December 2017 Reads

Believe it or not, my dogs bother me when I'm reading.  They presume that I should be paying attention to them instead of having my nose in a book!

Dec	76	How to Kill Friends and Implicate People	Jay Stringer
	77	Beast of Extraordinary Circumstance	Ruth Emmie Lang
	78	Wonder Valley	Ivy Pochoda
	79	The Police Are At The Station and They	Adrian McKinty
		Don't Look Friendly
	80	The Rooster Bar	John Grisham
	81	So Much Blue	Percival Everett

What a great way to wrap up the year!  How to Kill Friends and Implicate People is the first time I've read Jay Stringer.  His character, Fergus is a hitman and the action never stops.  I'll be reading more from this author.

The Beast of Extraordinary Circumstance is a modern day fairy tale; it's full of wonder and improbability.  You should read it, you'll be glad you did.

Wonder Valley is a novel alive with empathy for the dispossessed and detailed descriptions of the California landscape. It works its way between the hippy-dippy and the straight-collared.  It's both a family tale and a mystery.

The Police are At The Station and They Don't Look Friendly is the last book in the Sean Duffy series.  I've read them all and recommend them; start with the first one, Cold Cold Ground.

One of the things I love about John Grisham is that he doesn't write the same story over and over; as many of other successful authors do.  The Rooster Bar is a great read; it kept me guessing until the end, which is good.

So Much Blue is about characters that you think you might know; how there lives work and don't work.  It's never quite what you expect but it's a very satisfying read by a great author.

What are you reading?