It's been cold today. Ten degrees this morning when I walked the dogs; 23 degrees went I took them out again this afternoon. I haven't ventured out otherwise.
I finished reading a library book, THE CROSSING PLACES by Elly Griffiths. It is first of three, I think in series featuring Dr. Ruth Galloway, a forensic archaeologist, and Harry Nelson, a detective chief inspector, in the Saltmarsh area near Norfolk, England. Here is a summary:
When she's not digging up bones or other ancient objects, quirky, tart-tongued archaeologist Ruth Galloway lives happily alone in a remote area called Saltmarsh near Norfolk, land that was sacred to its Iron Age inhabitants--not quite earth, not quite sea. When a child's bones are found on a desolate beach nearby, Detective Chief Inspector Harry Nelson calls Galloway for help. Nelson thinks he has found the remains of Lucy Downey, a little girl who went missing ten years ago. Since her disappearance he has been receiving bizarre letters about her, letters with references to ritual and sacrifice. The bones actually turn out to be two thousand years old, but Ruth is soon drawn into the Lucy Downey case and into the mind of the letter writer, who seems to have archaeological knowledge. Then another child goes missing and the hunt is on to find her. As the letter writer moves closer and the windswept Norfolk landscape exerts its power, Ruth finds herself in completely new territory--and in serious danger.
It was published in 2009 and has 310 pages. It is in present tense which bugs me to no end but I was able to overlook it as the story progressed.
I have a Susanna Gregory coming on Tuesday and Lauren Willig's new release coming on Thursday. And a new JD Robb book the following week. Back to fiction reading then for a bit.
I've been posting articles and quotes to Facebook which means I'm reading a lot of current events. I get so frustrated that the country is being destroyed from within by government, media and citizens and it seems like no one cares or does anything. Best I can do right now is pick fights with liberals, well, I don't pick fights, I just respond to their ignorant party line with facts they are clueless about. Probably is a useless gesture.
Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster
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