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Each month, we'll gather in person to dissect everything from the atmospheric pacing of classic thrillers to the complex puzzles of modern murder mysteries. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eIn September, we will be discussing \u003ci\u003eThe Big Sleep \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eby Raymond Chandler: a classic noir that follows a cynical private investigator, Philip Marlowe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMonday 14th of September\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMax Minerva's, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDoors at 18:30. Discussion at 18:45. Finish at 19:45.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAttendance for the book club is free, but if you could register your place through the website, it helps us to gauge numbers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you would like to buy a copy of the book, you can order it through us and show up on the night. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT \u003cem\u003eTHE BIG SLEEP\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContentWrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContent\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLos Angeles PI Philip Marlowe is working for the Sternwood family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOld man Sternwood, crippled and wheelchair-bound, is being given the squeeze by a blackmailer, and he wants Marlowe to make the problem go away. But with Sternwood's two wild, devil-may-care daughters prowling LA's seedy backstreets, Marlowe's got his work cut out, and that's before he stumbles over the first corpse...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e is Raymond Chandler's first novel featuring laconic PI Philip Marlowe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT RAYMOND CHANDLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRaymond Thornton Chandler was born in Chicago in 1888, but moved to England with his family when he was twelve, where he attended Dulwich College, alma mater to some of the twentieth century's most renowned writers. Returning to America in 1912, he settled in California, worked in a number of jobs, and later married.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was during the Depression era that he seriously turned his hand to writing, and his first published story appeared in the pulp magazine\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Mask\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1933, followed six years later, when he was fifty, by his first novel,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Big Sleep.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmain id=\"main\" class=\"Page_main__2fhwn post-type-prhuk-authors\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authors_wrapper__Cy9FB\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"block-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authors_sectiontopmargin__ylVEg\" id=\"about\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_wrapper__evVmd fullwidth-wrapper AuthorCard_black__fYK_c\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_container__5nf1J container_full__wdr7R\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_author-card__hvDWu\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_author-info__Q_Frl\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_bio-content__Q8B1X\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_bio__B8C_j\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_bio__B8C_j\"\u003eChandler died in 1959, having established himself as the finest crime writer in America.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/main\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Max Minerva's Marvellous Books","offers":[{"title":"Ticket only","offer_id":58315219337603,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ticket with The Big Sleep","offer_id":58315219370371,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0014\/7570\/6953\/files\/CRIMEbookclub_1.png?v=1782214641"},{"product_id":"contemporary-fiction-book-club-09-09-the-correspondent-by-virginia-evans","title":"Contemporary Fiction Book Club: 09\/09 The Correspondent by Virginia Evans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEveryone is welcome at our Contemporary Fiction book club, where on the first Wednesday of every month we discuss \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea recently-published paperback novel. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn September, we'll be delving into \u003cem\u003eThe Correspondent \u003c\/em\u003eby Virginia Evans, winner of the 2026 Women's Prize of Fiction. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDate:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWednesday 9th of September\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMax Minerva's, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDoors at 18:30. 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Finish at 19:45.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAttendance for the book club is free, but if you could register your place through the website, it helps us to gauge numbers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you would like to buy a copy of the book, you can order it through us and show up on the night. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT \u003cem\u003eThe Correspondent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2026 Women's Prize of Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery morning, Sybil Van Antwerp sits down to write letters – to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to attend a class she desperately wants to take, to her favourite authors to tell them what she thinks of their latest books, and to one person to whom she writes often yet never sends the letter. Because at seventy-three, Sybil has used her correspondence – witty and wise – to make sense of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut beyond the page, she has spent the last thirty years keeping the people who love her at arms’ length... Until letters from someone in her past force her to examine one of the most painful periods of her life. 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Whether you're a fan of literary fiction or just looking to try something new, this book club hopes to achieve just that. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn September, we'll be celebrating our book club's two year anniversary! Come along for a mini party and book club discussion that takes a trip down memory lane...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDate:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThursday 24th of September\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMax Minerva's, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDoors at 18:30. Discussion at 18:45. Finish at 19:45.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAttendance for the book club is free, but if you could register your place through the website, it helps us to gauge numbers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you would like to buy a copy of the book, you can order it through us via info@maxminervas.live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll you have to do is read the book and show up on the night. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE TWO YEAR BOOK CLUB SPECIAL:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eTo celebrate the book club's two year anniversary, we're going to take a trip down memory lane and revisit the books we've explored together in our book club.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe goal is simple: pick your favourite book club title and bring it on the night so we can discuss what we all liked, didn't like, and 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(Mexico)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Vegetarian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by Han Kang, translated from Korean by Deborah Smith (South Korea)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCeasaria\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by Hanna \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNordenhök, translated from Swedish by Saskia Vogel (Sweden)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpanish Beauty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by Esther \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGarcía \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLlovet, translated from Spanish by Richard Village (Spain)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by Olga Tokarzcuk, translated from Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Poland)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe National Telepathy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by Roque Larraquy, translated from Spanish by Frank Wynne (Argentina)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the Calculation of Volume I \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eby Solvej Balle, translated from Danish by Barbara J Haveland (Denmark)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom Savagery \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eby Alejandra Banca, translated from Spanish by Katie Brown (Venezuela)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Little I Knew \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eby Chiara Valerio, translated from Italian by Ailsa Wood (Italy)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJust A Little Dinner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCécile Tili, translated from French by Katherine Gregor (France)\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Memory Police\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by Yoko Ogawa, translated from Japanese by Stephen Snyder (Japan)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeart Lamp \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eby Banu Mushtaq, translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasti (India)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the Calculation of Volume II \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eby Solvej Balle, translated from Danish by Barbara J Haveland (Denmark)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChess\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by Stefan Zweig, translated from German by Anthea Bell (Austria)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Palace on the Higher Hill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by Karim Kattan, translated from French by Jeffrey Zuckerman (Palestine)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSánchez \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eby \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEsther \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGarcía \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLlovet, translated from Spanish by Richard Village (Spain)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rarest Fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by Gaëlle Bélem, translated from French by Karen Fleetwood and \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLaëtitia Saint-Loubert (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRéunion)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Love of Singular Men\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by Victor Heringer, translated from Portuguese by James Young (Brazil)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore The Rocket \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eby Loranne Vella, translated from Maltese by Kat Storace (Malta)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCathedrals\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eClaudia\u003cspan\u003e Piñeiro, translated from Spanish by Frances Riddle (Argentina)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaiwan Travelogue \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eby \u003cmeta 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