Oh dear. It suddenly occurs to me tht the more books I read, the longer these posts become! And I read 14 books in March!
About Time by David Duchovny
This was the last of my Christmas books. It’s poetry, whcih I had no idea Duchovny wrote. This book wasn’t on my wishlist; my son and his fiancee gave it to me; I think they were bing funny because they know what an X-Phile I am. But anyway, the poems seemed good to me, not that I am an expert on the kind of poems that don’t rhyme. I prefer Wordsworth, myself.
The Poet by Michael Connelly
Well, y’all, we went to McKay’s. And, tragically, it was the last time we ever went to McKay’s in Knoxville, because it went out of business. So we might have gone just a little crazy and that’s why I read so many books this months. I went through the aisles trying to find books by my favorite authors that I had yet to read. The above was one of them, a Harry Bosch-Rachel Walling novel about a serial killer.
A Darkness More Than Night by Michael Connelly
This novel features both Bosch and former FBI agent Terry McCaleb. I love the way Connelly crosses over characters into each other’s stories. And I love when he brings back someone we haven’t seen in awhile–it feels like meeting an old friend.
Monster by Jonathan Kellerman
I’ve been reading Jonathn Kellerman’s Alex Delaware novels for so long that I am always surprised I have not read them all. But I managed to find several that were new to me on that last visit to McKay’s, starting with this one. It features a psychotic man committed after the brutal murders of the family his mother worked for. Now he seems to have knowledge about murderers happening now, outside the asylum walls.
Devil’s Waltz by Jonathan Kellerman
This was about a suspected Munchausen’s-by-proxy case. Very good a hard to figure out.
When the Bough Breaks by Jonathan Kellerman
I’ve read these books all out of order so this one was a real treat–the very first one in the series! Alex is coaxed out of retirement to consult with the police.
Time Bomb by Jonathan Kellerman
An attempted school shooting is the starting point. Alex is tasked with providing therapy to the students and ends up investigating the shooter’s life and motives.
Breakdown by Jonathan Kellerman
I love stories about murder in retrospect, to use an Agatha Christie phrase. In this novel, Alex and Milo’s investigation into one murder leads them to another, more than 30 years before.
Exposed by Lisa Scottoline
This is one of Scotoline’s legal thrillers, which I love. A wrongful termination suit leads to conflict in the firm, with each partner taking an opposing side.
Betrayed by Lisa Scottoline
Unlie most of Scottoline’s legal thrillers, this one centers Judy Carrier, investigating the death of her aunt’s friend and uncovering some family secrets in the process.
Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline
This is the story of a psychologist who becomes a little too involved in helping a patient who may be a murderer–or IS HE?
The Aquitaine Progression by Robert Ludlum
I think McKay’s was selling this oldie-but-goodie, which I read over and over starting in my teenage years, for a quarter! Joel Converse is caught in a web of danger and intirigue while overseas and must thwart a plot to take over the major world governments. It’s an exciting read and was writted by the REAL Robert Ludlum.
Light a Single Candle by Beverly Butler
When I was in thrid grade, there was a big shelf of books in the classroom that we could read when we finished our work. I was always finished early and I loved to read those books. I am pretty sure this is one of them, and though I had read it more than once back then, I had forgotten almost all of it before grabbing it at McKay’s. It’s the story of a girl who goes blimd just before high school and how she adjust. It’s hopeful but unsentimental.
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
This is another childhood favorite that I read over and over again. There were several sequels but I always liked this one best, and no, I have not seen the movie and I don’t want to because I am sure they got it all wrong. Briefly, this is the story of little people who live under the flloors and behind the walls shoe “borrow” from us “Big People” all the things that so often seem to go missing and put them to various creative uses. The illustrations of this book are particularly delightful and it’s hard to imagine the book without them.
So apparently I completed a book every other day or so in March. If you are wondering how I had time to do that, well so am I. Part of the answer is that every afternoon before I start cooking dinner and every evening after dinner until we watch our one hour of family t.v., my current practice is to sit in my chair in the living room, dog at my feet, and either play my game on my phone or read. I don’t think it’s possible to read too much, although there are probably other things I could or should be doing instead. What can I say? There are so many books and so little time!
