Books I've Read

A collection of Maynards magazine column, many concerning the mythical bike shop run by a guy named Bob. Most of stories hit the mark, some falter, maybe I did not "get" them because I am not a racer. I highly recommend it to any "bicycle fancier".

Brad and his wife, Amy, travel the U.S. in a motor home searching for the meaning of Faith, Hope, Inspiration, etc., in towns of the same name. Took me a while to get into it, but it was pretty good.

Bookstore owner Claire Malloy reluctantly hosts a convention of Mystery authors and their fans. Pretty humorous.

A kooky artist gets involved in murder. Claire's daughter and her friend dress up like gorillas...or was it bears?

Claire Malloy gets a phone call from a dead person. More or less. Adventures in Mexico!

Claire Malloy subs at her daughter's high school, in the Journalism dept.

Arly is talked in accompanying a group of teens to church camp. A group of women with shaven heads live on the property. One turns up dead. Back in Maggody, the Marjorie the pig is lonely.

Crop circles and UFOs stir up the population.

Chief Arly Hanks has to deal with teen trolleps, Internet porn, a biker wierdo and her mother.

Arly Hanks deal with the results of a home town hero singer returning to give a concert.

Claire Malloy ends up with a baby on her doorstep.

Someone dognaps Miss Parchester's beagles that Claire Malloy is dogsitting.

Chief Arly has problems with right-wingers and burglars.

Told in unrhymed verse, it's about the removal of the Aleuts from the Alaskan Panhandle islands during World War II.

A police detective demoted to restaurant inspector investigates an arm caught by a sports fisherman.

Rock music guy gets killed by wife. Guy loses eye after getting whacked by a frozen lizard.

Bass fishing intrigue in Florida.

Noah helps his dad expose a polluting casino boat in Florida.

Teen tries to stop destruction of owl habitat by nasty pancake restaurant corporation.

Two losers steal a lottery ticket in Florida. Good story.