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I loved From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler when I was a kid!
I just got Sue Grafton's book "Y is for Yesterday". In the introduction, it sounds like she is not writing past "Z" and hopes her grandchildren (I think) will follow in their "Nana's" footsteps. A friend introduced me to this series years ago and although I have liked some more then others, I feel like Kinsey is a real person. I also read "Crime Scene" by Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman. He has tried other characters as leads before and although Alex Delaware does make an appearance in this novel, this new guy that he has as the protagonist seems to work. I also read "The Good Daughter" by Karin Slaughter and I felt - she was a better writer then I remembered. Her characters were new to me but she did a great job of developing them in this book.
Oh, I will look out for this one, I love his books. The first I read was Whispers followed by Strangers - and I was totally hookedReckless Caring by Koontz was one of the scariest books I have read. It was a page turner but I wanted to stop reading but could not stop.
I think I've said this before - I used to read all of his books. What was the one about the genius dog and the monster? Watchers? It was before I had Sadie and I kept thinking I was going look down on the floor and see a dog. Anyway, I can't read super scary stuff living by myself anymore, and not having anybody to call if I get scared. No Stephen King either.Oh, I will look out for this one, I love his books. The first I read was Whispers followed by Strangers - and I was totally hooked
Dean Koontz regularly features dogs in his books Watchers is the one about the good and bad genetically altered creatures, one of them being the super smart dog (from memory, I can't find my copy atm).I think I've said this before - I used to read all of his books. What was the one about the genius dog and the monster? Watchers? It was before I had Sadie and I kept thinking I was going look down on the floor and see a dog. Anyway, I can't read super scary stuff living by myself anymore, and not having anybody to call if I get scared. No Stephen King either.
Help!! I love Dean Koontz, but can't find this title on Ebay or Amazon. Is there perhaps a subtitle or something??Reckless caring is still the scariest book I have ever read. I wanted to stop because it was so scary but couldn't because I had to know the outcome.
SORRY
IT is called Intensity!!!
There is a phrase at the end that says reckless caring.....it stuck in my head.
This is one heck of a read but I warn you.........it is SCARY
OK, so here's the deal: once upon a time there was a fabulous mystery writer named Rex Stout, who created fabulous mysteries with the characters of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin....yep, I got hooked. I loved the relationship of all of the characters (even the supporting cast), and LOVED the dialogue and the richness of the writing. Sadly, Stout became old and died, as people tend to do....but wait! A continuator named Robert Goldsborough took on the job of writing more Nero Wolfe mysteries, and while somewhat uneven at times, they did tend to capture most of the flavor of the originals. I read I think 4 or 5 of Goldsoborough's novels, but then lost track of what he was doing. Somehow, I didn't realize that he had written 4 more Wolfe stories until browsing on the Amazon site yesterday looking for Koontz books (of which there are many I need to catch up on also!). FOUR MORE original Nero Wolfe stories!!! Downloaded to Kindle (who wants to wait for them to come through the mail???) and already on chapter 9 of one of them....HEAVEN!! It's like hitting a small lottery!
I just finished a book called "Hikertrash: Life on the Pacific Crest Trail" by Erin Miller. It was basically her journal of days of the journey she and her husband took to through-hike the trail, as well as the folks they met along the way. I like true/real stories, and her writing voice is one that I enjoyed throughout the book.
I am also waiting for Y to pop up into my mail box next week. I have read them all, the series is a bit uneven, but Grafton has really been one of the pioneers of the hard-boilded female detective genre.
I am plowing through The River at Night, which I like so far. The chapters are very short, so if you like suspense and need a book you can pick up and put down easily, this one might be a good choice.
FYI: She's been pretty explicit in past interviews that she's not writing past Z.I just got Sue Grafton's book "Y is for Yesterday". In the introduction, it sounds like she is not writing past "Z"
It was fun, even if it did jump all over the place.Not a book, but this article has been popular with some of my students: "The Great Sushi Craze of 1905"
Sorry to hear grafton is quitting after a. She could easily have done aa, bb, or alpha, beta, Gamma, etc
Just bought Y and look forward to reading. I hope she doesn't kill Kinsey in Z!??