Books I've Read

A conman in prison runs a scam. Very funny!! I am reading this again. Written by a guy who was/is in prison.

My mother recommended this author. I was not TOO excited by this novel, but I am inspired to read Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, so I guess that is a worthy accomplishment for Mr. Lehrer.

The Nosey Parker Mysteries, #2. The village is putting on an art festival featuring a famous artist that painted some pictures there. Someone dies. Who did it? Why? What's there to eat?

The Nosey Parker Mysteries, #1. I enjoyed reading this fun cozy. Will read more! Thought I had some good quotes to share but they seem to have disappeared!

The Nosey Parker Mysteries, #3.
A movie company comes to the village. A man dies of fugu poisoning. Or did he?

A guy named Daniel unknowingly sees a woman being kidnapped in front of his house. Pretty good story, I learned a lot about SMA, a progressive disorder I never heard of before.

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.

Chile Palmer gets involved in the record business.

Takes place mostly in Africa, mostly Djibouti, a place with which I was not familiar. The story moved along pretty slowly, I thought, but the ending is, well, an ending. Chapter five, paragraph, three, I think, it says "Yahama". Did no one notice, or no one cared, or the author did it on purpose?

Faux priest returns from Africa to run a scam to get funds. Very unpleasant descriptions of violence in Africa.

Raylan Given, #3. U.S. Marshall Raylin, with his cowboy hat, looks for the killer of an old man, three women robbing banks, and an escaped gambler, who might have been one of those aforementioned three women robbing banks, but wasn't.

Raylan Givens, #2. More sordid going-ons in Florida.

Foley meets Cundo in prison, ends up in Venice (California) where Dawn is plotting to get Cundo's money.

High diver Dennis goes to Mississippi and meets Civil War reenactors, drug dealers, a Young Dog named Robert Taylor, and cute A lil' ol' hooker named Traci.

Marshal Carl Webster is looking for couple of escaped German POWs in Detroit. Several interesting quotes regarding Honey taking off her underwear could be listed, but I refrain.

San Francisco criminal defense attorney Dismas Hardy solves the mystery of who killed the marijuana dealer his client is accused of murdering. Somewhat confusing, I had to look back in the story several times to refresh my memory of who is who, and who did what.

Iraq war vet comes home to find his war-buddy hooked up with his ex-girlfriend. Pretty darn good. Dismas finally shows up on in Chapter 30 to save the day.

Glitsky is working payroll, Dismas is suing a Patrol Special holder, Wade Panos, for thirty million. Wade takes exception to this.

Wyatt Hunt investigates the murder of a judge and his girlfriend, and the disappearance of Wyatt's new woman friend.

A double-murder arson in the San Francisco "Painted Ladies" leads to uncomfortable inquiries by Cuneo about Glitsky and Hardy.