THE CLOAK AND CLUE SOCIETY

Welcome to the home page of The Cloak and Clue Society. We are a mystery discussion group that meets to talk about mystery fiction and related topics. Our group leader is Beverly De Weese.

We meet at Kingo Lutheran Church, 1225 East Olive Street, in Shorewood, Wisconsin. The church is located just a few blocks north of Capitol Drive off of Wilson Drive.

Our meetings are held on the Fourth Sunday of each month. They begin at 2:30 p. m. and last about two hours. Coffee is served. Members are welcome to bring some food item to pass and should provide their own drinks other than coffee.

It is not necessary to be a member of the group to attend the meetings. Our monthly newsletter is a great way to keep up to date with not only our meetings but the mystery world in general. Subscriptions to the newsletter are $15.00 and can be paid at the monthly meeting to our treasurer, Barbara Lee, 2742 North Prospect, Milwaukee, WI 53211. Please e-mail suggestions for this page to Gary Warren Niebuhr.

DATE	TOPIC	WE SUGGEST YOU READ	LEADER
09/16/07 (one week early because of Bcon)	The Hammett Award	The 2007 Nominees	Gary Warren Niebuhr
10/28/07	Mystery Slips Into the Mainstream	Gentlemen and Players - Joanne Harris; Triangle - Katherine Weber; City of Shadows - Arianna Franklin	Bev DeWeese & Beth Fedyn
11/25/08	The Shamus Awards	The Winners and Nominees	Gary Warren Niebuhr
12/16/07	My Favorite Reads	Your Choices	All
01/27/08	Thrillers	Barbara Lee will discuss COVENANT OF THE FLAME by David Morrell	Barbara Hahn will be discussing PRINCE OF FIRES by Daniel Silva
02/24/08	The Best First Mysteries	Bev DeWeese
03/30/08	Elizabeth Daly's Henry Gamadge	Somewhere in the House	Marsha Valance
04/27/08	The Edgar Awards	Best Novel Christine Falls by Benjamin Black (Henry Holt and Company) Priest by Ken Bruen (St. Martin's Minotaur) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins) Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman (Bleak House Books) Down River by John Hart (St. Martin's Minotaur) Best First Missing Witness by Gordon Campbell (HarperCollins - William Morrow) In the Woods by Tana French (Penguin Group - Viking) Snitch Jacket by Christopher Goffard (The Rookery Press) Head Games by Craig McDonald (Bleak House Books) Pyres by Derek Nikitas (St. Martin's Minotaur) Best PBO Queenpin by Megan Abbott (Simon & Schuster) Blood of Paradise by David Corbett (Random House - Mortalis) Cruel Poetry by Vicki Hendricks (Serpent's Tail) Robbie's Wife by Russell Hill (Hard Case Crime) Who is Conrad Hirst? by Kevin Wignall (Simon & Schuster)	All--everyone will be asked to reach at least two and report
05/18/08	Mysteries of the West	Partners in Crime by J. A. Jance; Desert Noir by Betty Webb; The Eagle Catcher by Margaret Cole	Maureen Conaty
06/08/08	The Banquet	Sandra Balzo	Everybody

We have an annual banquet in June with a guest speaker. Guest speakers have included authors such as D. C. Brod, Julie Hyzy and Michael Black , J. A. (Joe) Konrath , William Kent Krueger , Libby Fischer Hellman, Jeremiah Healy (Terry Devane), Terence Faherty , Toni Fennelly, Nancy Atherton and Alzina Stone Dale. Watch for the announcement of this year's speaker in the list above.


Ted Hertel, D. C. Brod, Bev DeWeese, Beth Fedyn and Gary Warren Niebuhr (2007)		Ted Hertel, Michael Black, Julie Hyzy, and Gary Warren Niebuhr with Bev DeWeese down front(2006)

J. A. Konrath with the Cloakers (2005)	Beth Fedyn, Libby Fischer Hellman, Ted Hertel Jr.(2003)	Gary Warren Niebuhr, Jeremiah Healy, Ted Hertel, Jr.(2002)