BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- THE NIGHT BIRD revolves around the theme of memory. Can your memories be manipulated? Do you remember things that you aren’t sure really happened?
- What’s YOUR worst/scariest memory? If you could erase it, would you?
- Have you read Brian’s other books? How does THE NIGHT BIRD compare to his earlier thrillers?
- Talk about Frost Easton as a hero. Was he wrong to avoid a relationship with Lucy? Is he the kind of man who will ever make a serious commitment?
- How do you think the murder of his sister affected Frost and his choices in life?
- How does Frost compare to Brian’s other series detectives, Jonathan Stride and Cab Bolton?
- Talk about the San Francisco setting in this novel. How did the location affect the drama of the book?
- Compare the setting in THE NIGHT BIRD to Brian’s Midwestern novels in places like Duluth and Door County Wisconsin.
- Did you like Francesca Stein? How did she evolve as a character throughout the book?
- What will Frankie do next in her life?
- Will Frankie ever have a relationship with her sister again?
