Jan 24 - 30, 2016

Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen - Julia, a violinist, finds a piece of music that seems to affect her daughter adversely when she plays it. She tries to track down the composer, not knowing that someone will go to any lengths to stop her. This book is billed as suspense but it was almost more historical. Told from Julia's viewpoint and Lorenzo's, a violinist in Venice during WWII. The ending is anti-climatic.

2 stars
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The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce - this is the counter story of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of  Harold Fry. As he is walking towards her, Queenie is reliving her life and friendship with Harold. It seemed to take awhile for the story to get going. And probably not the best book to read while my mother is in a nursing home.

3 stars
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I read 3 of what I call .5 books, the short novellas authors seem to need to write these days to put between their previous and future books.

Not a Drill by Lee Child - Jack Reacher finds a secret in the woods when a hitchhiked ride takes him to Maine. 2 stars
 Messenger by Craig Johnson - Walt and his friends find a ranger and a tourist on top of a PortaPotti, having been chased there by a bear and her two cubs.  2 stars
 Ring in the Dead by J.A. Jance - New Year's Eve finds J.P. Beaumont reminiscing about one of his first cases. 3 stars
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After being thrilled with finishing a series, I discovered I had missed one.
A Perfect Death by Kate Ellis - the 13th Wesley Peterson book finds Wesley and his wife on vacation. Wesley is approached by an old friend hoping for help finding a missing person. When Wes returns to work he soon finds a connection to his friend and a murder by arson. This was pretty convoluted and the author had to keep reminding us of the facts.

3 stars