Book Group Discussion Kits
Click on a book title below to see the Book Group Discussion Kit's
availability in the card catalogue or see a librarian for
help checking out the Book Group Discussion Kits.
Betty's Book Buzz
2020
August - All the Ways We Said Goodbye by Beatriz Williams
September - Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
October - The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West by David McCullough
2017
January – Back When We Were Young by Ann Taylor
February – Nightfall by Nelson DeMille
March – China Dolls by Lisa See
April – Empire Falls by Richard Russo
May – Girl With the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
June – Chaperone by Laura Moriarty
July – Wonder by R J. Palacio
August – no book club meeting
September – The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
October – Mary Coin by Marisa Silver
November – Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck
December – Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Book Clubs
There are two Book Clubs at
Hampton Community Library:
Murder By the Book (Mystery Book Club)
and
Betty's Book Buzz
See the lists below for each Book Club's selections.
Murder By the Book
Mystery Book Club
Click here to visit our webpage. Due to possible scheduling changes as a result of the pandemic, meeting dates and times can be found on Eventkeeper.
Click here to view a synopsis of the book selections for January 2018 through June 2024.
Click here to view a synopsis of the book selections for June 2012 through December 2018.
2024
January 2024 - The Never Game (Colton Shaw #1) by Jeffery Deaver
February 2024 - Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier
March 2024 - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
April 2024 - Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena
May 2024 - Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
June 2024 - Zero Days by Ruth Ware
2023
January - Survive the Night by Riley Sager
February - The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci
March - The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
April - The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose
May - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
June - The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose
July - The Family Upstairs (#1) by Lisa Jewell
August - The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
September - The Silent Wife (Will Trent #10) by Karin Slaughter
2022
January - The Whisper Man by Alex North
February - The Magpie Murders (Susan Ryeland #1) by Anthony Horowitz
March - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
April - The Inheritance Games by Jennifer (Lynn) Barnes
May - The Guest List by Lucy Foley
June - The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
July - Never Look Back by Alison Gaylin
August - The Ruins by Scott B. Smith
September - The Survivors by Jane Harper
October - No Exit by Taylor Adams
November - Gone for Good (Det. Annalisa Vega #1) by Joanna Schaffhausen
December - Lost Hills (Eve Ronin #1) by Lee Goldberg
2021
January - The Chain by Adrian McGinty
February - Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
March - Dry Bones by Craig Johnson
April - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
May - The Last Passenger by Charles Finch
June - All the Missing Girls by Meghan Miranda
July - Long Bright River by Liz Moore
August - Pines (Wayward Pines #1) by Blake Couch
September - The Law of Innocence (Mickey Haller #7) by Michael Connelly
October - In The Dark by Loreth Anne White
November - When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
December - Stillhouse Lake (Stillhouse Lake #1) by Rachel Caine
2020
January - I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney
February - The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
March - Our House by Louise Candlish
April - Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
May - The Defense by Steve Cavanagh and The Snow Killer by
Ross Greenwood
June - Death is in the Details (Paynes Creek Thriller, Book
1) by Heather Sunseri and Don't Make a Sound: A
Sawyer Brooks Thriller by T.R. Ragan
July - Find Me (Inland Empire Book 1) by Anne Frasier
August - Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
September - The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
October - Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
November - The Lucky One by Lori Rader-Day
December - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
2019
January - Just Between Us by Rebecca Drake
February - Monkeewrench by P.J. Tracy
March - Prey by Michael Crichton
April - The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
May - The 7-1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
June - The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
July - Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
August - It's Always the Husband by Michele Campbell
September - Bone Music by Christopher Rice
October - Believe Me by J.P. Delaney
November - Redemption Road by John Hart
December - Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
January - The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel by Anthony Horowitz
February - The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
March - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan
April - IQ by Joe Ide
May - A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie
June - The Waters of Eternal Youth by Donna Leon
July - One Kick by Chelsea Cain
August - The Zero Game by Brad Meltzer
September - Tell No One by Harlan Coben
October - The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
November - My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni
December - Bad Move by Linwood Barclay
2017
January - Dead Irish by John Lescroart
February - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John LeCarre
March - Never Go Back by Lee Child
April - The Kill Switch by James Rollins
May - Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner
June - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
July - Wonder by R.J. Palacio
August - NYPD Red by James Patterson
September - Vanishing Act by Thomas Perry
October - The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
November - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
December - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
2016
January - The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
February - The Innocent by David Baldacci
March - Rogue Island by Bruce DeSilva
April - The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
May - Identical by Scott Turow
June - The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
July - Final Jeopardy by Linda Fairstein
August - The Watchman by Robert Crais
September - The Black Echo by Michael Connelly
October - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
November - Marathon Man by William Goldman
December - The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
2015
January - The Poet by Michael Connelly
February - Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs
March - The Company by Robert Littell
April - The Quiet Game by Greg Iles
May - Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
June - The Intercept by Dick Wolf
July - The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
August - The Murder Artist by John Case
September - Ripper by Isabel Allende
October - Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
November - A Tap on the Window by Linwood Barclay
December - When The Bough Breaks by Jonathan Kellerman
2014
January - Triptych by Karin Slaughter
February - Murder One by Robert Dugoni
March - Gone by Mo Hayder
April - Still Life by Louise Penny
May - Defending Jacob by William Landay
June - The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton
July - The Last Child by John Hart
August - Help for the Haunted by John Searles
September - The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith
October - The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman
November - The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King
December - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
2013
January - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
February - A Drink Before The War by Dennis Lehane
March - Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn
April - Nancy Martin author visit/book signing
May - In The Woods by Tana French
June - The Redbreast by Joe Nesbo
July - Triple Cross by Mark Sullivan
August - Rules of Prey by John Sandford
September - Drowning House by Elizabeth Black
October - The Bone Collector by Jeffrey Deaver
November - Night Fall by Nelson DeMille
December - The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva
2012
June - Mirror Image by Dennis Palumbo
June - Gone, But Not Forgotten by Philip Margolin
July - Sweet Revenge by Diane Mott Davidson
August - Courting Trouble by Lisa Scottoline
September - Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo
October - Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
November - Open Season by C.J. Box