Brown Bag Mystery Readers

Mystery Readers Unite!

The Mechanics’ Institute’s Brown Bag Mystery Readers (BBMR) is a member-led Book Group. We meet on the Second Monday of each month, from 12:00 to 1:15 pm in the Board Room on the fourth floor. A Mechanics' Institute staff member is on hand to make announcements and partake in the discussion. Please come, even if you can only stay an hour.

Here are the dates and selections for February-December 2025:

• February 10: An Elderly Lady is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten
• March 10: Woodworm by Layla Martínez
• April 14: The Fleur de Sel Murders by Jean-Luc Bannalec
• May 12: The Chill by Ross MacDonald
• June 9: Dead Letters from Paradise by Ann McMan
• July 14: The Lost Man by Jane Harper
• August 11: TBA
• September 8: Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
• October 6 [First Monday]: TBA
• November 3 [First Monday]: TBA
• December 8: Readers’ Choice: The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey [OR] A Clubbable Woman by Reginald Hill

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Mechanics' Institute - 4th Floor Board Room, 57 Post Street, San Francisco, United States