tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68383088103939906412024-03-05T08:38:52.572-05:00It happened in the library ... really!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-14078240236777189652015-12-18T06:52:00.000-05:002015-12-18T06:52:03.389-05:00Book Review Friday: The Burglar in the Library<br />
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The Burglar in the Library <br />
By Lawrence Block<br />
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I never read Lawrence Block before and since he's so popular with my library patrons I thought I should give him a try.<br />
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This tale comes late in the Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery series. Burglar and bookseller Bernie, his friend Carolyn, and Bernie's cat Raffles leave NYC for a weekend in the country at the very British Cuttleford House. Bernie's just interested in tracking down a rare book, but when bodies start dropping like flies and the snow drifts have the house cut off from the outside world, it's up to Bernie to catch a killer. This was fun twist on the classic locked room mystery. Great characters and a few surprising twists and turns kept me turning the pages. Metaphorically speaking, that is,since I downloaded the eBook from my library.<br />
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Although I jumped into the middle of the series and loved it, for a better picture of Bernie Rhodenbarr and what makes him tick, start with the first book in the series <i>Burglars Can't be Choosers</i>. And if you decide you like Lawrence Block's style he's got a long list of titles to keep you reading for a while. Check out the complete list on his page at <a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/lawrence-block/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/lawrence-block/" target="_blank">Fantastic Fiction. </a>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-35683243565849920852015-11-13T09:09:00.000-05:002015-11-13T09:09:32.770-05:00Book Review Friday: The Aeronaut's Windlass<br />
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The Aeronaut's Windlass<br />
The Cinder Spires Series<br />
By Jim Butcher<br />
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This book clocked in at 630 pages long. Now you know why it's been two weeks since I posted a review. It took awhile to read this one. And it was worth every minute.<br />
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<i>The Aeronaut's Windlass</i> is a Steampunk Fantasy, set in a world where everyone lives in mile high towers built ages ago and the surface of the earth is a mist covered land filled with fantastic and dangerous beasts. The various spires are governed by ruling houses (along the lines of the British aristocracy) and alternately do business with and war against one another. The main mode of transport from spire to spire is the airship. They are powered by electricity which is generated from crystals that can channel the etheric energy that courses around and through the world.<br />
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That's the world, the characters that live in it are amazing. Francis Madison Grimm, drummed out of the Spire Albion Fleet for cowardice now captains a merchant vessel named Predator. When his ship is damaged in an altercation with the flag ship from Spire Aurora, Captain Grimm is at a loss as to how to replace the damaged crystals he needs to power his vessel, until the Spirearch of Albion makes him an offer he can't refuse. Grimm finds himself on a mission to transport the Spirearch's agents on a mission to track down an enemy who threatens the safety of everyone in the Spire. But there is more to their enemies than meets the eye and surviving this mission may be a cakewalk compared to what lies in store.<br />
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Jim Butcher is a master of writing battle scenes both on the ground and in the air. His characters are well developed, and are by turns fascinating, frightening, sympathetic and infuriating. My only complaint is that since the book was just released this month I have to wait at least a year for the next installment of The Cinder Spires. I can only hope it doesn't take Mr. Butcher as long to write a novel as it does George R. R. Martin.<br />
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I listened to the audio book read by Euan Morton. He does an excellent job with all the voices and accents of the various characters and he keeps the action moving along. In point of fact, the story was so compelling I couldn't wait for my next commute to finish, so I borrowed the book as well. But I'm still finishing the audio, even though I know how it ends.<br />
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Jim Butcher is the author of the Dresden Files Series, start with <i>Storm Front</i><br />
and the Codex Alera Series<i>, </i>start with <i>Furies of Calderon</i><br />
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If you like <i>The Aeronaut's Windlass</i>, you make like these books (according to Novelist Plus)<br />
<i>Boneshaker</i> by Cherie Priest<br />
<i>The Bone Season</i> by Samantha Shannon<br />
<i>The Horns of Ruin</i> by Tim Akers<br />
<i>Empire of Ivory</i> by Naomi Novik<br />
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<i>Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania</i><br />
By Erik Larson<br />
