Finished THE UNSEEN

As usual with the Krewe of Hunters, it was a lovely, exciting, mysterious, romantic ghost story.  I had no idea who the perpetrator was until I was pretty well told.  Very enjoyable.

I have now started Unsinkable by Debbie Reynolds.  She starts with her life pretty much where she left off in her earlier boook.  She has let us know that, as optimistic about her third husband as the was at the end of that book, her optimism was premature.  Now she has proceeded to share what happened.

Finished ROUGHING IT

Mark Twain wrote several travelogues, of which this was his first.  While out west trying to make it in the territories, he kept extensive journals.  Many years later, he went back and reworked his journal into this book.  It is chock full of the exaggerated stories and the tongue-in-cheek humor he became so known for.  By the end of his adventure he had figured out that he could earn a living not only with his writing, but also, more immediately, by "lecturing" with his fabulous brand of humor.  If not the first, he was certainly one of the first stand-up comics.  His very first of these attempts was a wonderful success, though it did take some careful planning.  I enjoyed every moment of this book.

I am now about to start The Unseen,  #5 in the Krewe of Hunters series by Heather Graham.  This is a group in the FBI with "special talents"--they can see ghosts.  These ghosts are rarely evil, rather they are very helpful in solving crimes that might not be solved any other way.  This one is set in San Antonio, to this day one of my favorite cities.

Finished THE ORPHAN'S TALE

A very readable book about a close friendship between two women, leaving me feeling both sad and happy.  The combination of the Third Reich, circus, good people behaving badly because they almost have to, and good people behaving heroically.  A wonderful tale of the circus in extraordinary circumstances and the power of women.

I have now gone back to Roughing It by Mark Twain and have already. within about five pages, had several good belly laughs.

Finished THE COPPER ROOM

The only bad thing I can think of to say about Henry Melton's books is that they are badly edited--highly unusual for children's books.  I don't know if they are self-published or not, but that would explain it.  These books deserve better editing and distribution.

This one is even more inventive than the past ones, if that is possible.  Again difficulties of time travel and possible ramifications are explored with a plot that kept me on the edge of my seat.

I have now started The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff, another WWII novel of women struggling to survive within the Third Reich.  This one adds another point of interest for me, though.  Much of the action takes place in a traveling circus--  Could a book be tailored more for me?

Finished THE BROKEN LAND

This was the third book in a four book series.  It is sad to finish a good book.  But, it is nice to know there is more to the story.  This one was exciting and spiritual, as are all the books by these authors.  We have now seen our heroes grow to man and woman-hood and become strong leaders for their people.  But, though the beginning of bringing the peoples to peace has been accomplished, there is still a very long way to go.

I have now started another of Henry Melton's sci fi for YA novels.  This one is again about time travel, but only in one direction.  Once a person makes a mistake, how can they ever get home again?

Finished THE CINDERELLA MURDER...

Loved it, as usual with Mary Higgins Clark.  When I read the first in the Under Suspicion series, I didn't know it would be a series.  Hurray.  I love the characters, especially Laurie's co-workers, her on screen interviewer, Alex, but mostly her father the retired policeman and her son, the very smart and observant ten-year-old.

I have just started The Broken Land, the third of four books in The People of the Longhouse series by Kathleen O'Neal and W. Michael Gear.  This one started with a preface that explained the many different versions of the story about the beginnings of the Confederation of the Iroquois about 2 - 300 years before the arrival of the Mayflower.  They have amalgamated the legend into a retelling....  After being captured and enslaved as a child, Odion, now called Sky Messenger as an adult, cannot abide the taking of child slaves, which gets him in trouble with his people.

Finished THE WITCH WITH NO NAME and with it the Entire Hollows series.

I am in mourning.  The is the second much loved series I have finished this year--Sookie Stackhouse and now the Hollows.  It was a great book and a satisfying end to the series...but I really wish there was more.  Edge of your seat thriller and this one makes its own case against bigotry.

I have now started reading The Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke.  This is the second "Under Suspicion" novel which centers on a TV producer who is doing a series of reality programs that dig up old cold cases that have left a number of people living for a long time "under suspicion" of murder.  She does interviews with all parties and brings them together to reenact the scenes that happened, in this case, twenty years ago.