Finished I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE

 

Another book that I could not put down after the half-way point.  I knew it was going to work out (because Clark's books always do), but I my guess as to who was only half right.

I have now started A Searing Wind, Book #3 of the Contact series.  It picks up immediately after Fire the Sky with Black Shell and Pearl Hand picking through the remains of Mabila, which has been almost totally demolished along with the native American forces who fought there.  De Soto's army has also been gravely reduced and his provisions are gone.  But, arrogantly he proceeds to push north into what is now Mississippi with our protagonists following closely.

Finished AMERICAN DEMON

 

All of Kim Harrison's books seem to end with one problem solved by creating another.  Which of course keeps me reading.  I loved the inventive problem created and solved in this book.  I loved the two new quirky characters introduced and can't wait for the next book.

I have now started I Heard That Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark.  When this author died, I thought I'd read pretty much all of her books so I went to her website and checked.  Nope--not by a long shot.  I ordered like ten more of her books and am working my way through.  In this one, our protagonist has married a very wealthy man who has had a cloud of bad public opinion hanging over his head since his late teens.  One person close to him has died and another disappeared and, of course, he seems the most likely culprit.

Finished SUCKER PUNCH

 

This book features a moral dilemma.  The new laws give executioners orders made out specifically to them and mandating that a certain supernatural being (in this case a wereleopard) be executed within 48 hours.  But what if the "criminal" mentioned did not commit the crime???  The case is complicated by Olaf entering the debate along with Anita, Edward, a new executioner and several small town law enforcement officers.  The book is talky and philosophical, forsaking the usual sex and action.  But the discussion has ramifications for criminal justice everywhere and I very much enjoyed the discussion.

After that I read Reunions Can Be Murder, A Wine Tasting Mystery Series Book 1.  This had a great premise for a murder mystery, a great setting (small town high school 20th reunion), and a marvelous group of characters.  I look forward to revisiting the town and the characters again.  On top of that the murders and characters made for an engrossing mystery.

I have now started American Demon, Kim Harrison's The Hollows #14.  I had thought, after The Witch With No Name, that this series was finished, so I am delighted to find two more books, this one, and another that will come out next month.  Hurray.  This story is about a frightening new entity that inhabits their victim's dreams and convinces them to kill the person they love.  And of course it is after Rachel!