animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

in wake of water

I forgot I had a blog there for a moment. Last week, I finished this novella. It was written by a friend’s wife (SBR Martin). Not a bad first effort. I was particularly impressed by the fact that there weren’t any typos in the book. How does a self-published effort …

troubleshooter

This was the 3rd novel in Gregg Hurwitz’s Tim Rackley series. For whatever reason, I did not enjoy this book as much as I’ve enjoyed his other ones. I think it had to do with the fact that the plot centered around a drug-running biker gang. And, since I just …

the dead room

This book was ok for being a free one. It had a couple of typos in it, though. Typos in books really bug me. How about getting an editor? Anyway, it was a pretty cool story about a serial killer. The serial killer story line had a nice twist to …

sharp objects

This book was ok. For as short as it was (about 250 pages), it took me a while to read. The story was about a female reporter who returned to her hometown to cover a story about the murder of two girls, but really it was about the main character’s …

the kill clause

This is the first novel in Gregg Hurwitz’s “Tim Rackley” series. I read it (and a host of non-fiction) while we were on vacation last week. Unfortunately, I happened to read the 2nd book in the series first, but this did not put a damper on things. The plot was …