Where There's a Will by Rex Stout - Nero Wolfe is low on money so he reluctantly takes a contested will case. A multimillionaire has left the bulk of his money to his mistress and his heirs don't want the will contested in court because of their high status. Of course there's also a murder, multiple suspects and many, many clues before Wolfe prevails again.
3 star
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The Pier Falls: And Other Stories by Mark Haddon - a collection of short stories by the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Some have fantasy and myth woven in, The Pier Falls reads almost like a newspaper account. Most are told in present tense. Only a couple have what I consider satisfactory ends. I did like the writing.
3 stars
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The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way by Bill Bryson - a sometimes amusing study of the English language. Written in 1990, so it's a little dated. I gave it three stars on Goodreads but actually it's
2.5 stars
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