Monday, September 30, 2024

State of the Stack #157 (September 30, 2024)

This is my monthly post which details progress made on review books. I want to thank the authors and publishers who have contributed their books. 

Read This Month 

Dates indicate the date the review was/will be posted.
  1. The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers (September 16)
  2. I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong (September 25)
  3. Betrayal at Blackthorn Park by Julia Kelly (September 26)
  4. Gathering Mist by Margaret Mizushima (October 2)
  5. The Night Woods by Paula Munier (October 3)
  6. The More the Terrier by David Rosenfelt (October 8)
  7. Long Time Gone by Hannah Martian (October 8)
  8. Death at a Scottish Christmas by Lucy Connally (October 9)
  9. Buried Lies by Steven Tingle (October 10)
  10. Rockin' Around the Chickadee by Donna Andrews (October 10)
  11. Sleep in Heavenly Pizza by Mindy Quigley (October 15)
  12. Fondue or Die by Korina Moss (October 15)
  13. Much Ado About Margaret by Madeleine Roux (October 16)
  14. Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Robert Dugoni (October 17)
  15. A New Lease on Death by Olivia Blacke (October 22)
  16. Pike Island by Tony Wirt (October 29)
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Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.
  1. The Vampire of Kings Street by Asha Greyling (September 12)
  2. The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco by Michelle Chouinard (September 17)
  3. The Cold Light of Day by Anna Lee Huber (September 17)
  4. A Killer Clue by Victoria Gilbert (September 18)
  5. Ashes Never Lie by Lee Goldberg (September 19)
  6. Death by Misadventure by Tasha Alexander (September 21)
  7. Candle & Crow by Kevin Hearne (September 24)
New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.
  1. The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers (September 3)
  2. The Muse of Maiden Lane by Mimi Matthews (November 19)
  3. No Comfort for the Dead by R. P. O'Donnell (February 11)
  4. Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn (March 11)
  5. Blood on the Vine by J. T. Falco (April 22)
  6. The Language of the Birds by K. A. Merson (May 13)
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (September 30, 2024)

It's Monday, What Are You Reading? is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date.

It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading is where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week.  It is a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list.

Want to See What I Added to My Stack? links to Stacking the Shelves hosted by Marlene at Reading Reality.

Other Than Reading...

Last week was a lovely sunny one. We had record breaking temperatures (for Duluth in September) on a number of days. I ran the air conditioning during the day but turned the heat on for the overnights. Cool mornings, sunny skies and warm temperatures make for a perfect Fall here. 

The baseball season is coming to an end, and it is quite exciting for my Braves who are teetering in the edge of making the playoffs. I'm writing this Sunday morning. Later today will be the last day of the regular season. However, the Braves have a doubleheader scheduled for tomorrow to make up games lost when a hurricane impacted play last week. Today's game is a must-win. The importance of tomorrow's games depends on today's results. 

I do have an appointment with my gastroenterologist tomorrow which I hope will answer some questions about why I haven't been feeling well for a while. The appointment overlaps the baseball games I want to see. I'm very happy that I have MLB.TV and will still be able to see the games when I get back home. 

Last week, we made a turkey breast and had a Thanksgiving dinner preview which was delicious. I also made some turkey noodle soup which I've been eating all week. We had hot turkey sandwiches one day too. I think there are still some turkey leftovers hiding in the refrigerator. 

Last week, I also set up my November calendar and set up the draft posts. It was also time to do my State of the Stack post which will be published later on Monday. After a couple of weeks with few additions to my review stack or TBR pile, this week I added five new review copies and Kindle/Audible copies of a series I read many years ago and want to reread. 

Today we are trying a new recipe for country-style pork ribs. Actually, my brother is cooking. He's also making potato salad to go along with the ribs. There will be leftovers! Since he works over the dinner hour four of his five shifts this week, I like having leftovers which makes my dinner planning easy. 

