Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller - Peggy is 8 years old when her father, a survivalist, takes her to a remote cabin in the woods. What follows is his descent into madness while she learns to cope. Told from her viewpoint after she has returned home. (Not a spoiler, you know that on the first page.) The ending was disturbing.
4.5 stars
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A Fine Romance by Candice Bergen - she loves her daughter, she's not dealing with aging well, and, imo, is rather a snob. Almost quit this one several times. This memoir begins with her marriage to Louis Malle.
2 stars
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The Promise by Robert Crais - K-9 dog Maggie is back with her handler, Scott James, and this time Elvis Cole and Joe Pike get involved too. So most of the author's creations are in this book. Maggie and Scott chase a suspect to a house Elvis is staking out and come across a ruthless killer. Told from various viewpoints. I felt the author was stretching a little to find a story to involve everyone. I still like Maggie's parts the best.
3 stars
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Midnight Sun by Jo Nesbo - a man calling himself Ulf heads to the Arctic Circle in Norway. He's on the run from the Fisherman, a drug lord. Can he stay sane in the never ending daylight? More importantly, can he build some new relationships? Language and a smattering of sex.
4 stars
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Feb 14 - 20, 2016
The Language of Secrets by Ausma Zehanat Khan - Esa Khattuk, head of Canada's Community Policing Section, is asked to investigate a murder that took place at a supposed terrorist camp. What he's really asked is to appear to investigate. He sends his partner, Rachel Getty, undercover to join the mosque that is probably the headquarters of the group. This book has an insider's viewpoint of Islam that I found very interesting, if maybe a little talky at times. It's not necessary to read the first book of the series but may be helpful.
4 stars
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Born with Teeth by Kate Mulgrew - the actor's memoir. A little flowery and dramatic for my taste, but I can so hear her saying the words. Seemingly very honest.
3 stars
4 stars
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Born with Teeth by Kate Mulgrew - the actor's memoir. A little flowery and dramatic for my taste, but I can so hear her saying the words. Seemingly very honest.
3 stars
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Feb 7 - 13, 2016
So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood by Patrick Modiano - a man with very little contact with others receives a phone call telling him his lost address book has been recovered. But the man who found it seems to want something. This begins a return to the past and dredging up old memories. I found this a little hard to follow, I couldn't always tell what was past and what was present. Didn't really get it.
1 stars
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Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin - Tessa Cartwright is the only survivor of a serial killer. Almost 20 years later she is pretty sure she helped convict the wrong man. The story goes back and forth between the present and the months leading up to the trial. Some good twists at the end.
4 stars
1 stars
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Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin - Tessa Cartwright is the only survivor of a serial killer. Almost 20 years later she is pretty sure she helped convict the wrong man. The story goes back and forth between the present and the months leading up to the trial. Some good twists at the end.
4 stars
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Jan 31 - Feb 6, 2 2016
A Small Indiscretion by Denise Rudberg - billed as a mystery but that really plays a very small part. 486 pages full of the smallest detail about everything and some graphic sex. The actual mystery part is suddenly solved near the end and then we get even more details about the main characters.This is the beginning of a series, but the only book by the author translated from Swedish.
2 stars
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The Murder Wall by Mari Hannah - Kate Daniels gets her chance to be Senior Investigating Officer on a home invasion murder. But she knows something about the murder victim she doesn't reveal and that comes back to haunt her. Too much moaning by her to make this book enjoyable for me. I might not have been in the right mood. First in a series I won't be continuing.
2 stars
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Light in a Dark House by Jan Costin Wagner - another Nordic noir, this time set in Finland. An unidentified woman in a coma is murdered by someone who wept over her body. Kimmo Joentaa, already morose, has trouble with the case since the woman died in the hospital where his wife passed away. Also, his sometime girlfriend(?) has disappeared. The plot moves slowly but I like this author's writing. This is 4th in a series.
3 stars
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The Winter of the Lions by Jan Costin Wagner - how are the murders of a forensic pathologist and a puppet maker connected? There is absolutely nothing to go on until Kimmo Joentaa gets one of his strange ideas. The third in the series and another dark Nordic tale.
3.5 stars
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The Old Blue Line by J.A. Jance - this is billed as a Sheriff Joanna Brady mystery but she gets just a brief mention the end. This is the story of how Butch Dixon was a suspect in a murder case before the two of them married. And how a group of retired law enforcement men come to his rescue.
3 stars
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Code Blues by Melissa Yi - the beginning of a series about Dr. Hope Sze. She's just beginning her residency in a Montreal hospital when one of the teaching doctors is found dead. And she's attracted to bad boy Alex. I wasn't finding this especially well written and then it suddenly turned into Fifty Shades of Grey. I had to scroll past many pages, seeing things I didn't want to see. I regretted that much more than Hope. By then I was hooked on the mystery part and that was resolved soon. Won't be reading anymore of this series. Part of a bundle I bought for my Kindle.
1 stars
2 stars
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The Murder Wall by Mari Hannah - Kate Daniels gets her chance to be Senior Investigating Officer on a home invasion murder. But she knows something about the murder victim she doesn't reveal and that comes back to haunt her. Too much moaning by her to make this book enjoyable for me. I might not have been in the right mood. First in a series I won't be continuing.
2 stars
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Light in a Dark House by Jan Costin Wagner - another Nordic noir, this time set in Finland. An unidentified woman in a coma is murdered by someone who wept over her body. Kimmo Joentaa, already morose, has trouble with the case since the woman died in the hospital where his wife passed away. Also, his sometime girlfriend(?) has disappeared. The plot moves slowly but I like this author's writing. This is 4th in a series.
3 stars
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The Winter of the Lions by Jan Costin Wagner - how are the murders of a forensic pathologist and a puppet maker connected? There is absolutely nothing to go on until Kimmo Joentaa gets one of his strange ideas. The third in the series and another dark Nordic tale.
3.5 stars
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The Old Blue Line by J.A. Jance - this is billed as a Sheriff Joanna Brady mystery but she gets just a brief mention the end. This is the story of how Butch Dixon was a suspect in a murder case before the two of them married. And how a group of retired law enforcement men come to his rescue.
3 stars
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Code Blues by Melissa Yi - the beginning of a series about Dr. Hope Sze. She's just beginning her residency in a Montreal hospital when one of the teaching doctors is found dead. And she's attracted to bad boy Alex. I wasn't finding this especially well written and then it suddenly turned into Fifty Shades of Grey. I had to scroll past many pages, seeing things I didn't want to see. I regretted that much more than Hope. By then I was hooked on the mystery part and that was resolved soon. Won't be reading anymore of this series. Part of a bundle I bought for my Kindle.
1 stars
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