If you love a good, true-crime tale once in a while, there’s a book club for you in the Rountree neighborhood.
Miranda Eudaly, a reference librarian with the Springfield-Greene County Libraries, hosts the My Favorite Crime Book Club every other month for age 21 and older at Tie & Timber Beer Co., 1451 E. Cherry St. The next meet-up is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15.
There are no dues and no one takes attendance in this club, Miranda says. It’s just a casual gathering that started in January with six attendees to talk about the selected title, “Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple,” by Jeff Guinn.
Eudaly consults attendees for help choosing the next read.
“I try to make sure our books explore different types of crimes, not just high-profile murder cases,” she says.
The May 15 book is “The Kill Jar: Obsession, Descent, and a Hunt for Detroit’s Most Notorious Serial Killer,” by J. Reuben Appleman.
The story
Fueled by a lifelong obsession, Appleman tells of his 10-year investigation of what became known as the Oakland County Child Killings.
“True crime is a flourishing genre right now, and I keep a list of options to draw from when I’m scheduling our get-togethers,” Eudaly says. “It’s a hefty list with over 100 books, all of them about real crimes throughout history. And although it’s so hard to choose just one for each meeting, selecting books is one of my favorite parts of running a book club!”
Reservations aren’t required; call 616-0531 for more information. The upcoming title is available in regular and large-print format at thelibrary.org/catalog.
Not into crime stories? The Library hosts a variety of book discussion groups on other topics at the branches and offsite. Visit thelibrary.org/bookdiscussions to learn more.