Read Last Week
  • A New Lease on Death by Olivia Blacke (Review; October 29) -- Begins a new series with an interesting pair of detectives - a ghost and a 20-year-old who moves into the ghost's apartment. My review will be posted on October 22.
  • Siren's Call by Jayne Castle (Audiobook Reread)
  • Divine by Choice by P. C. Cast (Mine since July 10, 2009) -- This paranormal romance/urban fantasy was one of the reason's I bought my first Kindle. My review will be posted on October 23. 
  • Illusion Town by Jayne Castle (Audiobook Reread)
  • Smash Cut by Sandra Brown (Mine since August 18, 2009) -- Fast-paced romantic suspense/legal thriller. My review will be posted on October 24.
  • Sacred Ground by Mercedes Lackey (Mine; Chirp Audiobook/Kindle) -- Filled with Native American mythology as an Osage Private Investigator investigates insurance fraud and discovers an ancient evil. My review will be posted on October 24.
  • The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (Mine since January 6, 2010) -- Middle Grade fantasy/adventure that begins a series. I don't feel like I need to read more of them. My review will be posted on October 26.
  • Pike Island by Tony Wirt (Review; November 1) -- Excellent dual timeline thriller. I couldn't put it down. My review will be posted on October 29.
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Saturday, September 28, 2024

Book Review: Old Detectives Home by Mike Befeler

Old Detectives Home
Author: Mike Befeler
Series: An Omnipodge Mystery (Book 1)
Publication: Encircle Publications (April 27, 2022)

Description: Imagine a retirement home populated with residents such as an aging Hercule Poirot and a dementia-suffering Sherlock Holmes, and run by staff including Art Doyle, Dash Hammett, and Dot Sayers. In this light-hearted spoof of the mystery genre, every character is either a real person from the mystery writing world or a character from a mystery novel. On anything but a dark and stormy night, a dead body is found. The staff managers find themselves unable to control the unruly old detectives. Mix in clues and red herrings galore, as this colorful cast of suspects investigate each other, and the top detectives of all time unite to solve their most difficult whodunit yet.

My Thoughts: This one was a fun homage to the classic mystery genre. It is a retirement home populated by detectives from Golden Age fiction and staffed by some of the authors. 

This was a fun story that introduced me to a number of detectives that I haven't read and let me visit old friends too. The story was filled with red herrings.

It begins when Tommy and Tuppence Beresford along with Sherlock Holmes discover the body of Ed Wilson on the beach. Wilson had been hired to help various residents and staff members write their memoirs. His overly critical approach didn't win him any friends. Certainly, everyone on the staff had motives to want him dead. 

Wilson was very thoroughly dead, having been killed by a number of methods. Detective James Moriarty from the Omnipodge Police Department has quite an intriguing case to solve and more than enough help from the retirees who are busy investigating themselves. 

Favorite Quote:
"Ed Wilson was strangled with a towel, poisoned with cyanide, drenched in alcohol, thrown off a cliff, run over, stabbed in the chest, shot in the head, hit on the side of the head with a stapler, but most important is the ship."

I bought this one April 23, 2023. You can buy your copy here.
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Friday, September 27, 2024

Friday Memes: Old Detectives Home by Mike Befeler

 Happy Friday!


Book Beginnings is hosted by Gillion at Rose City Reader. She asks that the first sentence is posted along with the author and title of the book and the reader's initial thoughts on the sentence, the book, or anything else it inspires. 
Carrie at Reading Is My Superpower.org also provides a linky for sharing first lines and connecting with others. This meme asks that the chosen books be PG or marked as Mature if they are not. 

The Friday 56 was hosted by Freda at Freda's Voice. This meme is currently on hiatus but many of us are still including a sentence from page 56 or from 56% of the ebook. Anne @ Head Full of Books is picking up the slack until Freda is ready to return. I think this link will get you to the correct place. 

Beginning:
It was a clear and full-moon night. A breeze blew across the lawn of the Old Detectives Home, a storied community on a bluff overlooking the ocean. 
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Sherlock set his violin and bow upon his bookshelf and followed Art out the door, through the residents' hallway and into the staff managers' corridor. 
This week I'm spotlighting Old Detective Home by Mike Befeler. I got this cozy mystery Apri 23, 2023 when it was on sale. I was intrigued by the concept of a retirement home inhabited by a variety of fictional detectives and staffed by the authors of those same detectives. Here is the description from Amazon:
Imagine a retirement home populated with residents such as an aging Hercule Poirot and a dementia-suffering Sherlock Holmes, and run by staff including Art Doyle, Dash Hammett, and Dot Sayers. In this light-hearted spoof of the mystery genre, every character is either a real person from the mystery writing world or a character from a mystery novel. On anything but a dark and stormy night, a dead body is found. The staff managers find themselves unable to control the unruly old detectives. Mix in clues and red herrings galore, as this colorful cast of suspects investigate each other, and the top detectives of all time unite to solve their most difficult whodunit yet.


