Fiction

matt819

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32. This week

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 09:28 PM

Jul 2012

Just finished listening to One Perfect Shot, by Steven F. Havill. I've written about his books before. Not great literature, but an enjoyable series that I'm going to miss when I'm done (or Havill is).

Now listening to Gone Missing by Linda Castillo, 4th in the series about a small time police chief in Ohio, former Amish. Pretty good police procedurals, with the Amish twist.

Reading the latest (in Kindle) by Alafair Burke in her Ellie Hatcher series, Never Tell. Not my favorite in the series, but still a page turner.

And, finally, the latest from Meg Gardiner, and the only paper book I'm reading this week, Ransom River. I prefer the Jo Beckett novels, but this is also a bit of a page turner. I'm tempted to call the story far-fetched, but then I'd probably learn that it was based on a true story. (But it really is far-fetched.) Dysfunctional families, a 30-year-old armored car robbery, Serbian bad guys, corrupt police. What can go wrong?

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What are you reading the week of July 22, 2012? [View all] DUgosh Jul 2012 OP

a susan mallery series that is fun. fools gold. seabeyond Jul 2012 #1

Re-reading Stephen King's "The Stand". Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #2

Yikes! That's an oldie but a goodie!!!.... Little Star Jul 2012 #3

I liked a lot of the old King novels Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #4

I like your signature. fadedrose Jul 2012 #10

Oh, I guarantee that it works around here too. nt Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #13

I really liked the book Salem's Lot mvccd1000 Jul 2012 #11

that's one to really dive into - I've read it three times total - for me it is a comfort read! NRaleighLiberal Jul 2012 #6

A comfort read??? Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #7

oh, very disturbing indeed - comfort meaning I love the story, really dive in, and NRaleighLiberal Jul 2012 #8

I need to reread "Duma Key". AngryOldDem Jul 2012 #24

Are you reading the uncut version? AngryOldDem Jul 2012 #22

Sadly, no. Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #26

Actually, I enjoyed the first version better. AngryOldDem Jul 2012 #27

Thanks for the info... mvccd1000 Jul 2012 #28

Actually, the parts left out were for another reason. Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #30

Correct. AngryOldDem Jul 2012 #35

I won't give up my original copy, but Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #36

This conversation has prompted me to give the uncut version another try. AngryOldDem Jul 2012 #37

Dang it. Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #29

working my way through 1Q84 (and enjoying it). NRaleighLiberal Jul 2012 #5

AGATHA RAISIN AND THE LOVE FROM HELL (2001) by M. C. Beaton fadedrose Jul 2012 #9

"2312" -- KSR nt bemildred Jul 2012 #12

"Galileo's Dream" -- KSR nt bemildred Jul 2012 #19

"Cannibals and Kings" -- Marvin Harris nt bemildred Jul 2012 #21

The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan pscot Jul 2012 #14

books i'm reading this week demguy_5692 Jul 2012 #15

Origins/Neil DeGrasse Tyson JitterbugPerfume Jul 2012 #16

Ninth in the Elizabeth Peter's series: "Seeing a Large Cat". sinkingfeeling Jul 2012 #17

Re-reading Barbara Kingsolver's Ineeda Jul 2012 #18

she has a new book coming out in Nov. JitterbugPerfume Jul 2012 #25

Three Seconds elfin Jul 2012 #20

I couldn't get into that one matt819 Jul 2012 #31

Had to stick with it elfin Aug 2012 #38

"Remarkable Creatures" by Tracy Chevalier AngryOldDem Jul 2012 #23

This week matt819 Jul 2012 #32

THE FEAR ARTIST (2012) by Timothy Hallinan fadedrose Jul 2012 #33

PORTNOY'S COMPLAINT (1969) by Philip Roth fadedrose Jul 2012 #34