to be more satisfied with novel. Members found the book very cleverly written and that it generated good discussion even for members who do not read mysteries. On the whole, members were satisfied with the ending and no one was able to solve the mystery in its entirety.

Two members had read the book previously as it received high recommendations from Book Pages. These members thought the book was a cut above and very cerebral. They thought the book accurately portrayed the English community and that the descriptions of the characters were vivid. One member thought about whether or not the book could have been published as two books. The members resolved her own inquiry, by stating that she believed for the novel to work it need to bethe language, tone, style, pace, and typeface used. We discussed the use of character counterparts in each novel. We discussed the significance of the anagram. Also, members stated they would like to know the meaning behind the cover of Magpie Murders.

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Anthony Horowitz, the author, cleverly uses two different typefaces to assist the reader in distinguishing between the two mysteries. The Cozy Mystery pages are numbered at the bottom of each page and the Contemporary Mystery pages are numbered at the top of each page.

1) Cozy Mystery set in 1950’s (pp. 3-212 and near very end of entire book—Chapter entitled, A Secret Never to be Told (pp. 217-241))

Morning Book Break and Books and Bagels Book Discussion Groups onEverything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

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