Quote:
Originally Posted by cromag
...
Next up, White Elephant by Nora Barker, second in the Dr. Christmas Connery Cozy Mysteries. I have the full series from a previous Smashwords sale -- they are not enrolled in the current Smashwords sale.
|
White Elephant was fun. There were some very original twists and I liked the way some seemingly unrelated events were finally linked. It also has the advantage of being a reasonably short novel, so it's easy to squeeze into my schedule. On the other hand, the heroine of the story (and series) comes across as more than a bit naive. I guess I'd give this a solid 3 Stars.
Then I read Dead Jitterbug and Dead Boogie, the 6th and 7th books in Victoria Houston's Loon Lake Mysteries series. They were both very good -- I'd say that Boogie was a bit better than Jitterbug, but that might also reflect some personal taste. Boogie was a more "linear" story that hung together nicely; Jitterbug wove several plot lines in and out and finally together. Still, both were good entries in a reliably good series.
I also read some short stories from my somewhat lengthy TBR file.
Right now I've started reading the latest issues of Analog and Asimov's SF magazines. They're off to a good start.