Finished FLYING TOO HIGH by Kerry Greenwood

With two mysteries to solve, this turned into a madcap and fun romp with even time for a bit of shenanigans thrown in (because without shenanigans, it couldn't possibly be a Phryne Fisher book.)  Reading these books is a great time...



I am now starting Into the Woods,  a book of short stories by Kim Harrison.  About half of the stories are tales of "the Hollows" and the other half are other stories by the author.  I find I have already read some of the stories by reading other books, so I can skip some.  The first tells how Al convinced Ceri to join him...pretty good.  Skipped the second (Rachel meets Pierce) and am now reading about Ivy's early days with the IS.

Finished THE BOOK OF LIFE by Deborah Harkness

And this finishes the trilogy (unfortunately). I have really enjoyed this one.  She leaves room for another addition to this world, but she will need to come up with more villains to make even one more book.  Maybe set it in a later time, or have another time-walking adventure, or focus on a different character.  I hope she is considering it, because I really enjoy this 'verse she has created.

I have now started Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood.  This is a part of the Phyrne Fisher short mystery series which TR and I discovered on PBS.  Phyrne is a flapper living in 1920s Austrailia, rich and idle until she decides to become a private investigator.  She is hired by Mrs. McNaughton to keep her son, Bill, from murdering his father.  There is also a kidnapping of a young girl by a child molestor to be tracked down.  Quite a bit to handle in 156 pages, especially since enjoyable characters give the reader smiles as well as chills.

Finished NIGHT OVER WATER by Ken Follett

I liked this even better than the much longer historical novels of his that I have read.  About half the size of The Pillars of the Earth, etc, this being shorter is also much tighter, concentrating the tension into a 48 hour period.  With characters every bit as well drawn as those in The Fall of Giants and Winter of the World, the tension is not dissipated by already knowing what will happen to the plane.  I have ordered three more of Follett's thrillers...



I have now started The Book of Life, the third book in Deborah Harkness' witch trilogy.  It has already started intriguingly with Diana and Matthew's return to the present and discovery of Emily's death.  Love these books.