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Mystery Book Club-Goleta Community Center: "Still Life" by Val McDermid
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- Date: 02/24/2026 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
- Location: Goleta Community Center
5679 Hollister Ave.
Goleta, California 93117
Join us as we discuss this month’s pick: "Still Life" by Val McDermid.
When a lobster fisherman on an early morning run pulls in his traps, he finds something he wasn't expecting to catch: a body. Turns out the dead man was the brother of a senior Scottish government official who vanished without a trace, and Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is asked to take over the investigation.
At the same time, a woman in the wealthy enclave of Perth is clearing out her sister's home after a fatal road accident and finds a mysterious camper van in the garage containing a skeletonized body. But who is it? And how long has it been there? The two cases will draw Karen into the world of imposters, identity theft, and art forgery.