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I thought I knew about the Lusitania. Heck, we all learned about it in school, didn't we? Now I know better. Even though I knew the outcome I was caught up in Erik Larson's narrative. Told from the varying perspectives of the passengers and crew of the Lusitania, the German captain of the u-boat that fired the fateful torpedo, and the movers and shakers in the British, German, and United States governments, Larson does an amazing job of pulling all the facts together and
weaving a tale of thrills and suspense out of an historic event. I listened to the audio book narrated by Scott Brick, he was an excellent narrator.<br />
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If you liked <i>Dead Wake</i> you might like:<br />
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<i>Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy and the End of the Victorian Age</i> by Greg King and Penny Wilson<br />
<i>Titanic: Triumph and Tragedy</i> by John P. Easton<br />
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Also by Erik Larson:<br />
<i>Isaac's Storm: A Man, A Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History</i><br />
<i>The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America</i><br />
<i>Thunderstruck</i><br />
<i>In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin</i><br />
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<br />Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-20524987280597663752015-10-23T10:43:00.000-04:002015-10-23T10:43:02.258-04:00Book Review Friday: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore<br />
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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore<br />
By Robin Sloan<br />
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I finished Wednesday. The book discussion was Thursday. That's good. The discussion was great. Not too many attendees, but everyone loved the book and thanked me for recommending it. Is there higher praise for a librarian? I don't think so.<br />
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Anyway ...<br />
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Clay Jannon is a suddenly downsized computer programmer desperately looking for gainful employment when he stumbles upon Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. Clay soon learns that Penumbra's is unlike any other bookstore he's ever seen and though he's been warned not to snoop, his curiosity gets the best of him. Mr. Penumbra's shop holds the key to a mystery that people have been trying to solve for centuries and Clay thinks he might just have a new way to find the answer.<br />
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The story is an homage to books and the printed word and at the same time relies heavily on technology and all things Interwebs. In a real life mirror of his favorite fantasy adventure novels, Clay calls in his friends to help him use the power of computers and 21st century technology on his quest to help Mr. Penumbra and solve the mystery.<br />
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<i>Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore </i>won the 2013 Alex award from YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association). The award is given to adult books that have a special appeal to young adults.<br />
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If you like this book, you may like:<br />
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<i>Ready Player One</i> by Ernest Cline<br />
<i>The Eyre Affair</i> by Jasper FfordeCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-41253966764003089422015-10-20T09:16:00.000-04:002015-10-20T09:16:00.506-04:00Speaking of GenealogyWere we speaking about genealogy? I do it all the time. But I'm crazy like that. I love it when folks come into the library with a genealogy question. And I make pathfinders to help folks get started on their genealogy projects. And now I've got something new to share. I just found this <a href="https://familysearch.org/blog/en/52-questions-52-weeks-writing-life-easier/?cid=HP_TH_10-15-2015_dFHD_fFHIS_xLIDyL2-2_" target="_blank">great post</a> about writing your personal history. <br />
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Now writing a personal history is a project that most genealogists:<br />
a) wish their ancestors had done<br />
b) dread doing themselves<br />
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And now the lovely folks at Family Search have created a list called <a href="https://familysearch.org/blog/en/52-questions-52-weeks-writing-life-easier/?cid=HP_TH_10-15-2015_dFHD_fFHIS_xLIDyL2-2_" target="_blank">52 Questions in 52 Weeks: Writing about Your Life Has Never Been Easier</a> I love it.<br />
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But will I do it? Will <i>you</i> do it? Your descendants will thank you for it. Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-39265570351801136592015-10-16T08:56:00.000-04:002015-10-16T08:56:34.536-04:00Friday ... againDo you know what happens when you try to read three books at once? Especially when one of them is for the book discussion you're leading next week?<br />
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You don't finish any of them by Friday. <br />
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I"m reading Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan for our book discussion next week. I'm loving it. But I wonder how the group will like it's techie view of the world. I'll find out next Thursday and let you know.<br />