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Thursday, September 26, 2024

Audiobook Review: Engaging the Enemy by Elizabeth Moon

Engaging the Enemy
Author: Elizabeth Moon
Narrator: Cynthia Holloway
Series: Vatta's War (Book 3)
Publication: Tantor Audio (December 22, 2008)
Length: 15 hours and 35 minutes

Description: The brilliantly unorthodox Kylara Vatta - black-sheep scion of Vatta Transport Ltd., one of the galaxy's wealthiest merchant houses - is a heroine like no other, blessed with a killer instinct both for business and for battle. Now, in the aftermath of cold-blooded assassinations that have left her parents dead and the Vatta shipping empire shattered, Kylara faces her greatest challenge yet.

There is a time for grief and a time for revenge. This is decidedly the latter. Placing her cousin Stella in command of the trading vessel Gary Tobai, Ky embarks aboard the captured pirate ship Fair Kaleen on a twofold mission: to salvage the family business and to punish those responsible for the killings...before they strike again. Since the network providing instantaneous communication between star systems has been sabotaged, news is hard to come by and available information impossible to trust. But as she travels from system to system, with Stella a step behind, Ky pieces together the clues and discovers a conspiracy of terrifying scope, breathtaking audacity, and utter ruthlessness.

The only hope the independent systems and merchants have against this powerful enemy is to band together. Unfortunately, because she commands a ship known to belong to a notorious pirate - her own relative Osman Vatta, whom she killed for his part in her parents' deaths - Ky is met with suspicion, if not outright hostility. Rumors swirl about her intent and even her very identity. Soon, even Stella begins to question her cousin's decisions and her authority to make them.

Meanwhile, the conspiracy Ky hunts is hunting her in turn, with agents insinuated into every space station, every planetary government, every arm of the military, and every merchant house - including her own. Before she can take the fight to the enemy, Kylara must survive a deadly minefield of deception and betrayal.

My Thoughts: The third book in the Vatta's War series has Ky trying to find some way to create a space navy from disparate groups of privateers in order to make the universe safe for trade and restore her family's shipping empire. 

She is facing conflicts from her cousin Stella who believes that she should be focusing on her family more that planning to fight a war. She also has to deal with an established captain of a Vatta ship who is denying that she is really Ky Vatta with plans to take over his ship and perhaps start his own shipping firm.

Meanwhile, back on Slotters Key, Aunt Grace is doing her own part to find out why the government turned on the Vattas and resolve that situation to the Vattas' advantage. 

This one is filled with political maneuvering and space battles. 

I bought this one as a paperback sometime before 2008. I recently bought the Kindle and added the Audible Plus edition to my Audible Library. You can buy your copy here.
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ARC Review: Betrayal at Blackstone Park by Julia Kelly

Betrayal at Blackstone Park
Author: Julia Kelly
Series: Evelyne Redfern (Book 2)
Publication: Minotaur Books (October 1, 2024)

Description: With mystery, intrigue, and the hints of romance international bestselling author Julia Kelly is known for, Evelyne Redfern returns in Betrayal at Blackthorn Park.

Freshly graduated from a rigorous training program in all things spy craft, former typist Evelyne Redfern is eager for her first assignment as a field agent helping Britain win the war. However, when she learns her first task is performing a simple security test at Blackthorn Park, a requisitioned manor house in the sleepy Sussex countryside, she can’t help her initial disappointment. Making matters worse, her handler is to be David Poole, a fellow agent who manages to be both strait-laced and dashing in annoyingly equal measure. However, Evelyne soon realizes that Blackthorn Park is more than meets the eye, and an upcoming visit from Winston Churchill means that security at the secret weapons research and development facility is of the utmost importance.

