The Tuesday Night Survivors' Club
Book Summary
The New York Times bestselling author of the Tourist Trap mysteries launches a new series perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club. New-age Sedona, Arizona seemed like the perfect place to open up a bookstore devoted to healing. But when a member of a local cancer survivor support book club goes missing, will this group’s sleuthing skills be enough to find her?
Two things got Rarity Cole through her breast cancer treatments: friends and books. Now cancer-free, Rarity is devoting her life to helping others find their way through the maze to healing. She’s opened a bookstore focusing on the power of healing—Eastern medicine, Western medicine, the healing power of food, the power of meditation, and the importance of developing a support community. To that end, she’s also started the Tuesday Night Survivors book club. With its openness to new-age communities, Sedona, Arizona, is the perfect fit for Rarity’s bookstore and the tightly knit group. But their therapeutic unity is disrupted when one of their members suddenly goes missing. Martha has always kept to herself, never opening up much of her personal life to the group. Now she’s nowhere to be found. With her car abandoned on a trail and her dog left with a friend, Rarity is sure something terrible had happened—but will she be able to uncover Martha’s secrets before it’s too late? My Thoughts
The Tuesday Night Survivors’ Club by Lynn Cahoon is the debut of A Survivors’ Book Club Mysteries. I found this story easy to read. It contains good writing and realistic
characters. The story is set in Sedona, Arizona
where Rarity Jones, a breast cancer survivor, has opened The Next Chapter, a
bookstore. The bookshop is next to a
crystal shop owned by her best friend, Sam Aarons. Rarity needed a fresh start after beating
breast cancer and her fiancé deserting her.
She advertises for a Tuesday night book group for cancer survivors. I like the group of women that come together each
week to support each other and discuss books (plus eat snacks). When one of the members is murdered, the
group becomes a sleuthing club as well. The ladies ask questions, search for clues,
and do “research” trips. Detective Drew
Anderson is in charge of the case. He is
a nice man who becomes friends with Rarity.
They bond over the victim’s dog, Killer which comes to live with Rarity. Drew accepts information from Rarity along with
her help a time or two. The mystery is
straightforward with a red herring, several suspects, and good clues. The crime can be solved early on, but I did
not know why. I enjoyed following Rarity
and the group as they worked together to identify the guilty party. 
The Tuesday Night Survivors’ Club
is an emotional novel as the ladies discuss their cancer and what they
endured. You need to be strong and have
a good support system if you are to get through cancer treatments. I can tell the author has knowledge on this
subject. I like Lynn Cahoon’s engaging
writing style. She also created realistic
and relatable characters. I enjoyed
getting to know Rarity, Sam, Drew, and the others. I know we have just touched the surface in The Tuesday Night Survivors’ Club. There is
also a new love interest for Rarity and her friend, Sam. The descriptions of Sedona were lovely. It sounds like a beautiful area. I like it when authors include real life locations
in their books. The main theme of this
engaging cozy mystery is friendship. I
liked seeing women support each other instead of tearing each other down. I agreed with Rarity’s description of a mammogram
machine. It is a painful torture device (definitely
invented by a man). I am looking forward
to reading Secrets in the Stacks when it comes out later this year. There is a recipe for Texas Sheet Cake at the
end. The Tuesday Night Survivors’ Club
is a warm cozy mystery with a novel bookstore, a cancer survivors’ book club, a
missing member, a cute Killer, a dedicated detective, a good-looking guide, and
an astute bookshop owner.
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