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In the car I'm listening to Dead Wake by Erik Larson. How can a book, when you already know the ending be so darned thrilling? I'll tell you. Erik Larson is a genius at building suspense. Chapters are going round robin, from the Lusitania to the U20 (German U-Boat), to the Room 40 (Code room in London intercepting German messages to its submarines), and to the various politicians at the head of the governments involved (especially Winston Churchill and Woodrow Wilson). Larson is painting a picture and with each stroke of his pen it becomes more detailed and clear. Can you guess how I feel about this book so far?<br />
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On my eReader I've got Lawrence Block's Burglar in the Library. I haven't actually started it. But it's waiting for me as soon as I finish Penumbra, which might be today, depending on how energetic I'm feeling about getting the housework done. And since I've got a wicked cold, that's not very energetic at all.<br />
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Ah well, stay tuned, more book reviews are on their way.Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-16847964561853223332015-10-09T20:56:00.002-04:002015-10-09T20:56:40.863-04:00Book Review Friday: The Book of Speculation<br />
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The Book of Speculation<br />
By Erika Swyler<br />
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Long Island librarian Simon Watson receives a mysterious book in the mail that seems to explain his family’s history. It’s a history of mermaids, women who work in carnivals as swimmers and breathe holders, women who die before they’re thirty by drowning and always on July 24th. And now his sister is coming home in July and Simon is desperate to keep history from repeating itself.<br />
Swyler tells two stories, that of Simon, a confused, depressed young man trying to cope with his own personal tragedies; and his ancestors who worked in traveling carnivals and had tragedies of their own. The pace and the tension build as the stories converge. The author uses elements of magical realism to tell her tale of carnivals, tarot, and most important the ties that bind families together.<br />
The details of Long Island locales were great except that Swyler's view of how libraries in Suffolk County are run is more imagination than reality. And as a librarian in Suffolk County I'm in a position to know. But once I decided to suspend disbelief over that little detail I enjoyed the story very much. I listened to the audio narrated by Ari Fliakos. He did a great job. If you like audiobooks give this one a try.<br />
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For more stories with touches of magic you may like:<br />
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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern<br />
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe<br />
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For more books about librarians, you may like:<br />
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The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger<br />
Murder Past Due by Miranda James<br />
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For books set on Long Island try:<br />
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The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille<br />
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald<br />
Etched in Sand by Regina Calcaterra<br />
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<br />Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-90340512786287773442015-09-19T14:14:00.000-04:002015-09-19T14:14:03.778-04:00Book Review ... NopeAh well.<br />
The problem is I won't review a book I haven't finished. It just doesn't seem fair. And the book I've been reading I didn't finish, and I never will. I just couldn't get into it. Second Street Station by Lawrence H. Levy is a Historical Mystery based on a true story. And you might love it, but I couldn't get into it.Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-20527734120978035692015-09-11T10:22:00.000-04:002015-09-11T10:22:50.529-04:00Book Review Friday: The Belgariad<br />
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The Belgariad<br />
By David Eddings<br />
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Technically, The Belgariad is not a book. It is five books. The first one was published in 1982.<br />
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Pawn of Prophecy<br />
Queen of Sorcery<br />
Magician's Gambit<br />
Castle of Wizardry<br />
Enchanter's End Game<br />
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This is one of my favorite stories. I've read it a dozen times, at least. I've shared it with friends, I've read the books aloud to my children. I've warn out paperback copies. But, frankly, as a librarian, this isn't something I'd recommend everyday, because they're just not on the library shelves anymore. But if you can find them and you love a good epic fantasy. You should try this.<br />
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The story begins with young Garion living on a farm with his Aunt Pol, who cooks for the farmer and his large staff of workers. One day the old storyteller shows up and Garion's life is turned upside down. And Garion slowly comes to realize that the storyteller, Aunt Pol, and even Garion himself are not who he thought they were and that they have a task to perform that will change the world.<br />
