At the Coopers Chase Luxury Retirement Village, four intrepid retirees have formed the Thursday Murder Club – each week they gather to discuss and solve local cold cases. But trouble is brewing in their bucolic countryside village, and soon the pensioners have not one but two current murders to solve when the owner of the…
Saving Ruby King is a powerful story about family, the pull of history, the power of friendship, and church culture in the Black community on Chicago’s South Side. Ruby King and her mother, Alice, have been beaten by their alcoholic father and husband for years. When Alice is found murdered in her home, her homegoing…
On a February day in West Texas in 1976, 14 year old Gloria Ramirez is brutally raped and left for dead in an oil patch. Dazed and shoeless, she bravely makes her way to the nearest ranch house, where Mary Rose Whitehead and her young daughter Aimee come to Gloria’s aid. When oil rigger Dale…
Many book clubs have decided to host meetings online in this time of social distancing. Here at CMPLD, our staff has had the opportunity to lead several online book discussions via Zoom and it has worked very well! We highly recommend trying it, if you haven’t already. It’s a great way to keep those interpersonal…
Hopefully during this homebound time, you’re finding good books to keep you company. For me, nothing distracts like a good mystery. Today I’d like to call out some of my favorite lesser-known mysteries that you might not be familiar with. We all need a few go-to authors when the latest hot titles are all checked…
