Books I've Read

Interesting mystery story that takes place in Venice. Commissario Guido Brunetti series. The world famous Maestro dies between acts at the opera. Nicely written, too.

Great little story about John and Kookie the Motorcycle Mutt. I've seen them in magazine articles and in On Any Sunday, now in a book telling their story. I read a scanned copy online.

Mother and kids travel from Texas to a miserable existence in California picking cotton during the Dust Bowl era. Not bad, but no Steinbeck, as someone said to me.

An editor of mystery books visits an author on a small (hot) island to see about publishing a book of mysteries he wrote many years before. Lots of surprises, nothing is as it seems. Ultimately a bit disappointing, though.

Mrs. Pollifax presents herself at the CIA headquarters in Langley to see if they have any openings. First book of the series.

Omnibus edition combining Shards Of Honor and Barrayar. Cordellia and Aral meet and get married, eventually Miles is "born". Great stories, I'm sure I must have read them before, but seem to be not on my list.

Bank robber holds people at an apartment "open house" hostage. Very excellent, lots of weeping on my part!

I enjoyed reading this story of a teen ham radio who tracks down some spies in her town. Very nostalgic ham radio fiction reminding me of my youth!

Guy walks a goodly portion of the length of Baja California with a burro. Pretty good, except for the parts quoting history which, while necessary (I guess), I pretty much disliked. Possibly because the typeface was WAY too small for my old eyes!!

Pretty convulsed story for the likes of me, I had no idea how it was going to turn out!