Memorial Day is Monday. This holiday has become part of a three day  holiday  weekend. Many  think of this weekend  as the beginning of  Summer, a  time for barbecues (Barbecue Mysteries), the beach, the cabin, S'mores, but the true  meaning of Memorial Day aka Decoration Day is a day of remembrance of those who fell to protect us, those who didn't come home.
Many people go  to cemeteries and memorials on the last Monday in May.  There is a  tradition to fly the flag at half mast and wear poppies, although since  that's a WWI observance, not sure if it still happens. 
 
Memorial  Day Mysteries
Memorial Day by Vince Flynn
The Decoration Memorial Day War by  David H. Brown
Memorial Day  by Harry Shannon
Shadows at the Fair by Lea Wait 
The  Memorial Day Mystery   short stories on the web.
One more for  the young set: The Mystery of the  Memorial Day Fire by Kathryn Kenny, a Trixie Belden mystery.
Have  a good holiday. Be safe and Remember.

 
5 comments:
Can't wait to check out the Memorial Day Mystery short stories!
Samantha
Mus(eum)ings: Musings from a Museum Intern
http://museuminternmusings.blogspot.com
Will do.
I just finished Earlene Fowler's most recent Benni Harper mystery, Spider Web, and even though it may not refer specifically to Memorial Day, it does involve a Memory Festival, and military memories are very much a part of the Festival and the novel as a whole.
Cyanetta, love Earlene Fowler's books.. Not sure this one fits in, but it's good.. thanks for mentioning it.
Thanks, I'll put these on my 'to be read' list!
Nancy
http://nancylauzon.blogspot.com/
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