Finished LACED

Good setting (a castle--now inn--in Ireland and surrounding area), great characters (Jack and Regan Reilly), good antagonists (jewel thieves with a vendetta.)  As usual, I enjoyed Carol Higgins Clark's book.



I have now started Kathleen and Michael Gear's People of the Lakes.  The lakes in question are the Great Lakes and area south, including the Mississippi river.  Niagara Falls (where I grew up) figures prominently, which makes it especially fun.  It is set approximately 1000 years ago and, as usual for their books, is marked by mystical spiritualism and great ingenuity.

Finished DEAD RECKONING

Enjoyed this lark as much as the other Sookie books.  As a matter of fact, I think I may stop watching True Blood and just continue to enjoy the books, which are taking a much more reasonable direction than the series.  Fun light reading.



Have started Laced by Carol Higgins Clark.  Already about three subplots that are intermingling and I am intrigued.  Quite enjoyable.

Finished Part 2 of Les Miserables

There was only one incident in this part which was repeated in the musical and movie.  It was certainly one of the memorable scenes in the movie and very well done, but was a small and not even the most exciting incident in this section of the book, which was characterized by a run-in with Javert when it was least expected.



This section also included two very long and unconnected (to the story) descriptive narratives: one on the battle of Waterloo and the other on the purpose and value of convents.  These were tough slogging through, but the story and the writing remain very much worth the effort. 

I have now started Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris.  It is the eleventh book in the Sookie Stackhouse series (True Blood on HBO) and starts out with a fire bombing of Merlotte's while Sookie, Sam, other employees and customers are inside.  So, well into it quickly.