When Evelyne discovers Blackthorn Park’s chief engineer dead in his office, her simple assignment becomes more complicated. Evelyne must use all of her―and David’s―detection skills to root out who is responsible and uncover layers of deception that could change the course of the war.

My Thoughts: Evelyne Redfern, fresh from her training to be a spy, is assigned to investigate thefts at Blackthorn Park where unique new weapons are being developed to help England win the war. Since her first case involved solving a murder, she is a bit disappointed. She's even more disappointed to discover that David Poole is to be her handler. 

Things go wrong almost from the first. She arrives for her first scoping of the scene to discover the very recently shot Sir Nigel Belram, the chief engineer, in his office. The death was staged to look like a suicide, but Evelyne doesn't believe it. She immediately calls David who rushes to the scene. He isn't pleased to leave fieldwork to become a handler. 

As the two try to unravel the strange happenings at Blackthorn Park, the clock is ticking. Sir Winston Churchill is expecting to attend a weapons demonstration in just a few days. Since many of the weapons are failing to perform adequately, the pair need to find out why and unravel which of the scientists might have wanted Sir Nigel dead. 

There are a lot of suspicious characters at Blackthorn Park. The place seethes with professional jealousies and some romantic jealousies too as Sir Nigel was a rather noted cad. 

This was an entertaining mystery. I like that Evelyne is a mystery lover herself and well-read in the genre. She does manage to get some hints to help her solve her current crime from some of the books she has read. David is also a mystery fan, but he prefers the hard-boiled American variety. 

Fans of mysteries set during World War II will enjoy meeting Evelyne and David. 

I received this one in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. You can buy your copy here.
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Wednesday, September 25, 2024

ARC Review: I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong

I'll Be Waiting
Author: Kelley Armstrong
Publication: St. Martin's Press (October 1, 2024)

Description: From New York Times Bestselling author Kelley Armstrong comes a spellbinding new tale of supernatural horror involving a haunted-house, seances, lost loved ones, and a sinister spirit out for blood...

Nicola Laughton never expected to see adulthood, being diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis as a child. Then medical advances let her live into her thirties and she met Anton, who taught her to dream of a future… together. Months after they married, Anton died in a horrible car crash, but lived long enough to utter five words to her, “I’ll be waiting for you.”

That final private moment became public when someone from the crash scene took it to the press―the terminally ill woman holding her dying husband as he promised to wait for her on the other side. Worse, that person claimed it wasn’t Anton who said the words but his ghost, hovering over his body.

Since their story went public, Nicola has been hounded by spiritualists promising closure. In the hopes of stopping her downward spiral, friends and family find a reputable medium―a professor of parapsychology. For the séance, they rent the Lake Erie beach house that Anton’s family once owned.

The medium barely has time to begin his work before things start happening. Locked doors mysteriously open. Clouds of insects engulf the house. Nicola hears footsteps and voices and the creak of an old dumbwaiter…in an empty shaft. Throughout it all she’s haunted by nightmares of her past. Because, unbeknownst to the others, this isn’t her first time contacting the dead. And Nicola isn’t her real name.

In this atmospheric, thrilling new ghost story, Kelley Armstrong's full talents are on display to thrill, chill and leave the reader guessing how Nicola escapes with her life--if she can.

My Thoughts: Nicola Laughton never expected to live as long as she has, nor did she ever expect to fall in love. Nicola has cystic fibrosis and medical advances have extended her life span. She didn't expect to outlive her husband Anton, but a freak car accident takes his life. Before dying, he was overheard to tell her that he'd be waiting for her on the other side. 

Their story went viral and new Nicola is being plagued with psychics who want to help her connect with her lost spouse. Grieving hasn't ruined her find analytical mind, though, and she ends up outing a number of fake psychics. 

For one last try at contacting Anton and finding her own peace, Nicola agrees to one last seance. Dr. Cirillo is a noted parapsychologist and has agreed to conduct it at the Lake Erie beach house where Nicola and Anton built a number of happy memories. Accompanying her are her brother-in-law Jin and a young woman named Shanie who she is met at a grief counseling session and is now mentoring. 

As soon as they arrive at the house, weird things start to happen. There are the usual ghostly sounds of footsteps and creaks. Locked doors are found open. The house is surrounded by midges. The housekeeper's son who acts as groundskeeper goes missing. And Nicola experiences a series of "accidents."

