Nov 3-9, 2013

The Sound and the Furry by Spencer Quinn - a Chet and Bernie mystery. The mystery is almost secondary to the pleasure of being in a dog's mind. I get such a kick out of the way Chet thinks. This time the pair are in Louisiana to find a missing person and get caught up in big oil hijinks.

3 stars
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Jar City by Arnaldur Indridason - part of what's called the Reykjavik series, featuring three detectives. A man is found murdered in his flat and the detectives discover that many years ago he was accused of a crime. How do the death of a 4 year old girl and the current murder connect? This is the best in the series I've read so far. If you're interested, try to read this series in order. I haven't and it's been somewhat confusing.

4 stars
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Police by Jo Nesbo - another excellent Harry Hole (pronounced hol-leh) mystery. Someone is killing police officers connected to unsolved murders at the site of the original murder. Many facets to this story and Harry doesn't even appear for quite awhile. This author is not afraid to kill off familiar faces so the suspense and dread build. And as usual, there are a couple of threads left hanging.

This is the 10th books in the series but they have not been published in the US in order. I have yet to read the first five. Past events are sometimes referenced in later novels. I think they're all available now and I have the first on hold at the library.

4 stars
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The Catch by Archer Mayor - a hunt for a cop killer turns into a search for drug runners from Canada.

3 stars
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The Price of Malice by Archer Mayor - a suspected child molester is found murdered in a stranger's apartment. Meantime, Joe's girlfriend is dealing with a revelation from the last book and Joe finds his attention split. I don't usually read two books by the same author in a row but I discovered I had missed the previous book when I started this one.

3 stars