LS081 Classic Noir Mysteries: To Be Determined

The September book selection and description will be posted on or about Wednesday, 12 August (or before).

Step into the elegant, puzzle-filled world of Classic Noir Mysteries, a period from the 1920s through the early 1950s when detective fiction flourished and many of the genre’s most enduring conventions took shape. These novels are built around intricate, fair-play puzzles meant to be solved by the reader as much as by the detective. They often unfold in contained settings—country houses, quiet villages, snowbound estates—where a small cast of suspects creates both intimacy and tension. Despite the murders at their center, these stories maintain an atmosphere of charm, wit, and civility, and they introduce some of literature’s most iconic sleuths, including Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

Our Classic Noir Mysteries book club invites readers to explore this rich era over the course of five monthly meetings, each dedicated to one influential work. Together, we’ll examine clever plots, surprising twists, and the social worlds that shaped these beloved stories. Whether you’re new to classic detective fiction or already a fan, this group offers a warm and lively space to enjoy and discuss these timeless whodunits.

Two spaces are reserved for new WICE members. If no new WICE members have registered by five days before the group meets, those two spaces will become available to the general WICE membership.

Registration opens on Saturday, 8 August.