Sorry, I got busy yesterday and didn't have time to post a blessed thing. Today, I was up quarter to 7 to walk the dogs, went to Walmart for groceries, vacuumed and started laundry. But when I woke up I felt like a cold was trying to come on and as the day has progressed it's getting me even though I've been drinking EmergenC. I took a nap which helped the tiredness but I'm just thick-headed and I can feel magma moving around behind my nose. And I'm tired again. Bah. I hate that it hit on the weekend but also glad -- there's stuff I want to do but then again I'm able to sleep and try to get rid of it.
Where did I get the bug? I was at a clinic yesterday for an annual (my Dr is retiring dammit) and it is also a ob-gyn/pediatric place so maybe there were kid germs that jumped on me.
So no current events post today. I'm going to finish laundry, etc but otherwise taking it easy, i.e. probably napping. Again.
Last night we watched the second to the last episode of Spartacus. Next Friday will be sad. Tonight, I dunno, I don't even have anything planned for dinner. Steve has a gun tournament this afternoon so it's quiet and I should take advantage of it.
Here's something more interesting. Posted on 4MA, here's a summary of what I read in March:
A DYING FALL by Elly Griffiths 5th of 5 in series featuring Dr. Ruth Galloway, a forensic archaeologist, and Harry Nelson, a detective chief inspector, in the Saltmarsh area near Norfolk, England. “Ruth Galloway is shocked when she learns that her old university friend Dan Golding has died tragically in a house fire but the death takes on a sinister cast when Ruth receives a letter from Dan written just before he died. The letter tells of a great archaeological discovery, but Dan also says that he is scared for his life. Was Dan’s death linked to his find? The only clue is his mention of the Raven King, an ancient name for King Arthur. Then Ruth is invited to examine the bones Dan found. Ruth travels to Lancashire–the hometown of DCI Nelson–with both her eighteen-month-old daughter, Kate, and her druid friend, Cathbad, in tow. When Nelson, visiting his mother in Blackpool, learns about the case, he is drawn into the investigation, especially when Ruth and his beloved Kate seem to be in danger. Who is willing to kill to keep the bones a secret?” It is published in March 2013 and has 400 pages. The characters keep me coming back despite hating present tense.
SEARCH THE DARK by Charles Todd 3rd of 15 in series featuring Ian Rutledge, a shell-shocked World War I veteran returning to his job at Scotland Yard, in London. “A dead woman's two missing children bring Inspector Rutledge to the lovely Dorset town of Singeton Magna, where the truth lies buried with the dead. A tormented veteran whose family died in an enemy bombing is the chief suspect. Dubious, Rutledge presses on to find the real killer. And when another body is found, his quest reaches into the secret lives of villagers and Londoners whose privileged positions and private passions give them every reason to thwart him. Someone is protecting a murderer.” It was published 1999 and 279 pages. I don’t know why I waited on this series but I like it.
EDGE OF BLACK by JT Ellison 2nd of 2 in series featuring Samantha Owens, a medical examiner from Tennessee, now in D.C. “Dr. Samantha Owens is starting over: new city, new job, new man, new life. She's trying to put some distance between herself and the devastating loss of her husband and children—but old hurts leave scars. An unknown pathogen released into the Washington Metro has caused nationwide panic. Three people died—just three. A miracle and a puzzle… Amid the media frenzy and Homeland Security alarm bells, Sam dissects the lives of those three victims and makes an unsettling conclusion. This is no textbook terrorist causing mayhem with broad strokes, but an artist wielding a much finer, more pointed instrument of destruction. An assassin, whose motive is deeply personal and far from understandable.” It was published November 2012 and has 368 pages. I actually like this series of hers better than the other.
SOUND OF BROKEN GLASS by Deborah Crombie 15th of 15 in series featuring Duncan Kincaid, a Scotland Yard superintendent, and Gemma James, Detective Inspector, in London. “On a cold January morning in London, Detective Inspector Gemma James is back on the job now that her husband, Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid, is at home to care for their three-year-old foster daughter. Assigned to lead a Murder Investigation Team in South London, she's assisted by her trusted colleague, newly promoted Detective Sergeant Melody Talbot. Their first case: a crime scene at a seedy hotel in Crystal Palace. The victim: a well-respected barrister, found naked, trussed, and apparently strangled. Is it an unsavory accident or murder? In either case, he was not alone, and Gemma's team must find his companion—a search that takes them into unexpected corners and forces them to contemplate unsettling truths about the weaknesses and passions that lead to murder.” Published in February 2013 and has 368 pages. Though it touched upon family life, this had a good procedural feel to it.
