Books? I’ve read a few, but then again…

Category: 50 Books

There are several books I’ve read this year but did not write about:

33. Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy
This book is transcripts of some interviews with Jackie and comes with 8 CDs of the interviews as well. Kinda cool. The audio quality isn’t perfect, but you can hear the ice tinkling in their drink glasses and you can hear her smoking as well. Also, listening to this made me really appreciate just how smart she was.

34. Where the Shadows Lie by Michael Ridpath
Such a weird story, I loved it. The majority of the story takes place in Iceland. The murder mystery involves Icelandic sagas. It has a perfect mix of police procedural and a hint of the supernatural. So good, and the metafiction of the ancient saga was excellent.

35 – 38. Greywalker, Poltergeist, Underground, and Vanished by Kat Richardson
This is a series of supernatural thrillers. Harper Blaine is a private investigator who dies for a few minutes and then comes back to life as a greywalker: one who can see ghostie things and walk and talk to them in their world of grey. Greywalker was the origin story, where Harper learns about her new power. Poltergeist was my least favorite. She investigates a college study where people have conjured a poltergeist they made out of their imagination. I liked Underground better because it dealt more with Native American culture and superstitions and since I know nothing about that sort of thing it was a fun story. All of the crazy creatures made it more fun. In Vanished Harper goes to England so solve a case for a vampire, and she finds out a lot about her history. I didn’t like all the vampire stuff mostly because I’m sick of vampires. In fact, the weakest link in all of these books are the vampires. These books are fun, quick, easy reads.

39. First Drop by Zoë Sharp
This is the 4th Charlie Fox thriller. In this one she comes to the United States on a bodyguard gig. Lots of action and violence.

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