Who better to talk about a mystery writer who is a character in his own book -- than another mystery writer! Lori Rader-Day kindly joined us to provide that perspective to our discussion this month!

We've updated the list of this year's Anthony Award nominees to include the winners!  The Anthonys are awarded at each year's Bouchercon -- the largest of all crime conventions for all subgenres of mystery. 

Now playing at the Mayslake Peabody estate in Oakbrook, here's a chance to experience Sherlock "live"!

This month Morton Arboretum's Walking Plays features A Sherlock Scandal -- with gender switched Holmes and Watson!

The 2019 Thriller Awards were presented July 13th at ThrillerFest in NYC. We've updated the list to highlight the winners in red!  You can still check out any of these great reads from our catalog! Just click on the book's cover to use the link.

We read Sworn to Silence, the first book in Linda's popular Kate Burkholder series as a MAF discussion book back in 2014. Shamed is the 11th book in the series -- and is just being released July 16th! You can put a hold on our copy even now! ALSO FYI: Linda will be at Anderson's Bookshop in Downers Grove on July 18th at 7:00 p.m. Contact the store for details. She'd love to see you there!

MAF had a great time visiting with author Jill Orr and seeing her through Skype!