WHAT DARKNESS BRINGS by CS Harris 8th of 8 in series featuring Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, an investigator in Regency England. “Regency England, September 1812: After a long night spent dealing with the tragic death of a former military comrade, a heart-sick Sebastian learns of a new calamity: Russell Yates, the dashing, one-time privateer who married Kat a year ago, has been found standing over the corpse of Benjamin Eisler, a wealthy gem dealer. Yates insists he is innocent, but he will surely hang unless Sebastian can unmask the real killer. For the sake of Kat, the woman he once loved and lost, Sebastian plunges into a treacherous circle of intrigue. Although Eisler’s clients included the Prince Regent and the Emperor Napoleon, he was a despicable man with many enemies and a number of dangerous, well-kept secrets—including a passion for arcane texts and black magic. Central to the case is a magnificent blue diamond, believed to have once formed part of the French crown jewels, which disappeared on the night of Eisler’s death.” It was published March 2013 and has 368 pages. This is one of those series that I look forward to the release of a new book every year, inhale it in a couple days, and then have to wait 51 weeks again.
HEAT WAVE by Richard Castle 1st of 4 in series featuringNikki Heat, a tough, sexy, professional NYPD homicide detective, in New York City. “A New York real estate tycoon plunges to his death on a Manhattan sidewalk. A trophy wife with a past survives a narrow escape from a brazen attack. Mobsters and moguls with no shortage of reasons to kill trot out their alibis. And then, in the suffocating grip of a record heat wave, comes another shocking murder and a sharp turn in a tense journey into the dirty little secrets of the wealthy. Secrets that prove to be fatal.” It was published in 2009 and has 224 pages. Just like the TV series. Fluffy fun.
THE ANATOMIST'S WIFE by Anna Lee Huber 1st of 2 in series featuring Lady Darby in 1830s Scotland. “Scotland, 1830. Following the death of her husband, Lady Darby has taken refuge at her sister's estate, finding solace in her passion for painting. But when her sister and brother-in-law throw a house party for the cream of London society, Kiera is unable to hide from the ire of those who believe her to be as unnatural as her husband, an anatomist who used her artistic talents to suit his own macabre purposes. Kiera wants to put her past aside, but when one of the house guests is murdered, her brother-in-law asks her to utilize her knowledge of human anatomy to aid the insufferable Sebastian Gage--a fellow guest with some experience as an inquiry agent. While Gage is clearly more competent than she first assumed, Kiera isn't about to let her guard down as accusations and rumors swirl. Kiera and Gage's search leads them to even more gruesome discoveries.” Published November 2012 and has 368 pages. If you like the historical mysteries of Deanna Raybourn, this is a good one.
THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS by PC Doherty 5th of 17 in series featuring Hugh Corbett, a clerk and agent for King Edward I in England. “In the summer of 1300, Hugh Corbett is sent to investigate the mysterious death of Lady Eleanor Belmont, former mistress to Prince Philip of Wales, and he discovers a scandal that could entangle the English Crown.” This was published in 1992 and has 247 pages. Nothing flashy, this is a solid historical mystery series.
THE BROKEN TOKEN by Chris Nickson 1st of 4 in series featuring Richard Nottingham, Constable of Leeds, in 1730s England. “Leeds, 1731. Early one morning, Constable Richard Nottingham's trusted deputy, John Sedgwick, bangs on his door to announce a double murder. In a poor neighborhood street, Nottingham recognizes dissenting preacher Daniel Morton, whose slashed corpse is entangled with the stabbed body of the constable's ex-housemaid, Pamela Watson, who'd been like a third daughter to him before she left his household to marry a farm laborer. Nottingham and Sedgwick are desperate to catch the lunatic who slays three couples in six days.” Published in 2010 and has 269 pages. Not a bad start, I’ll check out the 2nd in series.
Nonfiction:
THE VATICAN DIARIES A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Power, Personalities and Politics at the Heart of the Catholic Church by John Thavis. I enjoyed this a lot.
Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster
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