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Great characters, lots of humor, knights, thieves, magic, villains, and even a dragon make their way across the pages of Eddings' epic adventure. And if you can't get enough, Garion's adventures continue in The Mallorean (another five book series).<br />
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<br />Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-86792400399391870822015-09-09T13:21:00.000-04:002015-09-09T13:21:07.868-04:00Digital Footprint WebinarI just watched an informative webinar and found a great resource for more library education. Win Win. The webinar was Your Digital Footprint. Brought to us by the <a href="http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventlist.asp?Mode=ALL" target="_blank">Nebraska Library Commission</a>. The link takes you to their list of offerings, including their archive of recorded webinars. The Nebraska Library Commission sponsors NCompass broadcasts live every Wednesday at 10 AM Central Time with topics of interest to librarians. I will be back.<br />
Today's webinar discussed the digital footprint we all leave behind on the Internet and offered strategies we can use to minimize our footprint and keep our data secure. The webinar also offered strategies for presenting this information to library patrons young and old.Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-38462250072774101122015-09-04T09:13:00.001-04:002015-09-04T09:15:08.779-04:00Book Review Friday: Saint's Gate<br />
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Saint's Gate: A Novel of Suspense<br />
Bu Carla Neggers<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Heron’s
Cove is a beautiful, scenic town on the coast of Maine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Home to scenic overlooks, trendy boutiques, and
the Convent of the Sisters of the Joyful Heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is also the longtime home of Emma Sharpe, whose family owns the world
renowned Sharpe Fine Art Recovery firm, specializing in solving high end art
thefts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Emma was once a postulant at the
convent, but left before taking her final vows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Now she works for the FBI.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A call
from Sister Joan at the convent draws Emma into a mystery surrounding a
painting and then Sister Joan is murdered and the painting disappears.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Half
an hour up the Maine coast is tiny village of Rock Point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lobstermen make their home here. And so do
the Donovans, four rugged, independent brothers and their parents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Colin Donovan is one of the FBI’s most
valuable deep cover assets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Home
recuperating from a dangerous mission, Colin gets drawn into the mystery at the
convent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Emma
and Colin, highly trained, independent, and wary, must learn to trust one
another as they work together to catch a killer and find the missing painting before
anyone else dies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><i>Saint’s
Gate</i> is the first book in Carla Neggers’ FBI series, featuring Agents Sharpe
and Donovan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sparks fly as these two
strong, complicated characters solve crimes and fall in love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Neggers’ narrative provides beautiful descriptions
of the Maine coast as well as Ireland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The mystery is intriguing and the suspense builds to a surprising twist
of an ending.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The romance that blossoms
between Emma and Colin is no surprise, but their complex pasts add just enough
tension to keep the relationship interesting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">I read <i>Saint's Gate</i>, but listened to <i>Heron's Cove</i>. I recommend skipping the audio versions. The narrator wasn't the best and Neggers' prose is not well suited to reading aloud. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Hot as opposed to steamy, I could recommend this romantic suspense series to my mother
without blushing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Other
books in the Sharpe And Donovan Series<br />
<i>Heron’s Cove</i></span></div>
<i>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Declan’s
Cross</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Harbor
Island</span></i></div>
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</i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Keeper’s
Reach</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">If
you like Carla Neggers’ Sharpe and Donovan Series you may like:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Callahan & McLane series by Kendra Elliot</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Buchanan novels by Julie Garwood</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Nikki Heat series by Richard Castle </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And
books by:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">J.
