Hell With the Lid Blown Off: An Alafair Tucker Mystery by Donis Casey Poisoned Pen Press (June 2014) ISBN: 978-1464202988 I had no idea that this book was the seventh in a series when I read it. You don’t have to have read the previous stories to understand and appreciate it. I enjoyed it very much and will […]
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Meeting at the Brook Hollow Library, lots of good books in the circle today. Mysteries, Proust, college education, and sci-fi were only some of the topics. Join us on the second Saturday of each month: San Antonio Book Lovers Meetup Strangers in Death by J. D. Robb Bump in the Night by J. D. Robb
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The Zen Man (A Humorous Colorado Mystery, #2) by Colleen Collins This book is a contemporary mystery about an ex-attorney who is now a private investigator in Denver. His past as a drugged up party guy comes back to haunt him when his ex-wife is murdered at his place. He’s been framed for the murder
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The Borough Press in London has launched a fun meme for those of you who use Twitter. It’s called “Book A Day” and uses the following list for the month of June: Simply tweet once a day, answering the corresponding query for the day of the month, and include the #bookaday hashtag and a photo
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Sniper’s Honor: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel by Stephen Hunter Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition (May 20, 2014) ISBN: 978-1451640212 (Hardcover) Author Stephen Hunter obviously did his research for this, his (third) ninth adventure with ex-sniper Bob Lee Swagger. He excellently describes the historical aspects of the World War as well as the contemporary underside
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The Forgotten Sister: Mary Bennet’s Pride and Prejudice by Jennifer Paynter A nice companion to the classic “Pride and Prejudice,” this is the story of the middle Bennet sister, Mary. Her tale is not all peaches and cream. Mary is not as lovely as Jane nor as loved by their father as Elizabeth. However, her mind
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I have a very long list of books on my Kindle wish list on Amazon.com: currently 142 books. There are many historical novels, fantasies and science-fiction, and historical mysteries. The rest are non-fiction, and I thought I thought I’d start with a few from that group. Hopefully, you will find one that sounds good and
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