This group will meet monthly from Monday 3rd February – Monday 1st December 2025, 12:00-2:00pm.
Murder on a Monday Reading Group 2025

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“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.
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Murder on a Monday – meeting schedule for 2025
Date | Presenter | Topic | |
3 February | Claire | Quirky crime writers – Fred Vargas, for example | |
3 March | Jane | Gender bender: Women who write about male detectives; Men who write about female detectives | |
7 April | Lyn | Korean crime writing | |
5 May | Loraine | Rookwood Guided Tour #4 | |
2 June | Ruth | Crime novels with neurodiverse or disabled characters | |
7 July | Effie | Crime writers who died in 2024 | |
4 August | Roz | Crime podcasts and associated books | |
1 September | Merilyn | French crime writers, with special reference to Daniel Pennac | |
13 October* | Catriona | Cybercrime | |
3 November | Brian | Edgar Allan Poe and the invention of detective stories | |
1 December | Everyone | My favourite book of 2025, plus shared Christmas lunch; including a review of the year’s activities and planning for 2026 |
* First Monday in October is a public holiday.