Etched in Sand by Regina Calcaterra - I'm always amazed at the cruelty of some parents toward their children and of the resilience of those same children. Regina is one of 5 children. She escaped her mother by declaring emancipation when she was 14. She has gone on to become a lawyer and political advocate, especially for older foster children.
4 stars
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The Divorce Horse
Christmas in Absaroka County - both by Craig Johnson - these are very short e-books. Divorce Horse covers a gap between two books and obviously the other is 4 short stories taking place around Christmas.
3 stars
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W is For Wasted by Sue Grafton - Kinsey gets involved trying to find the identity of a homeless man and is surprised by connections to herself. Part of the story is told from another viewpoint.
3 stars
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Quiet Dell: A Novel by Jayne Anne Phillips - based on a true story from the 1930's, this is a highly fictionalized account of the murder of a mother and her three children. While the true part was interesting, the fiction portion was too modernized.Too much sex, all of it irrelevant to the story.
2 stars
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Critical Mass by Sara Paretsky - finally, an author I've been reading for years still has it. V.I. Warshawski originally is looking for the daughter of a friend of her mentor's. That becomes a search for a grandson, missing documents and national secrets.
4 stars
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Tatiana by Martin Cruz Smith - I have no idea if the Russia portrayed in this book is accurate since Mr. Smith doesn't live there. However, I always enjoy his books. This time Arkady becomes involved in the death of a mob boss and the suicide of a journalist. I like the terse way this author writes.
3 stars
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The Fourth Sacrifice by Peter May - Margaret Campbell, the forensic pathologist from the previous book, is getting ready to leave China when once again she's asked to help the Chinese police investigate a murder that seems to be a part of the series. I find her a little whiny and easily annoyed. The mystery part was good though. A gratuitous sex scene, easily skipped.
3 stars
Etched in Sand sounds good!
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