D. Robb</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sandra
Brown</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Christine
Feehan</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Jennifer
Crusie</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Amanda
Quick</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Iris
Johansen</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Linda
Howard</span></div>
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<br />Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-23354224461648697332015-08-28T07:20:00.000-04:002015-08-28T07:22:17.884-04:00Book Review Friday: Heat Wave<br />
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Heat Wave<br />
By Richard Castle<br />
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It took a while for me to finally get around to reading one of Richard Castle's books. I knew about the phenomenon, but my TBR pile is just so high ... but finally this summer I really needed something different ... boy did I find it.<br />
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For those few who don't already know, there is no Richard Castle. The books are ghost written as a tie-in to the Castle TV series that airs on ABC. The premise is simple. A successful writer uses his leverage with the mayor of New York to allow him to shadow a New York City homicide detective in order to research a new book. In the process sparks fly between author Richard Castle and Detective Kate Beckett and the Nikki Heat novel series is born. The TV series is fun and engaging. And so are the novels.<br />
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<i>Heat Wave</i> introduces the character of detective Nikki Heat and her temporary sidekick, journalist Jameson Rook. Together with Detective Heat's team of investigators they work a homicide case as Rook prepares to write an article about one of NYPD's best detectives. The book has a slightly Chandleresque noir feel to it, dark and witty with undercurrents of sexual tension and violence. There are lots of subtle and, some not so subtle, wisecracks. Fast paced with a definite tension between the two main characters culminating in steamy, but not graphic love scenes. It's a well written story with interesting characters and lots of plot twists making for a satisfying mystery.<br />
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A few random thoughts on the books: I've done a binge read of the the Nikki Heat series this summer, which
starts with <i>Heat Wave</i>. Because of how quickly I've read them I've
noticed some subtle changes in technique and style from book to book and I think I'm safe in saying that there is no one person ghost writing this series. Also, for maximum effect, watch the series while reading the novels, the better to catch the inside jokes and see the clever way plot elements from the TV show are woven into the novels. It wouldn't hurt to catch up on the reruns of Firefly, too, as references to Castle star Nathan Fillion's previous role show up on screen and in print. <br />
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Books in the Nikki Heat series:<br />
<i>Heat Wave</i><br />
<i>Naked Heat</i><br />
<i>Heat Rises</i><br />
<i>Frozen Heat</i><br />
<i>Deadly Heat</i><br />
<i>Raging Heat</i><br />
<i>Driving Heat</i><br />
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Other books by Richard Castle:<br />
<i>A Brewing Storm</i><br />
<i>A Raging Storm</i><br />
<i>A Bloody Storm</i><br />
<i>Storm Front</i><br />
<i>Wild Storm</i><br />
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If you like Richard Castle's books, you may like these authors:<br />
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Lawrence Block <br />
James Patterson<br />
Michael Connolly<br />
Stephen J. Cannell<br />
Dennis Lehane<br />
Sue Grafton<br />
Tess Gerritsen<br />
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<br />Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-6320483229079594262015-08-21T09:05:00.000-04:002015-08-21T09:05:13.305-04:00Book Review Friday: Eight Hundred Grapes<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Hundred Grapes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">By Laura Dave</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Just
days before her wedding Georgia Ford discovers that her handsome, British
fiancé, Ben has been keeping something from her … something big.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reeling from the shock, Georgia heads home
to her family’s vineyard in the Sonoma Valley, hoping for solace and peace, but
things are never as simple as they seem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Georgia returns home to discover that her personal drama may be the
least of her worries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As she tries to
cope with a rapid fire series of revelations from her parents, her brothers,
and her fiancé, Georgia learns that life is all about choices: what you choose
and what you choose to leave behind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Other books by Laura Dave</span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">The First Husband</span></span></i></div>
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Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-28283131396009842015-08-14T08:00:00.000-04:002015-08-14T08:00:06.283-04:00Book Review Friday: The Buried Giant<br />
