Night Shade

Night Shade is the latest book by Michael Connelly about an LA County Sherrif detective in Avalon. Sergent Stillwell had recently been demoted from the LA homicide department for being a loose cannon and exiled to a sleepy Catalina Island. The story involves a mysterious death of a young woman that worked at the Tuna "Marlin" Club. The author references many Avalon and Catalina landmarks including Maggie's, the Casino, Harbor Master's office, The Sand Trap, Zane Grey Hotel, Buffalo Nickle, and Pebbly Beach. He captures some of the uniquely peculiar nature of Avalon and the challenges of a maintaining order and peace in a small town. I could not help to notice a few mistakes like there being a hardware store on Marilla, that you can drive completely around the Casino, or that there is coral on Catalina. Nonetheless, it is a fun, active adventure, who-done-it caper that could be the start of another Connelly series like the Lincoln Lawyer and Bosch. 

Next Book Club Meeting

The next meeting is scheduled for August 12th at 6pm at Panda Inn. The book is Night Shade by Michael Connelly.

The rotation is Bill, Bob, John S, Dave M, David J, Stanley, and John H.