The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott Davidson - a Goldy's Catering mystery. One of Goldy's friends dies right after a party catered by Goldy. As usual, she gets involved in trying to solve the mystery in spite of the admonitions of her policeman husband. In spite of the fact that many things were repeated over and over, I still found the story somewhat confusing. And then something unexpected happens right at the end that I feel should have had a bigger part in the story.
3 stars
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Finding Colin Firth - three women's stories intertwine in a small Maine town at the same time Colin Firth is there to make a movie. A cute story and a fast read.
3 stars
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The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer - six teenagers meet at summer camp in 1974 and dub themselves the interestings, mostly out of a feeling of superiority. Two of them fade away a few years later but the remaining four remain friends for several decades. Too much sex.
2 stars
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Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures by Virginia Morrel - the author interviews many scientists doing experiments to determine if animals are actually thinking. Very interesting and not overly scientific. All from an evolutionary standpoint.
4 stars
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How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny - an Inspector Gamache/Three Pines mystery. Gamache is asked by one of his friends in Three Pines to look into the disappearance of an old friend. Meanwhile, the cover-ups and persecution of Gamache at the Surete are coming to a head. The previous three books in the series should be read before this book. Corruption/political scandal irritates me so this didn't get 5 stars.
4 stars
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman - I don't know how to describe this book. I guess a dark fairytale for adults. An older man returns home for a funeral and finds himself at a house he visited as a child. Then he begins to remember fantastic things.
4 stars
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Hearts of Sand: A Gregor Demarkian Novel by Jane Haddam - Gregor is called in to help solve the murder of a woman who has been missing for 30 years.
3 stars
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