[ApK]

I finished Elmore Leonard's "Pronto," and "The Ghost Machine," the third Firefly book by James Lovegrove.

Pronto was good. It was the first Elmore Leonard story I've read (eye or ear), and the character of Raylan was in some ways quite a bit different than as portrayed by Timothy Olyphant on "Justified." I'll add another book in this series to the list for a little later.

"Ghost Machine" was a bit different than the previous books in that series. The primary story was just a framing device as an excuse to tell alternate versions of life for the crew. This actually made it quite a bit more original than the other books.
The fan service and references to events and characters from the source material is definitely heavy handed and shoe-horned in as much as possible. It kind of reminds me of when big touring rock bands shout at the audience "It's great to be here in <insert city name>, the most rocking city in the world!" You know they're looking at a note on their hand to remember where they are tonight, but you cheer anyway.

My to-be-listened-to pile is embarrassingly large right now, and I'm having trouble choosing. I'm working through the "Expanse" series, which is excellent, but I'm doling it out slowly, only listening to it while on car trips with my son.
As my personal next listen, I may try another Harry Bosch book.

ApK