Murder Ink is the mystery readers' group which meets regularly at the Palmdale Barnes & Noble. Each month we discuss a mystery or crime novel. So far we've discussed classic and not-so-classics; both old and new. We pull no punches and we play no favorites -- we're covering everything from the genre's early years to this week's hot new author, and eventually we hope to get to everything in between. Not convinced? Read some more about us, or check out some of our previous reads. Or just drop by at our next meeting. We'd love to see you. * * * * * Next meeting Featured Discussion: The House Without a Key by Earl Derr Biggers Wednesday, January 27 at 7:00 p.m. Before he became a pawn in the hyperventilated culture wars, and even before he'd eventually become a parody of himself in a series of increasingly disappointing and misguided films and radio and television shows, Charlie Chan was one of the most beloved detectives in crime fiction. January being a time of fresh starts and re-evaluations, perhaps it's suitable that our read for this month and our first for this year is The House Without a Key, the 1925 novel that introduced the chubby Chinese/Hawaiian detective to the world. Join us Wednesday, January 27 at 7:00 p.m., and we'll scrape away all the blather and crud and meet Charlie all over again. * * * * * UPCOMING READS Our February 2010 read will be: The Mammoth Book of the World's Best Crime Stories Edited by Maxim Jakubowski And our March 2010 read will be: The Black Ice by Michael Connelly | Home | About us | Previous Reads | For any questions regarding Murder Ink, please drop e-mail Kevin.