Finished THE NIGHT IS WATCHING by Heather Graham

Though the ghosts in this story terrified most of the townspeople, our heroines and heroes find them quite helpful.  A gold shipment disappeared a hundred years ago, and it looks like some people in town think they can find it and are willing to kill to do so.  Luckily, the ghosts remember what happened 100 years ago, and also can warn of pending danger now.  Because I believe in helpful or at least friendly ghosts since living in a haunted house, I enjoy this series immensely.

I have now started The Tumbling Turner Sisters by Juliette Fay, the story of a vaudeville act in the early 1920's.  This is a novel told in the first person by two of the sisters.  Being the oldest child in a large family and having a show business bent, I already love the story.  At the beginning, we learn what vaudeville was and why this family needs to find extraordinary means to survive.

Finished 100 more pages of ALEXANDER HAMILTON

This section saw us through the Revolutionary War in which Hamilton acquitted himself well as Washington's aid for most of the war and then got a command at the end of the war and helped to win the battle that was the turning point.  It left off in the aftermath in New York City with Hamilton a lawyer who attempts to win justice for Tories who, if well treated, could bolster the economy of the new nation and also he established the first major bank in New York.  The controversy between state's rights and a strong central government begins.

I am now about to start The Night is Watching, a Krewe of Hunters novel by Heather Graham.  The books of this series are about ghosts and romance.  What's not to love?

Finished THE REJECTED WRITER'S BOOK CLUB

This was a delightful change of pace filled with great (and courageous) characters, a really silly plot, and wonderfully quirky adventures.  I spent much of the time laughing and all the time smiling.  Fun.

I am now about to return to Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow.

Finished TALES OF THE U'TANSE

This follows the action of three young people as human (U'Tanse) life on planet Ko evolves and grows stronger.  Readable, inventive, intelligent, engrossing...in short, every bit as good as the other books I have read by this author.

I am now about to start The Rejected Writers' Book Club by Suzanne Kelman.  I know nothing about it really, except that, as a rejected writer myself, I am intrigued and a friend on Goodreads recommended it.

Finished THE GHOST WALKER

Young people are being murdered, the church representatives have sent people to tell Father John O'Malley that they are closing the mission, and Vickie's daughter is back on the reservation and is addicted to some drug.  The action moves swiftly and one marvels at how much can be fit into this few pages.  The book reads quickly and is exciting.

I have now begun reading Tales of the U'tanse, a sequel to Star Time by Henry Melton.  After the supernova of Betelgeuse and the subsequent destruction of most technology on Earth as well as the death of much of its population, Abe and Sharon fought off the opportunistic plunderers, but they were captured and taken back to the poisonous world of Ko.  This book continues the story of the slave race of humans now on Ko.

Finished DEATH WEARS A BEAUTY MASK

One of the best books of short stories I've read in a long time.  Not a single throw-away story in the bunch. Especially loved the title story, the Alvira and Willie Meehan story (always adore these brave sensible mystery solvers), and "The Funniest Thing has been Happening Lately."  But all are vintage Mary Higgins Clark and all are fun, and most are "edge of your seat" reading.  The last one is funny.

I am now reading The Ghost Walker, the second book in Margaret Coel's Wind River Series.  It opens in the middle of a Wyoming blizzard.  Father John, stranded by car troubles on a remote road on the Arapaho reservations is trying to get to a main road where he comes across a body thrown on the side of the road.  Within the first 50 pages, the body has disappeared, he learns that the Bishop intends to close his mission and Vicky, a nearby lawyer, learns that her daughter has returned to the reservation  with three questionable (and surly) white men.  A lot happens in these short mysteries.