Nicola hasn't admitted to anyone that this isn't the first time she's been at a seance that has gone wrong. When she was a teenager, she accompanied two friends into the woods to try to connect with a pair of lovers who were grossly murdered. The seance leads to the death of one of the friends and the other being committed to a mental health facility for the rest of her life. 

This story was spooky. Nicola tries to keep her analytical side at the forefront but there are quite a few things that can't be explained rationally. She also comes to suspect that each of her fellow guests at the seance may be manipulating events to meet their own agenda. 

Fans of horror will be the perfect audience for this one. 

I received this one in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. You can buy your copy here.
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Audiobook Review: The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen

The Silent Girl
Author: Tess Gerritsen
Narrator: Tanya Eby
Series: Rizzoli & Isles (Book 9)
Publication: Brilliance Audio (July 6, 2011)
Length: 10 hours and 4 minutes

Description: In the murky shadows of an alley lies a female’s severed hand. On the tenement rooftop above is the corpse belonging to that hand, a red-haired woman dressed all in black, the body nearly decapitated. Two strands of silver hair — not human — cling to her body. They are Rizzoli’s only clues, but they’re enough for her and medical examiner Maura Isles to make a startling discovery: This violent death had a chilling prequel. Nineteen years earlier, a horrifying murder-suicide in a Chinatown restaurant left five people dead. One woman connected to that massacre is still alive: a mysterious martial arts master who knows a secret she dares not tell, a secret that lives and breathes in the shadows of Chinatown. A secret that may not even be human. Now she’s the target of someone, or something, deeply and relentlessly evil. Cracking a crime resonating with bone-chilling echoes of an ancient Chinese legend, Rizzoli and Isles must outwit an unseen enemy with centuries of cunning — and a swift, avenging blade.

My Thoughts: The ninth book in the Rizzoli & Isles series begins with the discovery of a severed hand. One of the participants in a ghost tour thinks it is fake - until the blood starts dripping. 

Rizzoli and her partner are called in a discover a woman with a severed hand dead on the roof. Dressed in black and carrying no identification, the only clues are some unidentified hairs on the victim's body and the opinion that the woman was killed with a very sharp sword. 

Meanwhile, Maura Isles is testifying against a police officer in the death of a suspect in custody. The victim appears to have been severely beaten before dying in the back of the police car. Maura's testimony is not making her at all popular with other police officers.

Rizzoli's investigation leads to a nineteen-year-old murder-suicide that happened in the Red Phoenix restaurant which used to occupy the building where the body was found. There is a woman in Chinatown who is sure that the police got it wrong. She believes that the supposed killer was framed for the killing. Her husband was the waiter on duty and one of the victims. 

As Rizzoli looks into that case, she discovers that there is another seemingly connected crime. The revenge seeking woman had a thirteen-year-old daughter disappear a couple of years before the massacre. One of the other victims has a daughter disappear some months after the massacre. 

Rizzoli has a lot of questions about the new body and the old case. Why did a couple of the victims have Italian food in their digestive systems when they were eating in a Chinese restaurant? Was the colleague of the leader the Irish mob who was in for take-out the one the hit was aimed at? Where did the widow and daughter of the supposed shooter go after the crime?

The story was filled with action. I enjoyed the way Chinese mythology played into the story. 

I bought this one from Chirp April 4, 2022. You can buy your copy here.
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ARC Review: Candle & Crow by Kevin Hearne

Candle & Crow
Author: Kevin Hearne
Series: Ink & Sigil (Book 3)
Publication: Del Rey (October 1, 2024)

Description: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Druid Chronicles comes the final book in the “action-packed, enchantingly fun” (Booklist) Ink & Sigil series, as an ink-slinging wizard pursues the answer to a very personal mystery: Who cast a pair of curses on his head?

Al MacBharrais has a most unusual job: He’s a practitioner of ink-and-sigil magic, tasked with keeping order among the gods and monsters that dwell hidden in the human world. But there’s one supernatural mystery he’s never been able to solve: Years ago, someone cast twin curses on him that killed off his apprentices and drove away loved ones who heard him speak, leaving him bereft and isolated.

