Finished STILLWATCH

Classic Mary Higgins Clark.  I got about half-way through, then was up until midnight finishing it.  (I've been up far later on far more consequential nights with her books.)  The professional heroine, with a traumatic tragedy in her past, comes home to take a wonderful job and recover memories of her past and things deteriorate from there.  Love this lady's books.

Am now starting People of the Wolf by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, the novelists writing about ancient peoples of North America.  This is my third book by them.

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Finished PALE DEMON

As usual, I loved this book.  Again the story is left almost resolved with plenty of possibilities open for the next book.  I enjoyed all the characters in this book--the villain--as well as former villains who become more and more sympathetic with each book.  They stay great reading.



I have now started Stillwatch by Mary Higgins Clark.  I don't quite know how I have managed to miss this one, but it is starting out intriguing, though not as fast as most of her books that I have read.

Finished The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party

A deliberate misunderstanding solved, a malicious mischief case resolved (if not solved) and Mma. Makutsi's wedding all tackled with respectful humor, wisdom, and love...leaving me, as usual, delighted with this break from high thriller.

I have now started Pale Demon by Kim Harrison.  Of all the supernatural adventures I read (and I read a lot), I think the Hallows series by Kim Harrison is probably my favorite.  I suppose this could be classified as a "buddy trip" embarked on by Rachel, Ivy, Jenks, and, of all people, Trent, by car from Cincinnati to...well, we don't seem to have decided if we are going to Seattle or LA--it seems like that decision should have been made before we started, but we are near Albuquerque--I guess we are going to LA, but...  The four are being pursued by assassins and at least one "watcher" checking to be sure nothing in the way of "black magic" is going on...difficult to avoid when the assassins are using black magic.  Pretty exciting and I love the characters. (even Trent--I wonder if he will be Rachel's next romance.)

Finished Blue Moon by Laurell K Hamilton

This is the 8th book in the Anita Blake series.  It was sexier than the former ones.  Unlike some of the reviews I've read, I kind of like "Boy Scout" Richard.  This gentle man who wants to do the right thing is backed by enormous power.  I think he is a far better match for Anita than Jean Claude, but it looks like she is now pretty well stuck with  both of them...  We shall see.  I just ordered the next two books in the series.



Now I have started The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith.  I love these books--the gentle wisdom of Mma. Ramotswe seems simple, but is deceptive...simple this woman is not.  Perceptive she is.  I will now have a few days relaxing in Botswana... lucky me.

Pictures of Salisbury Cathedral (the one built in The Pillars of the Earth)

Virtual Tour:  https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=51.064905,-1.79758&spn=0.001372,0.00294&sll=51.064933,-1.797677&layer=c&cid=14380366614161135822&panoid=-fwJtqdUYsw8WS4DDn0AZw&cbp=13,91.15,,0,0&gl=US&t=m&z=19&cbll=51.064905,-1.79758

       

 

 

 St. Osmund's Tomb   

 

And lots more pictures:  http://www.salisburycathedral.co.uk/gallery.php

 

I've now started Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton and am about half-way through.  Am kind of glad for something quick, fun, and sensual after Pillars.

Finished THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH

I loved it.  I do have one complaint, though...when a book is long and doesn't vary it's villains much, I can get really really sick of the villains.  In this case--William Hamleigh.  It is one thing I will say about GAME OF THRONES--the villains do keep changing and some people aren't as villainous after a while as they once were...of course, there seems always to be Cercei...  :-)