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The Buried Giant<br />
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By Kazuo Ishiguro
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After reading a great “conversation” between authors Kazuo
Ishiguro and Neil Gaiman (you can find it <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/2015/05/neil-gaiman-kazuo-ishiguro-interview-literature-genre-machines-can-toil-they-can-t-imagine" target="_blank">here</a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b>),
I just had to read this book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not exactly a fantasy adventure, Kazuo
Ishiguro’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Buried Giant</i> is a work
of literary fiction told with elements of fantasy and allegory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the story of Axl and Beatrice, an
elderly couple living in old Briton.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman</div>
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The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld</div>
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The Mermaid's Child by Jo Baker</div>
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The Girl on the Train</div>
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By Paula Hawkins</div>
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Out of control and out of work, Rachel still rides her
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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn<br />
Losing You by Nicci French<br />
In Fidelity by M J Rose<br />
The Collector by Nora Roberts<br />
The Other Woman's House by Sophie Hannah </div>
Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-35321341763344832292015-08-01T12:36:00.000-04:002015-08-02T09:01:58.165-04:00Romance Reading for EveryoneThe hardest thing for me to help a patron with is Romance novels. I don't read them. Not since high school, when I was an avid Harlequin reader. But since then, not so much. I've got nothing against them and if you love romance novels, that's cool. Like we learned in library school, every book it's reader. (<a href="http://www.jdcc.edu/library/RFL.pdf" target="_blank">Dr Ranganathan's Laws of Library Science</a>)<a href="http://www.jdcc.edu/library/RFL.pdf" target="_blank"> </a><br />
So for those of us who are Romance Novel challenged, but still want to be able to provide some Reader's Advisory help when asked. Here's NPR's list of <a href="http://www.npr.org/2015/07/29/426731847/happy-ever-after-100-swoon-worthy-romances" target="_blank">100 Swoon Worthy Romances </a>Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-9681723271619152432015-07-31T08:00:00.000-04:002015-07-31T08:00:03.879-04:00Book Review Friday: When Books Went to War<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-34611441577224018402015-07-24T08:00:00.000-04:002015-07-24T08:00:00.377-04:00Book Review Friday: The Selection<br />
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<i>The Selection</i><br />
By Kiera Cass<br />
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I read <i>The Selection</i> on a dare from a coworker. One of my coworkers had read the book and rated it a 2 on Goodreads. She also liked an incredibly negative review on Goodreads that intrigued me. the reviewer was just so passionate I had to see what all the fuss was about. So after an energetic discussion at the reference desk I decided to take the plunge.<br />
<i>The Selection</i> is a dystopian ya romance. Think Hunger Games meets The Bachelor. Teenager, America Singer (age never quite specified) is among a group of girls (all between the ages of 16 and 20) who will compete for the hand of Crown Prince Maxon, heir to the throne of Illea. Maxon, (age also unspecified) has recently come of age and is required to choose a wife from among the daughters of Illea.<br />
Illea is a futuristic North American nation, created after the United States was destroyed by war with China and then Russia and then finally rescued by billionaire Gregory Illea, who creates a monarchy to replace the democratic republics that existed on the continent, and for good (but unexplained measure) he includes a rigid caste system with the lowest of the low living as homeless, outcast, vagabonds. <br />
Author Kiera Cass has created a best-selling, popular series including selling the movie rights. The world-building is shaky, the writing is sometimes amateurish (<i>The Selection</i> is a first novel, after all), and the characters are two-dimensional, but it's hard to argue with success.<br />
All that being said, I got caught up in the story and couldn't put it down, so Cass must be doing something right. Unfortunately, for a real resolution to <i>The Selection</i> I'll have to read the rest of the trilogy, and I'm not sure I'm up for that much teenage drama.<br />
<br />Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-6541196791416045112015-07-17T11:39:00.000-04:002015-07-17T11:39:00.091-04:00Book Review Friday: The Thriling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage<br />
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<b><i>The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer</i> </b> <i>(from the front cover)</i><br />
