Books I've Read

A cautionary tale of over-population and genetic engineering-gone-bad, aimed at younger children. Pretty good, I read it in only two hours!

I did not have high hopes for a teen book about bridge, but I trusted the author, read it, and liked it VERY much! The possibly overwhelming stuff about bridge is marked with a whale symbol so you can skip over it. An excellent idea! I almost want to try playing bridge, now. Almost!

I read this because a student said it was not like she expected, and it was really good. It IS really good. I weeped at the end.

Very interesting tales of the patients of a neuro-something-or-other. Can't say I read EVERY word, but enjoyed it. Amazing stories.

Good story. Good movie.

Author goes to juvenile detention facility for mostly murderers, teaches a writing class. Non-fiction. I liked the talking-parts, but not the student writing parts. It's just me, I guess.

Shelly House is over a hundred years old. Once a mansion, now divided into apartments, or "flats", as the Brits will call them. A motley assortment of people live there, mostly not getting along very well. An assault occurs, suspects are listed, but everything is cleared up by the end. Except the death of Marge!

Nova is accused causing the community's roofing to be stolen. Enjoyed reading it.

The village council wants to shut down the library, and the patron are revolting! Great story!

Frank spends several decades riding the number 88 bus to find a girl he talked to. Several people help him. I really liked this story.

Archy McNally, #11. Written by Vincent Lardo. Archy is supposed to deliver the money to some guy selling a Truman Capote manuscript, but stuff goes wrong.

Archy McNally, #13.
I guess this is the last book. It has a maze-mystery!

Archy McNally, #4. Some one is stealing stuff from the Forsythes, and it might be someone who lives there.

Archy McNally, #10.
Author is Vincent Lardo.
Super famous romance author Sabrina Wright hires Archy to find her missing husband. Who disappeared while looking for Sabrina's missing (adult) daughter. Who ran off (with her muckraker journalist boyfriend) to look for her birth father.

Archy McNally, #12. Written by Vincent Lardo. Some guy drowns in a shallow pool.

Actual author is Victor Lardo. For continuity I am filing under Lawrence Sanders, the original author of the series. Supposedly.
Archy McNally, #8.
Someone threatens to expose someone's grandfather as a Titanic fraud. Also, someone else is murdered by their spouse. Are they related?

Archy McNally, #9. Actual author is Vincent Lardo.
Archy investigates whether a psychic is real or fake. Also, Archy directs a play.

Archy McNally, #7.
A pair of conmen are trying to get a rich woman in Florida to buy a Fabrege Egg. Dad asks Archy to determine if the conmen are conmen. Is that a spoiler?

Archy McNally, #2. Archy gets mixed up with spiritualists.

Archy McNally, #6. The owner of a parrot store, called Parrots Unlimited (imagine that), thinks someone wants to harm him. Well, he was right. But who did it?