Evelyn David

Evelyn David has spoken to groups at these libaries. Want to add yours to the list? Contact us at evelyndavid@​evelyndavid.com

Ardmore Public Library
Ardmore, OK 73401

Berkeley Heights Public Library
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

Bound Brook Memorial Library
Bound Brook, NJ 08885

Broken Arrow Library
Broken Arrow, OK

Butler Public Library
Butler, New Jersey 07405

Cambridge Public Library
Cambridge, MD

Catherine Dickson Hoffman Branch Library
Blairstown, NJ

Choctaw County Library
Hugo, OK 74743

Collinsville Public Library
Collinsville, OK 74021

Delaware County Library
Jay, OK 74346

Delmar Public Library
Delmar, DE

Eastchester Public Library
Eastchester, New York 10709

Englewood Public Library
Englewood, NJ 07631

Glover-Spencer Memorial Library
Rush Springs, OK

Goshen Public Library
Goshen, CT

Grove Public Library
Grove, Oklahoma 74344

Jefferson County Library - Windsor Branch
Barnhart, MO 63012

Jefferson County Library - Arnold Branch
Arnold, MO 63010

Jefferson County Library - Northwest Branch
High Ridge, MO 63049

Kearny Public Library
Kearny, NJ 07042

Lawton Public Library
Lawton, OK 73501

Long Branch Public Library
Long Branch, NJ 07740

Manville Public Library
Manville, NJ

Mabel C. Fry Public Library
Yukon, Ok 73099

Mattie Terry Public Library
Valliant, OK 74764

Middleburg Library
Middleburg, VA 20117

Neptune Public Library
Neptune, NJ 07753-1125

North County Branch Library
Clinton, NJ 08809

Nutley Public Library
Nutley, NJ 07110

Ocean City Free Public Library
Ocean City, NJ 08226

The Pawling Free Library
Pawling, NY 12564

Pequannock Twp Public Library
Pequannock, NJ 07444

Phillipsburg Free Public Library
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865

Pomfret Public Library
Pomfret, CT

Rieger Memorial Library
Haskell, OK 74436-0429

Ridgewood Public Library
Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450

Roxbury Public Library
Succasunna, NJ 07876

Saxton B. Little Free Library
Columbia, CT 06237

Sparta Public Library
Sparta NJ 07871

Sussex County Library System
Newton, NJ 07860

M. Allan Vogelson Regional Branch Library
Voorhees, NJ 08043

Warren County Library Northeast Branch
Hackettstown, NJ 07840

Westwood Free Public Library
Westwood, NJ 07675

Wagoner City Public Library
Wagoner, OK

Will Rogers Library
Claremore, OK 74017

Murder Takes the Cake

1. Murder Takes the Cake is the second book in the series. What do you expect from a series? Do you want the characters to change and grow?

2. Evelyn David uses a large cast of characters. Who is your favorite? Who is your least favorite? Why?

3. Family tensions are front and center in this second book. Mother & daughter communications/​expectations are explored during the wedding planning. Are weddings usually more about the mother's dreams of a perfect wedding than the daughter's? The missing caskets subplot leads to a major father/​son confrontation. Do the conflicts between Jeff and Sean ring true?

4. Is a romance between Mac and Rachel a good idea? How do you feel about the pacing of a romantic relationship in a series? Is the story over if the main characters tie the knot?

5. Are Edgar and JJ a modern version of "Doc and Festus?" Discuss the role of supporting characters in a series.

Murder Off the Books

1. Have you ever been to Washington D.C.? Could this book have been set in any city? How important is setting in a mystery?

2. An ongoing theme in Murder Off the Books is change. Rachel is undergoing a lot of change in her life - home, job, divorce. How well do you think she coped? Do you think she is representative of most women today? Why or why not?

3. How important is the role of Mac's "sidekick"? Who is more important to Mac - Jeff or Whiskey? Why? Name other sidekicks in books, movies, television shows. What role did they play in the development of the plot.

4. Humor plays a big role in Murder Off the Books. Is humor appropriate in a mystery? When is it not appropriate?

5. Mac Sullivan, like many people today, retired from one job and started a new profession. What are the challenges Mac faced? Are they typical of middle-aged adults starting over? Why or why not?

6. What role do senior citizens play in Murder Off the Books? The character of Edgar Tweed provides more than comic relief. Do you believe Edgar experienced change over the course of the book?

7. Compare and contrast the teenaged characters. How are Carrie and JJ alike? How are they different? Do they experience change by the book's end? How about Sam and Ray? Alike? Different? Did they change?

8. Discuss the clues that led to the revelation of the killer? Were there enough? What were the red herrings? Did anyone figure out who the killer was before the end of the book? Was the killer believable?