The new Michael Connelly arrived today, THE BRASS VERDICT. I have just a few more chapters in the Crombie so I'll be starting this one hopefully tomorrow.
I went to the Friends of the Library sale last night. I always manage to spend a lot of money there but I have to complain for a moment. There were very few mysteries actually there. When I was checking out, I commented on that the lady said that one of the FOL volunteers has a used book store and he took all the good stuff. I don't think that's right that he can cherry pick throughout the year leaving just crumbs for regular folks. That's just plain wrong. That happended at the estate sale I went to this morning too. The owner was going to point out all the mysteries on the shelves but then said, oh the man from the used book store got them last night. Wrong wrong wrong!
My biggest find last night at the FOL sale were records. A couple years ago I got a great set of Shakespeare on record so I had to go buy a player. Since then I always check the record selection. This year was amazing. You know those Time/Life collections of say four records in a box set? This was a collection of great composers, one box set per composer, **THIRTY** of them for 25 cents each. I also got some Van Cliburn and rag time records. Another score were some great movies on VHS. I don't mind VHS that much as the bedroom tv's DVD player doesn't work anymore but the tape player does. I got great movies like The Big Sleep, Gosford Park, Touch of Evil, The Third Man, Dark Passage, Grand Canyon, etc.
Okay, now the books. I've never found Pronzini's there EVER but I found three this year. I mean this selection was picked over - no Perry Masons, Rex Stouts, very few of anything. I usually clean up on those pocket books. Nothing there.
paperbacks:
THE ROMAN by Mika Waltari
DEATH IN THE DEVIL'S ACRE by Anne Perry
FUNERAL MUSIC by Morag Joss
THE ABBOT'S GIBBET by Michael Jecks
THE WAY THROUGH THE WOODS by Colin Dexter
DEAR OLD DEAD by Jane Haddam
THE CHINESE SHAWL by Patricia Wentworth
THE KILL by Allison Brennan
MURDER FANTASTICAL by Patricia Moyes
BURIED BY BREAKFAST by Claudia Bishop
THE GUTTER AND THE GRAVE by Ed McBain (Hardcase Crime)
SOMEBODY OWES ME MONEY by Donald Westlake (Hardcase Crime)
SPEAKER OF MANDARIN by Ruth Rendell
A GUILTY THING SURPRISED by Ruth Rendell
LIVE FLESH by Ruth Rendell
WITCH HUNT by Ian Rankin
DEAD SOULS by Ian Rankin
EPITAPHS by Bill Pronzini
THE INNOCENT MAN by John Grisham (nonfiction)
hardbacks:
QUICKSILVER by Bill Pronzini
BOOBYTRAP by Bill Pronzini
FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE by Rhys Bowen
DEATH OF RILEY by Rhys Bowen
THE WHITE CROW by Cynthia Peale
THE DEAL OF COLONIAL MAN by Cynthia Peale
DEATH AT SAINT JAMES PALACE by Deryn Lake
THE KING'S SECRET MATTER by Jean Plaidy
SOUL CIRCUS by George Pelecanos
THE SECOND STAIRCASE by Christopher Fowler
HEART SHAPED BOX by Joe Hill
NO NIGHT IS TOO LONG by Barbara Vine
THE WELL OF LOST PLOTS by Jasper Fford
SOMETHING ROTTEN by Jasper Fford
And a handful of nonfiction things. Yes, I managed to pick up plenty. But this was only because I paid the FOL membership fee to go to the sneak preview sale the night before opening to the general public. And there were a lot of people there last night. I saw more than one person with shopping carts from grocery stores filled up. So I'm glad/lucky with what I got. I'm going back on Sunday with my mom for their "fill a bag for a buck" or whatever sale.
Tonight Steve and I are having dinner at a the house of some friends. They did this last year too. This is a group of shooting buddies and we go to Dan's house in a very posh neighborhood for steaks, etc. Very nice place and usually good company. The only regret I have is...
...tonight is the premiere of a new series I'd like to check out, Crusoe. Here's their website for more info http://www.nbc.com/Crusoe/ .I don't think I can tape the whole thing with what I've got set up. Grrr. And I can't find a full episode online. Not happy here. Plus I'll miss Say Yes to the Dress. Bother.
It was nice having today off. I had lunch with JodyO at Olive Garden and got my hair trimmed. I love Sanctuary Spa: they give you a massage before your haircut and wrap your hair in a warm towel after they wash it. Nice. Then I got groceries and walked Tug.
The rest of the weekend will be the usual: cleaning and so forth. I hope to do some reading and movie watching too.
Happy reading,
PK the Bookeemonster
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