Read to Win!
This summer you can read to win at the Dauphin County Library System.
The Adult Reading Club runs from June 1 through August 31 and is for all readers over age 18.
Click on links above for PDF versions of the Reading Log and Extra Reading Log Page. Feel free to print as many as you need.
How to Win:
- Read, listen, or watch books, audio books, CDs or videos.
- Record each item on the provided reading log.
Everyone who completes the reading log will receive a prize. Reading logs can be turned in at any DCLS branch beginning August 1 st and no later than August 31
Booklists For
Adults!
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Cooking up murder
Bishop, Claudia and Dean James, ed.vvvvDeath dines in
Carl, JoAnnavvvvThe chocolate bear burglary
Childs, LauravvvvDeath by Darjeeling
Davidson, Diane MottvvvvCatering to nobody *
Fairbanks, NancyvvvvCrime brulee
Farmer, JerrilynvvvvMumbo gumbo
Fluke, JoannevvvvChocolate chip cookie murder
Johnson, ClairevvvvBeat until stiff
King, PetervvvvRoux the day
McKevett, G. A.vvvvSugar and spite
Pickard, NancyvvvvThe 27 ingredient chili con carne murders
Richman, Phyllis C.vvvvThe butter did it
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Forensics
Andrews, SarahvvvvBone hunter
Bass, JeffersonvvvvCarved in bone
Cook, RobinvvvvVector *
Cornwell, PatriciavvvvPostmortem *
Dreyer, EileenvvvvBrain dead
Freemantle, BrianvvvvProfiler
Goldberg, LeonardvvvvDeadly care
Holland, ThomasvvvvOne drop of blood
Johansen, IrisvvvvThe face of deception
O’Connell, Carolvvvv Judas child
Pearson, RidleyvvvvUndercurrents
Riechs, KathyvvvvDeja Dead *
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Purrrr-fect crimes (mysteries with animals)
Andrews, DonnavvvvMurder with peacocks
Benjamin, Carol LeavvvvThis dog for hire
Berenson, LaurienvvvvA pedigree to die for
Braun, Lilian JacksonvvvvThe cat who could read backwards
Brown, Rita MaevvvvMurder at Monticello
Clement, BlaizevvvvCuriosity killed the cat sitter
Conant, SusanvvvvAnimal Appetite
Crum, LauravvvvHayburner
Douglas, CarolevvvvNelson Catnap
Francis, DickvvvvBreak in
Johnston, Linda O.vvvvNothing to fear but ferrets
Simon, Cleavvvv Mew is for murder
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Classic Mysteries
Chandler, RaymondvvvvThe big sleep
Christie, AgathavvvvThe mysterious affair at Styles (Hercules Poirot)
Christie, AgathavvvvThe murder at the vicarage * (Miss Marple)
Doyle, Arthur ConanvvvvThe adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Hammett, DashiellvvvvThe maltese falcon *
Rinehart, Mary RobertsvvvvThe man in lower ten
Sayers, DorothyvvvvWhose body?