By Sydney Padua<br />
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<i><b>The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage with Interesting & Curious Anecdotes of Celebrated and Distinguished Characters Fully Illustrating a Variety of Instructive and Amusing Scenes; As Performed within and without the Remarkable Difference Engine: Embellished with Portraits and Scientifick Diagrams </b> (from the cover page)</i><br />
By Sydney Padua<br />
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A graphic novel history book. Who knew? Author/Artist Sydney Padua provides a factual, pictorial history of the lives of Ada, Countess of Lovelace and Charles Babbage,the mathematicians who originated the ideas for a programmable computer in the early 1800s. Babbage's machine, the Difference Engine, wasn't built until the year 2000 and Lovelace died young, but in an alternate "pocket universe" Padua imagines what it would have been like if the amazing Difference Engine had been built. With amazingly detailed illustrations she depicts some of the adventures Babbage and Lovelace would have had as they used the Difference Engine and interacted with notable characters of the day including Queen Victoria, Dickens, Darwin, and more. Padua's drawings are incredible and the history is fascinating and the steampunk/alternate universe is a blast. Padua outdoes herself with her footnotes and endnotes, which, if read, will give the reader an amazing education in the history of computers, mathematics, and Victorian England as well as providing a few good laughs.Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-10197702403244166802015-07-10T08:00:00.000-04:002015-07-10T08:00:01.340-04:00Book Review Friday: This Year You Write Your Novel<br />
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This Year You Write Your Novel<br />
By Walter Mosley<br />
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This is a short, pithy book offering the author's insights into how a first time novelist can get a story from idea to draft to polished novel in one year. Accomplished novelist, Walter Mosley, offers advice, encouragement, practical exercises, and a kick in the pants to would be novelists who want to know how to get their words on paper. <br />
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For more great how to write your novel advice check out the 808.3 section of your local public library or try:<br />
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<i>On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft </i>by Stephen King<br />
<i>Plot & Structure</i> by James Scott Bell<br />
<i>Beyond the First Draft: The Art of Fiction</i> by John Casey <br />
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Walter Mosley has published over 37 novels. For some of his work try:<br />
The Easy Rawlins Series<br />
The Socrates Fortlow Series<br />
The Fearless Jones Series<br />
The Leonid McGill Series<br />
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Stand-alone novels include:<br />
<i>Odyssey</i><br />
<i>The Further Tales of Tempest Landry</i><br />
<i>Inside a Silver Box </i><br />
<br />Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-64427768409909291662015-07-03T08:00:00.000-04:002015-07-03T08:00:02.007-04:00Book Review Friday: The Coroner's Lunch<br />
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The Coroner's Lunch<br />
By Colin Cotterill<br />
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A friend of a friend recommended this book, the first in a cozy mystery series. It's definitely a series I'll be recommending to patrons of the library.<br />
1976, the Vietnam War is over, just barely, and the Communist Pathet Lao party has taken over the government of the small nation of Laos. Dr. Siri Paiboun, a longtime member of the party (he's 72) was expecting to retire, but now he has been assigned to be the nation's chief coroner. With little forensics training, a badly equipped morgue, and only two assistants Dr. Siri tries to do his job while dealing with the bureaucratic red tape that comes with any government. Then a couple of corpses come in that have Siri asking questions, questions that are making someone uncomfortable.<br />
With dry wit and great historical details in an exotic Asian setting, Colin Cotterill tells a story of murder, mystery, and mysticism. <br />
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Other books in the series:<br />
<i>Thirty-three Teeth</i><br />
<i>Disco for the Departed</i><br />
<i>Anarchy and Old Dogs</i><br />
<i>Curse of the Pogo Stick</i><br />
<i>The Merry Misogynist</i><br />
<i>Love Songs from a Shallow Grave</i><br />
<i>Slash and Burn</i><br />
<i>The Woman Who Wouldn't Die</i><br />
<i>Six and a Half Deadly Sins</i><br />
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If you like The Siri Paiboun series you may also like:<br />
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The #1 Ladies Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith<br />
The Jules Maigret Mystery series by Georges Simenon<br />
The Shan Tao Yun Mysteries by Eliot Pattison <br />
Bruno Courreges Investigations series by Martin Walker<br />
