For the Nov. meeting, the group will read The Black Spectacles by John Dickson Carr. Join the discussion on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. in the Civic Center Library Board Room, 1188 S. Livermore Ave. Registration is not required to attend the meeting.

Carr is the undisputed king of the locked-room mystery. In Carr's The Black Spectacles, also known under the alternate title The Problem of the Green Capsule, a sinister case of deadly poisoned chocolates haunts a group of friends and relatives assembled at Bellegarde, among the orchards of 'peach-fancier' Marcus Chesney. To prove a point about how the sweets could have been poisoned under the nose of the shopkeeper, Chesney stages an elaborate memory game to test whether any of his guests can see beyond their 'black spectacles'; that is, whether they can see the truth without making assumptions. During the test, which is also being filmed, Chesney is murdered by his accomplice, who is dressed head to toe in an 'invisible man' disguise. The keen wits of Dr, Gideon Fell are needed to crack this brazen and bizarre murder committed in full view of an audience.

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