The Gentleman by Forrest Leo - set in Victorian times and written in that style with illustrations. Lionel Savage, a 22 yo poet, discovers he's broke and marries a beautiful woman for her wealth. He finds he can no longer write and comes to loathe his wife. One night at a party he meets the devil, the gentleman of the title, and comes to believe he has sold his wife to him. He then sets out to rescue her, accompanied by his butler, sister, and brother-in-law. This is a comedy/fantasy that I quite enjoyed.
4 stars
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Survivors Will Be Shot Again by Bill Crider - the 23rd Sheriff Dan Rhodes mystery. There's been a rash of thievery in part of the county and when a man is found dead in a barn the sheriff doesn't know if he's one of the thieves or a victim of them. Soon, another body is found. There are also small marijuana fields popping up guarded by alligators and snapping turtles. A light hearted mystery with quirky characters and the sheriff is always smarter than he seems.
3.5 stars
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Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman - Luisa has just been elected as the county prosecutor when she receives what looks like a slam dunk case. A homeless man is accused of killing a woman in her apartment. But something about the case has Lu thinking about the past and her brother's justifiable homicide in defense of a friend. Told in a style I usually dislike - third person present, first person past - but the story really kept me turning the pages. This also tells the story of real town Columbia, Maryland, a planned community of 10 villages.
4 stars
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