This group will meet monthly from Monday 6th February – Monday 4th December 2023, 12:00-2:00pm.
Murder on a Monday Reading Group 2023

Date & Time
The group is currently full. Any changes to this will be published in our Newsletter.
“Murder on a Monday” is a crime and mystery reading group for SMSA Members.
The group meets on the first Monday each month at SMSA Level 1 or 3 from 12:00-2:00pm.
There is a topic for each month, and members read books of their own choosing that relate to that topic.
Each meeting, a volunteer from the group will give a short presentation on that month’s topic, then members are encouraged to share with the group comments on the books they have read in the past month.
This is a friendly “brown bag” lunch event – that is, BYO lunch to munch during our meeting.
Group Coordinators
Peter Maywald – 0420 534 189
Gaby Meares – 0415 489 008
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Murder on a Monday – meeting schedule for 2023
Date | Presenter | Topic | |
6 February | Claire Tilley | Crime mysteries set in Asia | |
6 March | Jane Handley | Crime novels involving food | |
3 April | Brian Walls | The “tough guy” genre | |
1 May | Loraine Punch | Rookwood revisited – a third tour of interesting graves | |
5 June | Effie Zantey | Murder novels with “Her” or “Him” in their titles | |
3 July | Lyn Stephenson | Canadian authors of crime mysteries | |
7 August | Catriona Sviderskas | Agatha Christie pastiche – crime books where Agatha Christie is the subject of, or a character in, the story | |
4 September | Robin Upcroft | Crime novels by New Zealand authors | |
9 October* | Barbara Carney | Second crime novels by successful debut authors | |
6 November | Gaby Meares | Comedy/humour in crime novels | |
4 December | Everyone! | My favourite book of 2023, plus Christmas lunch, including a review of the year’s activities and planning for 2024 |
* First Monday in October is a public holiday.