Memoirs of a Garroter by Steffanie Holmes is the fourth installment in the Nevermore Bookshop Mysteries series.
At the time of publishing this guide, this story was available on Kindle Unlimited.
Here’s more about the book, along with our free Dirty Dozen downloadable discussion question guide for your spicy book club.
Book description
Murder is bad for business, especially when the hot local crime writer is garrotted between the shelves!
With grudging permission from Heathcliff, Mina Wilde has transformed Nevermore Bookshop. She’s running author events, hosting Quoth’s art show, and using her creative flair to attract more customers. But when crime writer Danny Sledge is murdered moments before his writing workshop, the bookshop goes from bustling to broke. No one in the village will set foot inside Nevermore.
What if the murderer is targeting the bookshop? What if it’s connected to Mina’s father and the mysterious room? All Mina knows is that if she doesn’t solve the crime soon, she can kiss her livelihood goodbye.
Add in a plague of locusts, an emotional school visit, and a magical visitor from the past, and poor Mina has her work cut out for her.
Luckily, she has Heathcliff, Morrie, and Quoth to help… that is – if they can keep their hands off her, or each other…
The Nevermore Bookshop Mysteries are what you get when all your book boyfriends come to life. Join a brooding antihero, a master criminal, a cheeky raven, and a heroine with a big heart (and an even bigger book collection) in this steamy reverse harem paranormal mystery series.
Memoirs of a Garroter book club discussion guide
**PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS DISCUSSION QUESTION GUIDE MIGHT INCLUDE SPOILERS**
We’ve provided the Dirty Dozen below; twelve spicy and intriguing questions to spark discussion and help you uncover the spine-tingling depths of the story.
The Dirty Dozen
Foreplay – Warm Up Questions
1. What’s the overall spice level? 1 (Not Spicy) – 10 (Spiciest Thing I’ve Ever Read)?
2. How does the spice level compare to the other books we’ve read together?
3. The coffee machine line sets the tone for humor and obsession. What’s the quirkiest, most ridiculous “everyday object crush” you’ve ever had?
The Spicy Bits – Gettin’ Down and Dirty with the Plot
4. Would you ever be bold enough to ask for something as explicit as “suck on my nipples until I scream for mercy”? Or do you prefer your desires to be discovered without asking?
5. Is Mina’s mom just a selfish opportunist, or does she actually have ambition and hustle worth respecting?
6. That moment of possessiveness with wanting to stake your claim on someone in public; have you ever felt that primal surge? How did you handle it?
7. The “hardest path” conversation is really about navigating a polyamorous relationship. Do you think the struggle makes that kind of love stronger and more intentional, or is it just a way to avoid admitting how vulnerable it feels to love more than one person?
8. Imagine the “grandmother plot twist.” How would you react if your family revealed a hidden, supernatural secret about themselves?
9. If a character could leave their own story and become real, which one from your favorite books would you choose to cross over? What kind of chaos (or pleasure) would they bring to your world?
10. In the heat of the moment, Morrie promises no sleeping at all. What’s your ultimate fantasy getaway or bedroom setup, and which fictional (or real) lovers would you stock it with?
11. When Beverly confronts Angus and it’s revealed he’s the real threat, did you see it coming? What clues tipped you off, or were you completely blindsided by the killer being under our noses all along?
Aftercare – Final Thoughts
12. This book blurs the line between story and reality. If you could step into any book’s world for just one night, which one would you choose? Do you think you would come back the same?
Bonus: What questions do you have for the author? If you could dog-ear a page with a question for the author, what would it be?
Please feel free to use this post as a starting point for your spicy book club discussion questions and use the comments below to share your thoughts and insights about the book. You can also get a free downloadable copy of the discussion guide using the button below.
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