Shut Your Eyes Tight by John Verdon - a bride is decapitated on her wedding day and retired detective Dave Gurney is asked to assist the investigation by the bride's mother. Lots of twists and turns, lots of thinking and introspection, and lots of meetings. I'm not sure the author actually likes policemen, most are portrayed as belligerent, buffoons, or bombastic. Also, at just over 500 pages, this is about 200 pages too long. Lots of language. Second in a series, don't think I'll continue.
3 stars
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X by Sue Grafton - the 26th in the Kinsey Milhone series and only 2 more letters in the alphabet. This takes place in 1989, so the author is able to use the drought in California at that time to make some comments about the present. This story is a series of unrelated mysteries, including a favor for the widow of an old acquaintance. Lots of following and observing, and then a rather unsatisfactory ending. Still enjoyable just to see what Kinsey is up to.
3 stars
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Long Upon the Land by Margaret Maron - a man is found bludgeoned to death on Judge Deborah Knott's father's land. Was the cause of his death a long standing grudge or more recent events? The mystery part is pretty meh, but we go back in time to learn more about Deborah's parents courtship. The 20th in the series.
3 stars
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When Did You See Her Last? by Lemony Snicket - the second in the All the Wrong Questions series. Written in the usual Snicket fashion with many allusions and few answers. A clever scientist has disappeared and her parents seem unfazed. And what is the mysterious society Snicket is trying to stop? We won't find the answers until the fourth book, which is soon to be published. A children's book.
3 stars
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