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Due to some enforced leisure (a couple of days in bed with a cold), I've managed to get through a pair of books extra quick this week:
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest. This had some award attention a few years ago, winning the Locus SF award and nominated for the Hugo, but I can't really see why. It's a fairly straightforward adventure story set in a steampunk Seattle with added zombies. It's entertaining enough, but I'd have liked a bit more exploration of the setting and a bit more depth.
A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton. The first outing for California private eye Kinsey Millhone. I enjoyed this, although I spotted the villain a mile off. (I didn't really work out the whys and hows, just that tradition dictated that it had to be this person.) A first-person narrative is always engaging. I wonder if they still drink and drive so much now they're up to W?
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