But he’s not quite alone: As Al works to solve this mystery, his friends draw him into their own eccentric dramas. Buck Foi the hobgoblin has been pondering his own legacy—and has a plan for a daring shenanigan that will make him the most celebrated hobgoblin of all. Nadia, goth queen and battle seer, is creating her own cult around a god who loves whisky and cheese. 

And the Morrigan, a former Irish death goddess, has decided she wants not only to live as an ordinary woman but also to face the most perilous challenge of the mortal world: online dating.

Meanwhile, Al crosses paths with old friends and new—including some beloved Druids and their very good dogs—in his globe-trotting quest to solve the mystery of his curses. But he’s pulled in so many different directions by his colleagues, a suspicious detective, and the whims of destructive gods that Al begins to wonder: Will he ever find time to write his own happy ending?

My Thoughts: The final book in the Ink & Sigil trilogy wraps things up nicely. Al MacBharrais has been cursed with two different curses. One kills his apprentices and the other makes anyone who hears his voice too often hate him. He is determined to find out who cursed him and to break the curses.

Before Al can deal with his personal problems though, he has to deal with the Blue Men of the Minch who are sinking luxury yachts. According to their contract, they aren't in violation of any of the terms. Al learns that the yachts they sink are being used by traffickers among whom is a man who is a power behind the government and who also happens to be a warlock. 

Al also has to deal with his hobgoblin Buck Foi who wants to start his own family and become the most celebrated hobgoblin of all time. And Al's accountant is starting her own cult around a god who loves whiskey and cheese and who eats violent men. 

I really enjoyed this conclusion to the trilogy. I like the way it mixes all sorts of mythologies into an entertaining adventure. I liked that Al finally gets his happy ending. 

I received this one in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. You can buy your copy here.
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Monday, September 23, 2024

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (September 23, 2024)

It's Monday, What Are You Reading? is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date.

It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading is where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week.  It is a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list.

Want to See What I Added to My Stack? links to Stacking the Shelves hosted by Marlene at Reading Reality.

Other Than Reading...

This was another quiet week. While I am feeling better, I am still not feeling well. I spent most of the week coughing and laying around on the couch. Luckily, there was baseball to watch and audiobooks to listen to. 

I am almost finished with my reread of Jayne Castle's paranormal romantic suspense series set on the world of Harmony. These are fun stories, and I especially like each dust bunny character. Also, since I've read them before, if I fall asleep for a while it isn't hard to catch myself up on the story again when I awake. 

Baseball is getting to the nail-biting part of the season. My Braves are fighting for a place in the playoffs. Each game is a must win and sometimes they aren't winning. I may have to switch to watching football since I've heard that the Minnesota Vikings are doing well this year. 

There is nothing on my schedule for this week. My brother has Monday and Tuesday off. Hopefully, he'll have some ideas for cooking so that there are leftovers. Otherwise, he has three 11 - 6:30 shifts and two 3:30 - 11 shifts. We won't be eating dinner together on any of his workdays but should have late lunches together when he works until 11. 

Read Last Week
  • Fondue or Die by Korina Moss (Review; October 22) -- The fifth Cheese Shop mystery has Willa and her crew trying to figure out who killed the woman in charge of the beauty pageant. My review will be posted on October 15)
  • Midnight Crystal by Jayne Castle (Audiobook Reread)
  • Much Ado About Margaret by Madeleine Roux (Review; October 22) -- Regency romance where a female author has to convince a male publisher to publish her book. My review will be posted on October 16.
  • Canyons of Night by Jayne Castle (Audiobook Reread)
  • Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Robert Dugoni (Review; October 22) -- Second Keera Duggan legal thrill has Keera defending a childhood acquaintance she knows is a pathological liar and sociopath. My review will be posted on October 17.
  • The Lost Night by Jayne Castle (Audiobook Reread)
  • Deception Cove by Jayne Castle (Audiobook Reread)
  • The Raven Heir by Stephanie Burgis (Mine) -- The middle grade fantasy begins a trilogy. Three children begin a quest to locate the missing Raven Crown. My review will be posted on October 19.
  • The Hot Zone by Jayne Castle (Audiobook Reread)
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