July 2025 Group Read, NOMINATIONS: Summer sport > Likes and Comments

Hi, all.

Time to nominate a group read for July 2025.

Let's center this one around sports and games leading into or played during summer: basketball? baseball? soccer? lacrosse? tennis? badminton? croquet? lawn darts at twenty paces? If you know a novel in which the murder weapon is a hacky sack or a corn hole bag, go for it!

As usual,
1. Do NOT nominate your own book
2. Please check the group's bookshelf to make sure that we haven't read your nomination in the past two years
3. If your nomination wins the poll, you will be the group discussion leader.

The Brothers Kenney

Desire and Deception

I'd like to nominate The Running Club by Ali Lowe

Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge

Maggie wrote: "Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge"

what's the sport in that book?

Nobody’s Fool is GOOD - by Harlan Coben

Mortal Stakes by Robert B. Parker - baseball

@Deborah--is there a sport in Coben's Nobody's Fool?

I nominate Odds Against by Dick Francis where the sport involved is horse racing

I second CBRetriever, Odds Against by Dick Francis. Sorry, maybe there is a better place to put this. I am still catching on. 😬

I nominate Home Run by Heidi McLaughlin

I nominate Murder Most Equine

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but so far the only nominations that appear to feature a sport are,

The Running Club by Ali Lowe

Mortal Stakes by Robert B. Parker

The Brothers Kenney by Adam Mitzner

Odds Against by Dick Francis

Murder Most Equine: A Turtle Cove Cozy Mystery by Capri Winslow

Better Off Dead by Glenda Carroll

Dinked: Serenity Acres: Where Secrets Barely Stay Hidden by Crystal Quast

and

Home Run by Heidi McLaughlin (which doesn't appear to be in the mystery/crime genre, but does have a sport)

Anything else? We can broaden it out to include any sport, not just summer sports, if that helps.

My nomination of The Brother Kenney is not on the list

Leena wrote: "My nomination of The Brother Kenney is not on the list"

Okay. I've revised the list. Thanks.

Sophia wrote: "I nominate Murder Most Equine"

Hey, when will the nomination start?

The nominations have already started. I forgot to add an end date. Lets call it June 10. At that point, I'll put up a poll for everyone to vote.

Thanks for asking, Sophia.

I nominate Better Off Dead by Glenda Carroll, love this book and series 📚

Better Off Dead = swimming

I nominate The Memory Candidate by Black M.D. A fast paced mind control thriller

I nominate Dinked - Serenity Acres by Crystal Quast

The Memory Candidate = what sport?

Dinked: Serenity Acres: Where Secrets Barely Stay Hidden = Pickleball and Tennis group fights which is a hot topic now

I am adding The Last Detective (Peter Diamond #1) by Peter Lovesey for consideration to the July reading options.

Sophia wrote: "Sophia wrote: "I nominate Murder Most Equine"

Hey, when will the nomination start?"

Where can I send my nomination, and what should it include?

Sophia wrote: "Sophia wrote: "Sophia wrote: "I nominate Murder Most Equine"

Hey, when will the nomination start?"

Where can I send my nomination, and what should it include?"

you post it here and it has to meet the requirements of the first post in the thread = has to include a summer sport and be a mystery and not a book you've written

Rachel wrote: "I am adding The Last Detective (Peter Diamond #1) by Peter Lovesey for consideration to the July reading options."

out of curiosity, what summer sport is involved in it?

Hi, all. I've updated the list.

Sophia, like CB said, you're in the right place. Post your nomination here and as long as it contains some summer sport, I'll add it to the above list and add it to the poll when I create it next week.

Randy wrote: "Hi, all. I've updated the list.

Sophia, like CB said, you're in the right place. Post your nomination here, and as long as it contains some summer sport, I'll add it to the above list and add it to..."

Thank you, Randy. I'll work on it and send it over before the end of the week or during the weekend.

here's a second for Odds Against 🧚‍♀️🙋🏼.

I nominate the Running Club

Rasheedah, is that the book by Ali Lowe?

Yes!!

Hey everyone!
How was everyone's weekend?
Here is my writing for the book "Murder Most Equine"

Why You Should Vote for Murder Most Equine
If you're craving a summer read packed with mystery, charm, and the excitement of competitive horseback riding, Murder Most Equine is your winner. Set during a sunny season of elite equestrian events, the story plunges readers into a world of graceful gallops, hidden rivalries, and a murder that shatters the peaceful stables. With its unique blend of summer sport and suspense, this cozy mystery delivers both thrills and heart—perfect for readers who love their mysteries with a seasonal twist. Saddle up and vote for the mystery that rides high on summer spirit!

Hi, all.

Nominations are ended. The poll is up here,
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3...

Rasheedah wrote: "I nominate the Running Club"

I already nominated it, Message 4 (⁠•⁠‿⁠•⁠)

Hi, Nike.

I think a couple of titles were nominated twice. If that happens and the book tops the poll, I announce the first nominator as the discussion lead.

Randy wrote: "Hi, Nike.

I think a couple of titles were nominated twice. If that happens and the book tops the poll, I announce the first nominator as the discussion lead."

Yes, I'm with you (⁠•⁠‿⁠•⁠)