Join us for a discussion of Things Aren't Right: The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five by Tony Wright.
We will be joined by the author virtually for this event!
Things Aren't Right: The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five explores the bizarre and tragic 1978 disappearance of Ted Weiher, Jack Madruga, Bill Sterling, Jackie Huett, and Gary Mathias in the Plumas National Forest in Northern California. 2024; 326 page
*we are experiencing a delay from our vendor. If you are not able to read the book before our discussion, learn more about the case by watching The Missing's Enigma's YouTube - The Yuba County Five, Files of the Unexplained - Netflix (episode 3), or reading Inside The Bewildering Case Of The Yuba County Five And Their Unsolved Disappearance.
Join us for a discussion of The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft by Ulrich Boser.
One museum, two thieves, and the Boston underworld: the riveting story of the 1990 Gardner Museum robbery, the largest unsolved art theft in history. Perfect for fans of the Netflix series This is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist! 2009; 260 pages.
This title is also available as an eBook on Hoopla.
Wednesday, March 12 @ 7 PM
Join us for discussion of What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator by Barbara Butcher.
Reflecting on twenty years of investigating more than 5,500 death scenes, an NYC death investigator, the second woman ever hired for this role, shares how, in dealing with death every day, she learned surprising lessons about life--and how some of those lessons saved her from becoming a statistic herself. 2023; 270 pages.
Wednesday, April 9 @ 7 PM
Join us for discussion of Sworn to Silence: The Truth Behind Robert Garrow and the Missing Bodies' Case by Jim Tracy.
Two small-town attorneys who outraged the nation defending a hated man; the detective who desperately sought answers to the whereabouts of missing women; the unveiling of a modern-day serial killer; and the author who witnessed the drama firsthand. 2022; 368 pages.
ATTENDEE PERMISSION SLIP
Not required to finish or like the book
Share thoughts or just listen
Ask questions, set boundaries
Knit, doodle, have a snack or drink, step out, move around
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ACCESSIBILITY @ SSPL
Library parking permit not required in our lot after 6 pm
Drop by the circulation desk to register for a library card
Current and previous selections are available in the Reading Group Books collection on the second floor
Self-check machines available on all levels of library
American Predator by Maureen Callahan
The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston & Mario Spezi
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
I Know Who You Are by Barbara Rae-Venter
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Trauma Beat by Tamara Cherry
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt