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The Sheriff Of Yrnameer

Rubens, Michael
After escaping the tentacled bounty hunter Kenneth, Cole ends up being the reluctant sheriff of a village beset, or soon-to-be, by outlaws. Bad Men. Some pretty funny stuff.

Words I Had To Look Up:

amuse bouche (pg. 263) -- A small complimentary appetizer offered at some restaurants.

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It had been that way since the WikiWars a century ago, when Wikipedia became self-aware and began vengefully reediting its contributors with remote-controlled heavy weaponry. (pg. 18)

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7/2010

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11/2011

A Fistful Of Rain

Rucka, Greg
Thriller takes place in Portland, Oregon. Rock star woman is blackmailed and threatened and drinks WAY too much.

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7/2013

The Last Run

Rucka, Greg
This one is several books into the Queen & Country series, of which I have not read but one, this one. Spy thriller, starring Tara Chase. Lots of action!

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7/2013

The Satanic Verses

Rushdie, Salman
Sorry, Salmon, I love to listen to you on the radio but I just could not get past the first chapter. Gave up 2/2002.

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No date

Multiple Wounds

Russell, Alan
San Diego Police Department investigates the murder of an art gallery owner. Lots of local color.

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8/2001

No Sign Of Murder

Russell, Alan
P.I. Stuart Winter is hired to find out what happened to a deaf girl. An interesting charactor works at the S.F. P.L. Interesting info about the deaf, and gorillas, and birding

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"I have observed in htis world that there are three types of people. There are the cleaners, and there are those that make a mess, and then there are those who are weathervanes." "Weathervanes?" "Spinning whatever direction the wind blows." [sic] Weathervanes constitute the bulk of our race. They wait for circumstance to change them. They never change circumstances. They never even think of changing it. They'll march for peace. They'll also be part of a lynch mob."

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4/2001

Shame

Russell, Alan
Crime writer Maryelizabeth Line comes to San Diego to find out if someone is recreating the murders from her first book. A highly recommended crime story.

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4/2001

The Fat Innkeeper

Russell, Alan
Hotelier Am Caulfield takes on murder and Japanese at the Hotel California. A very good story! Just as good in the second reading, too! Just as good in the third reading, too!!

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4/2001

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3/2006

Words I Had To Look Up:

truckle (pg. 284) -- Yield to out of weakness.
kusou (pg. 274) -- Kuso is a Japanese curse word. Mispelled?

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4/2009

The Forest Prime Evil

Russell, Alan
P.I. Stuart Winter finds out why a hero of the save-the-trees movement died. A good story.

TYPO:

'I was about to push by, which was what they wanted me to do, when a loud nose caused everyonein the place to jump.' pg. 20 I HATE those loud noses!!!

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4/2001

The Hotel Detective

Russell, Alan
Murder at the Hotel California in La Jolla. Funny and interesting.

QUOTE:

Sharon had been told that the reason women had difficulty estimating sizes was that they were always being told by men that six inches was a foot.

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4/2001

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4/2018

Caught Looking

Russell, Randy
Rooster Franklin goes to Kansas City to find a stolen baseball glove. Third book in series.

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3/2001

Doll Eyes

Russell, Randy
Rooster Franklin goes to Kansas City to restart romance with old lover. Fourth book in series. Rooster doesn't seem to remember he already knows Rick Meza from book three, at least...

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3/2001

Empire Falls

Russo, Richard
About Miles the greasy spoon owner in a small town he never got out of. Good story.

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12/2001

Straight Man

Russo, Richard
Funny story about a University professor.

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10/2000

The Risk Pool

Russo, Richard
Ned recounts the history of his relationship with his adventurous father in Mohawk, New York. Very good story, but took a long time to read.

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He was from the western half of Pennsylvania, "practically Ohio," and you couldn't grow up that close to Ohio with being Ohio. Ohio was that pervasive. Next to Iowa, she couldn't think of a worse influence. --page 309

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12/2006

Get That Nigger Off The Field!

Rust, Art
A history of African-Americans and other people of color who have played baseball over the last one hundred years.

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4/2012

Becoming Naomi Leon

Ryan, Pam Munoz
Naomi lives in trailer in a town very like Lemon Grove, with her grandmother and brother. Family conflicts, trip to Mexico, reunions. Good story.

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11/2006

Esperanza Rising

Ryan, Pam Munoz
Story of a young girl coming to America from Mexico back in the 30's. Loosely based on the author's grandmother's life. Very good story.

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4/2002

Missing May

Rylant, Cynthia
Summer recalls her aunt May who passed away. A nice story, it's the 1993 Newbery Medal awardee.

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5/2009

Berserker's Star

Saberhage, Fred
Harry Silver ferryies a woman and to men to the not-a-planet of Maracanda where things are not always what one would expect. LATER: Whats with the typos?

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7/2003
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[Abadzis - Alcott] [Alexander - Andreae] [Angelou - Atkinson] [Atkinson - Ballard] [Balliett - Barnard] [Barnard - Barnhill] [Barr - Barr] [Barrows - Bear] [Bear - Beaton] [Beaton - Beattie] [Beattie, editor - Black] [Black - Block] [Block - Borchert] [Bosch - Brennert] [Brillant - Bryson] [Bryson - Bujold] [Bujold - Card] [Card - Card] [Card - Chabon] [Chabon - Clancy] [Clancy - Cline] [Coakley - Cohen] [Cohen - Collins] [Collins - Connelly] [Connelly - Constantine] [Constantine - Corin] [Cornwell - Crais] [Crais - Crider] [Crime - Cushman] [Cussler - Dashner] [Dashner - Dexter] [DiCamillo - Doig] [Doig - Drake] [Drake - Eland] [Elkins - Emerson] [Emerson - Fairbanks] [Fairstein - Feder] [Fenner - Flanagan] [Flanagan - Flint] [Flint - Fournier] [Fournier - Francis] [Francis - Francis] [Francis - Frey] [Friedman - Garcia] [Gardner - Giff] [Gillin - Gores] [Gormley - Granger] [Grann - Greenleaf] [Greenleaf - Grisham] [Grisham - Haddix] [Haddix - Hall] [Hall - Hannigan] [Harland - Hebden] [Heinlein - Heinlein] [Heinlein - Henry] [Henry - Herriot] [Hershon - Hiaasen] [Hiaasen - Hillerman] [Hillerman - Holm] [Holm - Huff] [Huff - Jemisin] [Jemisin - Jones] [Jones - Kaminsky] [Kaminsky - Kidd] [Kidder - Kingsolver] [Kingsolver - Korman] [Korman - Lampman] [Lampman - Lawrence] [Lawrence - Leonard] [Leonard - Lewis] [Lewis - Lott] [Louv - Lutz] [Lutz - Maguire] [Maguire - Martin] [Martin - Mass] [Mass - McCaffrey] [McCaffrey - McCrumb] [McCrumb - Meloy] [Meluch - Modesitt Jr.] [Modesitt, Jr. - Moon] [Moon - Mowat] [Muchamore - Nicholson] [Nicholson - Norton] [Norton - O'Brian] [O'Brian - Oates] [Oliver - Paretsky] [Paretsky - Parker] [Parker - Parker] [Parker - Patterson] [Patterson - Peacock] [Pears - Perry] [Perry - Pohl] [Pohl - Poyer] [Poyer - Pratchett] [Pratchett - Pronzini] [Pronzini - Pullman] [Pullman - Reeve] [Reeve - Richter] [Riggs - Robinson] [Robinson - Rowling] [Rubens - Saberhage] [Saberhagen - Scalzi] [Scalzi - Scieszka] [Scithers - Scottoline] [Scottoline - Sheinkin] [Sheinkin - Simak] [Singer - Sneider] [Snelling - Standiford] [Stanhope - Stephenson] [Stephenson - Stross] [Stross - Sweeney] [Tapply - Thompson] [Thorp - Turtledove] [Turtledove - Van Draanen] [Van Draanen - Villasenor] [Voltaire - Weeks] [Weir - Westerman] [Westlake - Westlake] [Westlake - Wodehouse] [Wodehouse - Yep] [Yep - Zusak] 

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