave Ribocheaux series and a series featuring Billy Bob Holland, Texas attorney and his cousin, Texas sheriff Hackberry Holland, was born this month on December 5, 1936.

Curl up by the fire, sip some eggnog, and read a Christmas mystery novel. We have a variety of Christmas mysteries to help you ring in the holiday season.

Visions of sugar plums by Janet Evanovich — Christmas is right around the corner and bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is on a mission to track down Sandy Claws, a toymaker in trouble with the law. There is also a strange and handsome man in her kitchen. Can he help her find Sandy Claws and a Christmas tree before Christmas? Fans of the humorous Stephanie Plum series will enjoy this special Christmas treat.