Books I've Read
Recent Books
A Bad Deal For The Whole Galaxy.
The Salvagers, #2. I said I may not read the second one, and here I've gone and done it? My Libby doesn't have the third book, ain't that nice?
I think I liked this one a bit more better, maybe I'm starting to like the characters?
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..."at the end of a wench line..." -- What is a wench line?? Quote:
Originally, it meant a light bulb that blinked because of a short circuit. -- Or an open circuit maybe?? Sorry, pet peeve! Quote:
"You guys are a bunch of assholes."
No one laughed.
"But ..." she began, "I guess that's why I fit in so well. Don't let me die out there."Quote:
Apparently, losing his arm had pissed him off pretty good, so at least he and Boots understood each other.Quote:
Even Boots. -- Well, I wept a bit here. Read:
6/2025
McNally's Dare
Archy McNally, #12. Written by Vincent Lardo. Some guy drowns in a shallow pool.
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Father, nibbling on a piece dry toast, looked somber and morose. -- Page 104. Quote:
Father, scooping up his scrambled eggs, looked somber and morose. -- Page 104. Quote:
Father, sipping his coffee, looked somber and morose. -- page 105. Read:
6/2025
McNally's Alibi
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.
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What cheek. It was that damn computer--that infamous information highway that was encouraging the young of the land to castigate their betters.Quote:
"Why don't you get a cell phone?"Read:
6/2025
Never Lie
Well, I can certainly see why her books are so popular! Nicely written, amazing surprises. I'll probably end up reading more!
This one is about a newlywed couple looking to buy a house out in the boonies. It's winter, and they get stuck at the house all alone. Or are they?
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Yes, we do have GPS, but that signal went out about ten minutes ago. -- GPS doesn't work like that. You don't need cell coverage to find yourself on a map. I've been geocaching with no cell coverage, the phone GPS works fine. Read:
6/2025
A Big Ship At The Edge Of The Universe
The Salvagers, #1. In the far distant future a race car champion is accused of murder, among other things. I'm not sure if I'm gonna read the next two books. This one was OK, I'm just not sure about the SF/Magic combination.
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Behind Orna's back, Boots silently mocked the quartermaster's gruff delivery.
Orna paused. "You know I can see everything Ranger sees."
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"Yes, well..." Nilah grimaced. "I... was out of line. This is my first kidnapping, and I don't know how to behave."Read:
6/2025
The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches
A witch is hired to tutor some very young witches. A charming story, and there is a romance element, of course.
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"Niceness is all about what we do when people are looking. Kindness, on the other hand, runs deep. Kindness is what happens when no one's looking." Quote:
"For the last time, I did not steal your stupid puzzle!"
"It can't have just walked away!"
"We're witches! Maybe it did!Quote:
"Does this mean you'll come outside and meet everybody?"
"Reluctantly," said Jamie wryly, "and with tremendous ill grace, but yes. I will."Read:
6/2025
McNally's Chance
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.
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"Make that two orders of fries."
"What about your waistline?" she challenged.
"I'm not going to eat them. I just want to look at them and remember when I could."Read:
6/2025
McNally's Folly
Archy McNally, #9. Actual author is Vincent Lardo.
Archy investigates whether a psychic is real or fake. Also, Archy directs a play.
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...I lit an English Oval without having to hear one of them say, "I thought you gave up smoking." Quote:
In conclusion, my motives in courting the lady were not purely prurient--which is even harder to pronounce than believe.Quote:
"I'm on my cell phone, outside the police station." -- Lolly Spindrift at least has a cell phone!! Read:
6/2025
McNally's Dilemma
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?
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lunching with my fiancé, Consuela Garcia. -- Wait, what?Quote:
"Thank you, but I'm a soap-and-water girl."Quote:
And something Hattie said had struck me as odd at the time. -- Noisy "getaway" car? Quote:
Mar-A-Lago is now owned by a New York realtor. -- That is FUNNY!! Book published in 1999. Quote:
convertible ears -- I think he meant convertible cars, referring to his Miata. Read:
6/2025
The Frozen River
Historic-inspired fictional story of real person Martha Ballard, a midwife in Maine back in the late 1700s. A sort of murder mystery is solved. Really like it!
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This is what it means to age, I think. The days are long, but the years are short.Read:
6/2025