Spillane, MickeyvvvvThe killing man
Stout, RexvvvvFer-de-lance *
Tey, JosephinevvvvThe daughter of time
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Real People, Fictional Detectives
Albert, Susan WittigvvvvThe tale of Hill Top Farm (Beatrix Potter)
Barron, StephanievvvvJane and the man of the cloth (Jane Austen)
Hall, OakleyvvvvAmbrose Bierce and the queen of spades
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Harper, KarenvvvvThe poison garden (Queen Elizabeth I)
Klein, DanielvvvvBlue suede clues (Elvis Presley)
Lovesey, PetervvvvBertie and the seven bodies (Prince Albert)
Michaels, BarbaravvvvOther worlds * (Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvConan Doyle)
Roosevelt, ElliottvvvvMurder in the Lincoln bedroom
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Schechter, HaroldvvvvThe hum bug (Edgar Allan Poe)
Stevens, RosemaryvvvvDeath on a silver tray (Beau Brummel)
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Mystery in Pennsylvania
Flander, ScottvvvvFour to midnight (Philadelphia)
Jones, SolomonvvvvPipe dream * (Philadelphia)
Luciew, JohnvvvvFatal dead lines (Harrisburg)
Malmont, ValerievvvvDeath pays the rose rent (PA Dutch country)
Myers, TamarvvvvToo many crooks spoil the broth (southwestern vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvPA)
Picoult, JodivvvvPlain truth (Lancaster county)
Roberts, GillianvvvvCaught dead in Philadelphia (Philadelphia)
Scottoline, Lisavvvv Vendetta defense * (Philadelphia)
Strohmeyer, SarahvvvvBubbles unbound (Lehigh)
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Non-fiction
Baden, Michael M.vvvvDead reckoning: the new science of catching killers
Beavan, ColinvvvvFingerprints: the origins of crime detection and the murder case that launched forensic science
Costello, PetervvvvConan Doyle detective: true crimes investigated by the creator of Sherlock Holmes
Fletcher, ConnievvvvEvery contact leaves a trace: crime scene experts talk about their work from discovery through verdict
Gill, GillianvvvvAgatha Christie: the woman and her mysteries
Koff, CleavvvvThe bone woman: a forensic anthropologist’s search for truth in the mass graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo
Lyle, D. P.vvvvForensics for dummies
Mizejewski, LindavvvvHardboiled and high heeled: the woman detective in popular culture
Owen, DavidvvvvHidden evidence: 40 true crimes and how forensic science helped solve them
Rehak, MelanievvvvGirl sleuth: Nancy Drew and the women who created her
Starrs, James E.vvvvA voice for the dead: a forensic investigator’s pursuit of the truth in the grave
Stashower, DanielvvvvThe beautiful cigar girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the invention of murder
Wagner, E. J.vvvvThe science of Sherlock Holmes: from Baskerville Hall to the Valley of Fear, the read forensics behind The great detective’s greatest cases
Wecht, CyrilvvvvMortal evidence: the forensics behind nine shocking cases
Websites For Adults!
Get a Clue
Casebook: Jack the Ripper
Complete resource on the world’s most famous serial killer.
Clue Search Puzzles
Free pencil puzzles combining crossword, word search, and code breaking skills available for download.
Crime Library: Criminal Minds and Methods
A site by CourtTV featuring every facet of crime past and present, including serial killers, mafia, and assassins.
Crime Spree Magazine
Read book and DVD reviews from the magazine, or subscribe for the most current issue.
CR Puzzles
Online puzzle magazine including word, number, and logic puzzles.
Interactive Investigator
Learn about forensic science, then solve the mystery in an interactive game. From the Virtual Museum of Canada.
Lisa Scottoline
Official web site of Lisa Scottoline, author of bestselling legal thrillers including Devil’s Corner and Dirty Blonde.
Murder Manor
Free online puzzle game similar to Clue.
The Mystery Reader
News and reviews on new and little-known Mystery titles and authors, organized by sub-genres such as Romantic Mystery, Historical Mystery, and Police Procedural
PBS Mystery!
Includes episode histories, a discussion forum, a trio of brief games (requires Flash player), and a photo tour of the studio. The “Casebook” area contains essays on the Mystery genre with recommended titles to read and watch.
Secrets of the Dead
Companion site for the PBS program showing how forensic sciences can uncover mysteries from the past.
Sherlock Holmes Museum
View a virtual tour of 221-B Baker St, take a challenging quiz, or read the original Holmes stories.
Sleuth
Create a detective and play through cases both scripted and randomly generated. Use your rewards from cases solved to develop your sleuthing skills.
The Spensarium (Robert B. Parker)
Vast (though unofficial) site about Robert B. Parker, Edgar Award-winning author of several series including the Spenser novels.
You Never Know
The Bigfoot Field Research Organization
Features a basic overview, early American legends, theories, evidence, research and projects, news articles, and a Bigfoot sightings database.
Museum of Hoaxes
Hoaxes of the past and present, both famous and little-known.
The Museum of Unnatural Mystery
This site explores the fringes of science including topics like Atlantic, the Yeti, UFOs and other unusual phenomenon.
Mysterious Places
Virtual Tours and other information on ancient civilizations, sacred sites, and unusual locations all over the world.
Unexplained Mysteries
Huge resource for information on the paranormal, including an Image Gallery and Encyclopedia and Message Board.
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