Heat of the Night Book Group

Heat of the Night Book Group reads and discusses mystery novels written by African American or African authors, or featuring an African-American or African detective. The club meets to discuss the books as mystery novels and as reflections of the black experience.

When: Second Saturday in: January, March, May, July, September, and November; at 2:30 p.m.
Where: Bluford Branch
Contact: Bernard Norcott-Mahany at 816.701.3482

2012 Schedule

May 12
In the Heat of the Night by John Dudley Ball.

July 14
Fear of the Dark by Walter Mosley.

September 8
Tell No Tales by Eleanor Taylor Bland.

November 10
A Killing Rain by P.J. Parrish.

Group Leader

Bernard Norcott-Mahany is a technical assistant at the L.H. Bluford Branch, where he also serves as the Library's resident connoisseur of classic literature. He holds master's degrees in Ancient Greek from Loyola University Chicago and in English Literature from Syracuse University. He teaches Greek mythology at Johnson County Community College. For more info on the Heat of the Night Book Group, contact Bernard Norcott-Mahany at 816.701.3482.

Previous Reads:
March 2012 The Chaneysville Incident by David Bradley.
January 2012 Angel Trumpet by Ann McMillan.
November 2011 Blanche and the Talented Tenth by Barbara Neely.
September 2011 Yellow Moon by Jewell Parker Rhodes.
July 2011 Black Water Rising by Attica Locke.
May 2011 Sold Down the River by Barbara Hambly.
March 2011 Jackson Park by Charlotte Carter.
January 2011 Known to Evil by Walter Mosley.