<br />Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-77508188618493825932015-06-26T13:41:00.000-04:002015-06-26T13:41:21.328-04:00ooops!!Where does the time go? A month and a half and no book reviews. The books are stacking up, so I'll have to get the reviews written. So much has been happening, at the library, at home, wow. Life is a roller coaster. Enjoy the ride.Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-15991365490263045732015-05-08T08:58:00.001-04:002015-05-08T08:58:21.384-04:00Book Review Friday: Death in Salem<br />
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Death in Salem: The Private Lives Behind the 1692 Witch Hunt<br />
By Diane E. Foulds<br />
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I'm a history buff and a descendant of Rebecca Nurse, one of the unfortunate victims hung for witchcraft in Salem in 1692, so I've read a lot of books about the trials. <i> Death in Salem: The Private Lives Behind the 1692 Witch Hunt </i>by Diane E. Foulds is an interesting addition to the canon. Instead of focusing on the various theories on the whys and wherefores of the trials, Ms. Foulds' book offers short biographical sketches of everyone involved covering the stresses, personalities, and politics of life in a harsh and sometimes hostile environment. Complete with an index and bibliography, this is a good resource for students, historians, and genealogists.Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-88322077736845923282015-05-01T09:24:00.000-04:002015-05-01T09:24:19.068-04:00Book Review Friday: King Solomon's Mines<br />
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King Solomon's Mines<br />
By H. Rider Haggard<br />
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I grew up watching Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr in the movie <i>King Solomon's Mines</i>. This is the first time I ever tried reading the book. Wow, is this a different story. Main character, Allan Quartermain narrates this tale of adventure and the first thing he points out to his reader, the story is written primarily for his son, is that there are no women in it. Except for one evil, extremely old, witch, named Gagool. So if you loved the romance between Granger and Kerr in the 1950 movie, you won't find it here. H. Rider Haggard's story is an adventure tale, through and through. Set in 19th century, colonial Africa and told at a much slower pace than modern adventure stories, <i>King Solomon's Mines</i> is the story of adventurer Allan Quartermain leading Sir Henry Curtis and his friend John Good on a quest to find Sir Henry's missing brother George, who was lost while looking for the legendary treasure trove, King Solomon's Mines. On their way they encounter savage animals, natives both friendly and hostile, blazing deserts, and long lost civilizations. <br />
The slow pace and rich detail might put off some readers used to the short, clipped prose of Patterson, but for the reader willing to spend the time, it's a good story.<br />
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If you like adventure stories set in far of locales, you may enjoy:<br />
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The Tarzan series by Sir Edgar Rice Burroughs<br />
The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<br />
The Sigma Force series by James Rollins<br />
The Amelia Peabody mystery series by Elizabeth Peters (set in Egypt)<br />
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Other authors to explore include:<br />
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Christian Jacq<br />
Rudyard Kipling<br />
William Dietrich<br />
Robert Louis Stevenson <br />
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<br />Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838308810393990641.post-54062579450705889072015-04-17T08:36:00.000-04:002015-04-17T08:36:04.873-04:00Book Review Friday: Bruno, Chief of Police<br />
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Bruno, Chief of Police<br />
By Martin Walker<br />
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Wow! I feel like I just got back from a long vacation in France. Martin Walker gives his book <i>Bruno, Chief of Police</i> a real sense of place. From the description of the small French village of St. Denis to the mouthwatering descriptions of real French cooking this book is a vacation between two hard covers. Bruno, whose real name is Benoit Courreges, is the only policeman in the commune of St. Denis. He knows all the villagers personally, teaches their little ones tennis, and works with the police in the other local villages playing a game of cat and mouse with the health inspectors from the European Union who are trying to enforce modern production rules that would shut down half the businesses in the local market square. And when murder shatters the peace of the little village of St. Denis, Bruno proves that common sense and old fashioned police work can triumph over flash and politics. <br />
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First in a series. Other titles include:<br />
The Dark Vineyard<br />
Black Diamond<br />
The Crowded Grave<br />
The Devil's Cave<br />
Bruno and the Carol Singers<br />
The Resistance Man<br />
Children of War<br />
They Dying Season <br />
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For more mysteries set in France try these authors:<br />
Michelle Wan<br />
Gerald Jay<br />
Fred Vargas<br />
M. L. LongworthCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775691668721240162noreply@blogger.com0