You can read it here on our blog

http://poisonedpen.com/2013/season-3-of-downton-abbey-why-am-i-done-with-downton/  

A lot of authors have contributed to my discussion. I didn't list alternate scenarios for going forward into Season 4 without killing off Matthew as collected by Rhys Bowen, but there are many, some of them silly but quite a few workable.

But why have to go there? Read my thoughts. And you can comment for each other's benefit. I probably won't read them as I have to move on to reviewing more books, but have fun with each other! 

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THURSDAY MARCH 21 7:00 PM

 Owen Laukkanen signs Criminal Enterprise (Putnam $27) 

"With this second thriller in a series, Laukkanen's latest provides an entertaining worst-case scenario of an accountant gone bad. 

Carter Tomlin has a lovely wife, daughter and home, but the good life in Minnesota comes crashing down when he's laid off from his accounting job. Now no one wants to hire him, and consulting can't pay the bills. How can he support his family and their lifestyle? Well, banks have money. He'll rob one.... Tomlin amps up his game. Bullets start to fly, and soon, Tomlin is in much deeper trouble than he'd ever expected-and he's loving it, all while his innocent family remains clueless. Meanwhile, FBI agent Carla Windermere and detective Kirk Stevens team up to identify the robber and try to bring him down. They've previously worked together in Laukkanen's debut, The Professionals (2012, a First Mystery Club Pick), and have a professional and personal chemistry that makes them fun to follow and easy to root for. 

Tomlin takes them through plenty of twists and turns as he becomes increasingly unhinged and dangerous--even other bad guys had best give him a wide berth. Fans of crime thrillers shouldn't miss this one or anything else with Laukkanen's name on the cover. The writing is so crisp, the pages almost want to turn themselves. He's a terrific storyteller."--Kirkus Reviews. 

Meet Stevens and Windermere in First Mystery Pick The Professionals ($15).

SATURDAY MARCH 23 12:00 PM

The Nancy Drew Group reads Nancy Drews #37 and #38

MONDAY MARCH 25 7:00 PM Launch Party

Jacqueline Winspear signs Leaving Everything Most Loved (Harper $27) 

We're working out the party for the 10th Maisie Dobbs!

Maisie has come a long way since as a girl she began to learn by reading in the library of her aristocratic employers. A terrible war, personal tragedy, a mentor and a legacy, a hard-won career as a private enquiry agent, a romance with the son of the great house, the role of Maisie's loving, shrewd father Frank, are all part of the fabric of the life Winspear have woven for and around Maisie.

And now you get not only a new case but a broad look at this tapestry. And it all begins with the shooting of a handsome Indian woman dressed in striking silks who is found fallen into a London canal....

Note: our West Side customers can attend an afternoon event for Jackie on March 25, in Sun City West, 1:30pm (doors open at 12:45pm), R. H. Johnson Social Hall, 19803 R. H. Johnson Boulevard.

John will be on hand to sell Jackie's books!

TUESDAY MARCH 26 7:00 PM Launch Party

William Kent Krueger signs Ordinary Grace (Atria $25)  

The Kirkus Starred Review. An award-winning author for his long-running Cork O' Connor series, Krueger aims higher and hits harder with a standalone novel that shares much with his other work. 

The setting is still his native Minnesota, the tension with the region's Indian population remains palpable and the novel begins with the discovery of a corpse, that of a young boy who was considered a little slow and whose body was found near the train trestle in the woods on the outskirts of town. Was it an accident or something even more sinister? Yet, that opening fatality is something of a red herring.... It serves as a prelude to a series of other deaths that shake the world of Frank Drum, the 13-year-old narrator (occasionally from the perspective of his memory of these events, four decades later), his stuttering younger brother and his parents, whose marriage may well not survive these tragedies.

One of the novel's pivotal mysteries concerns the gaps among what Frank experiences (as a participant and an eavesdropper), what he knows and what he thinks he knows. "In a small town, nothing is private," he realizes. "Word spreads with the incomprehensibility of magic and the speed of plague."

Frank's father, Nathan, is the town's pastor, an aspiring lawyer until his military experience in World War II left him shaken and led him to his vocation. His spouse chafes at the role of minister's wife and doesn't share his faith, though "the awful grace of God," as it manifests itself within the novel, would try the faith of the most devout believer. Yet, ultimately, the world of this novel is one of redemptive grace and mercy, as well as unidentified corpses and unexplainable tragedy.  A novel that transforms narrator and reader alike."

Hardboiled Crime Club reads Stuart MacBride's Birthdays for the Dead ($15)

New: THURSDAY MARCH 28 7:30 PM

Ian McEwan at ASU. See Details below.

The 2013 SciFi Meets SciFi Fact Lecture 

Doors Open: Approximately 6:30pm

Start Time: 7:30pm

Cost: Free & open to the public

Where: MUR 101, ASU Tempe Campus | Click HERE for a map of ASU.

Parking: MUR 101 is in the center of campus so you have many choices. For a detailed list of parking locations and rates please click HERE. 

Seating: Seats are open to reservation holders on a first-come, first-served basis and only to the person(s) present at registration. We recommend arriving by 7pm to ensure a seat. We will be opening up all unoccupied seats to non-RSVP'ed guests by 7:15pm.

RSVP: This RSVP system is for predicting attendance. Your RSVP does not guarantee seating. Seats are open to reservation holders on a first-come, first-served basis.

Book Signing: Ian McEwan will be participating in a book signing after the lecture! This opportunity is open to lecture guests on a first-come, first-served basis.

Cancellations: If you are not able to attend, please notify us by emailing deepthought@asu.edu so we may accurately calculate attendance. Thank you in advance for your kind courtesy.

Questions: Please feel free to contact us via email at deepthought@asu.edu or by calling us at 480-965-3240