Why do law-abiding citizens love a good crime yarn? Why do we respond to the tough detective and his or her often unorthodox methods of exacting justice? White Mountains Community College and the Berlin Public Library will examine these questions and the detective mystery genre through a four-part book discussion series, "Tough Guys."
The series begins on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 7 p.m. with Dashiell Hammett’s 1931 classic, The Maltese Falcon. In Hammett’s iconic novel we are introduced to tough guy private eye Sam Spade, and the classic storyline is born: an intriguing beauty walks into a detective’s office, and murder, mystery, and mayhem follow. This discussion will be led by Craig Doherty.
The next discussion will be held on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 7 p.m. and will consider John D. Macdonald’s 1964 novel The Deep Blue Goodbye, the first in his Travis McGee series. The project continues on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 7 p.m. with the first of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser series, The Godwulf Manuscript, published in 1974. Both of these discussions will be led by Suzanne Brown, Dartmouth College.
The series closes in November with Randy Wayne White’s 1991 Florida-set novel Sanibel Flats. The Wednesday, November 10, 2010 discussion will be held at 7 p.m. and will be led by Craig Doherty.
All four sessions will be held at the Fortier Library at White Mountains Community College and are free and open to the public. Books are available to borrow from the Fortier and Berlin Public Libraries. Light refreshments will be served at each session. For more information, contact Katie Doherty at 752-1113 x3086. “Tough Guys,” is a book discussion series sponsored by the NH Humanities Council.
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