Carole Shmurak, Author of The Susan Lombardi Mysteries

Mystery Book Groups

Carole Shmurak leads three regularly scheduled Mystery Book Groups in  Simsbury and Wallingford, and starting in Fall 2023 in North Haven. She is also the founder of the Mystery Group in Farmington. View the posts below for more information on each group.

The North Haven Mystery Group - The North Haven Mystery Group has been added to Carole's schedule as of Fall of 2023. For Spring 2024, meetings are scheduled for Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m at the North Haven Public Library. All meetings are hybrid: both in person and on Zoom. Our books for the Spring feature the… Read More
The Southington Mystery Group - The Southington Mystery Group met 3-6 times a year at the Southington Public Library, starting in 2013. We read both classic and contemporary mysteries, and books were chosen thematically. Spring 2023’s theme was "A Very British Mystery," contemporary British detectives.   Our meetings for Spring 2023: (Tuesdays at 2 p.m.) … Read More
The Farmington Mystery Group - This group began in 2001 and met the second Thursday of every month, 7:00 p.m., in Board Room #1 at the Farmington Public Library. We read both classic and contemporary mysteries, and books were chosen by the members of the group. After 2014, Carole was no longer associated with this… Read More
The Simsbury Mystery Group - This group meets the second Monday of the month, September through May, at noon, in the Program Room at the Simsbury Public Library. We read both classic and contemporary mysteries and have been meeting since 2002. Books are chosen thematically; this Spring's theme is "Mysteries Without Murder."   Our meetings… Read More
The Wallingford Mystery Group - This group meets the first Wednesday of the month, September through December and February through June, at 3 p.m., in the Community Room at the Wallingford Public Library. We read both classic and contemporary mysteries and have been meeting since 2011. Books are chosen thematically; this Spring's theme is "Overcoming… Read More