Books I've Read

A Mormon mother-of-four from Utah sells a movie script in LA and becomes best friends with a famous actor. Explores what friendship and marriage relationships are, with lots of witty dialogue. Some of the things that happened were like a punch in the gut to me, so it is not all fun.

I'm too lazy to work the puzzles, and I'm annoyed by Cora, but these stories have a certain charm. In this one Cora's niece, Sherry is have a baby, and Cora's annoying ex is being harassed by a loan shark.

The first of the series. Light enjoyable read, with a crossword puzzle to solve.

The Puzzle lady is in an unlikely 12 Days Of Christimas production. The Virgin Mary gets murdered. First time I read this series, so let me get this straight; everybody thinks she can solve puzzles, but she can't? Huh? Several acrostics to be puzzled over. I like Stanley more, but the puzzles are interesting.

Stanley is hired to follow a guys estranged wife.

Stanley goes on vacation with Alice to an inn, where a girl drops dead of poison. Irritating dialogue with the police chief. Includes recipes!! .

Evidently (get it?) the first of the Stanley Hastings books. Pretty OK, not the best, but enjoyable.

Stanley is supposed to help a hitman not hit someone. Things go awry. I wasn't too excited by this one. I found the repartee confusing.

P.I. Stanley Hastings can't get out of jury duty. I like this guy!

P.I. Stanley Hastings is hired to find a blackmailer. Rather convaluted plot, I say. Neato ending.

Stanley Hastings investigates murder on the set of the movie he wrote a script for.

Stanley Hastings, P.I., is afraid his client is pulling some sort of scam on him.

Stanley Hastings tries to find out who is strangling his boss's clients.

Stanley Hastings is hired to find out who is threatening a suspense writer's wife.

Cora gets some competition when a Japanese puzzle woman comes to town with her sixteen-year-old niece in tow.

A Puzzle Lady mystery. Cora and Sherry's friend Brenda somehow are planning a double wedding, Brenda to Sherry's abusive ex-spouse.

An P.I. in India investigates the murder of a servant girl, among other things. Pretty good.

(The Appeal, #1) I enjoyed reading this mystery, where nothing is revealed until the end, unless you are smart enough to figure it out. Which I am not. A plan to raise funds to help a child with cancer, some nurses who return from Africa, a doctor from Africa, and others, figure in this tale.

Poke is trying to adopt Miaow but vicious criminals cause problems.

Poke gets offered the opportunity to write a biography. He also gets threatened if he writes that biography. What to do? Good story!