The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck

• Title:  The Good Earth
• Author:  Pearl S. Buck
• Borrowed from DC Public Library (Audiobook)
• Started:  12/10/2010
• Finished: 12/30/2019

Coming in just under the wire, my final read for 2019.  This was my book club selection, really liked it.

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman

• Title:  Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
• Author:  Gail Honeyman
• Purchased from Kramer Books in DC (paperback)
• Started:  11/8/2019
• Finished: 11/17/2019

Book club book, I enjoyed it.

Morse's Greatest Mystery And Other Stories, by Colin Dexter

• Title: Morse's Greatest Mystery And Other Stories
• Author: Colin Dexter
• Borrowed from Worcester County, MD Public Library Audiobook
• Started: 11/9/2019
• Finished: 11/12/2019

Collection of short stories, some better than others.  So-so overall.

Flashman at the Charge, by George MacDonald Fraser

• Title:  Flashman at the Charge
• Author:  George MacDonald Fraser
• Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library (Audiobook)
• Started:  11/2/2019
• Finished: 11/7/2019

Enjoyable as ever.

The Exorcist, by William Peter Blatty

• Title:  The Exorcist
• Author:  William Peter Blatty
• Borrowed from Amazon.com (Kindle Edition)
• Started: 10/22/2019
• Finished: 11/6/2019

Around Halloween my wife & I decided to read this one to each other.  Kind of sweet and bizarre, I suppose, but it mad for several fun weeks of after-dinner reading.  I had read this once before in college, 20+ years ago.  I remembered two things strongly:

1. The Columbo-like detective in the book
2. That the book (unlike the movie) made it seem less like a possession and more likely insanity

Well, this reading changed my mind on #2 (Columbo-like detective still stands).  Anyway, we had a fun time with this one.

Flashman and the Tiger, by George MacDonald Fraser

Title: Flashman and the Tiger

Author: George MacDonald Fraser

Borrowed from Fairfax County VA Public Library Audiobook

Started: 10/25/2019

Finished: 11/2/2019

Not my favorite Flashman novel, but the knock on Sherlock Holmes at the end is pretty good. 

There There, by Tommy Orange

Title: There There

Author: Tommy Orange

Borrowed from Fairfax County VA Public Library Audiobook

Started: 10/20/2019

Finished: 10/24/2019

This was an interesting read that got pretty intense in the final part.  Book club members recommendation. 

Give-a-Damn Jones, by Bill Pronzini

• Title:  Give-a-Damn Jones
• Author:  Bill Pronzini
• Borrowed from Worcester, MD Public Library Audiobook
• Started: 10/16/2019
• Finished: 10/20/2019

A so-so novel about a newspaper typesetter in the old west.  But credit where do, I was curious and kept at it.

Flashman and the Redskins, by George MacDonald Fraser

• Title:  Flashman and the Redskins
• Author:  George MacDonald Fraser
• Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library (Audiobook)
• Started:  10/10/2019
• Finished:  10/15/2019

By far the best of this fantastic series.  My review from 2016 stands, I love this book.

Rumpole and the Primrose Path, by John Mortimer

Title: Rumpole and the Primrose Path

Author: John Mortimer

Purchased used from Amazon hardback

Started: 10/1/2019

Finished: 10/13/2019

First story was very entertaining, the rest less so but still enjoyable. 

The Jewel That Was Ours, by Colin Dexter

• Title:  The Jewel that was Ours
• Author:  Colin Dexter
• Borrowed from Worcester County, MD Public Library Audiobook
• Started: 10/3/2019
• Finished: 10/8/2019

My first Inspector Morse book (9th in the series).  Not bad, not amazing.

All Cry Chaos, by Leonard Rosen

• Title:  All Cry Chaos
• Author:  Leonard Rosen
• Borrowed from DC Public Library Audiobook
• Started: 9/28/2019
• Finished: 10/2/2019

I didn't really like this one, but there was just enough in the story to keep me going.  Really it was Grover Gardner's narration that kept me going.  

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, by Dee Brown

Title: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Author: Dee Brown

Borrowed from Fairfax County VA Public Library Audiobook

Started: 9/24/2019

Finished: 9/27/2019

Whew, this was a tough, emotional read. Glad I read it. 

Rumpole and the Reign of Terror, by John Mortimer

• Title:  Rumpole and the Reign of Terror
• Author: John Mortimer
• Borrowed from Worcester, MD Public Library (Kindle Edition)
• Started: 9/24/2019
• Finished: 9/26/2019

While there is a lot of repetition in these later Rumpole books, I do enjoy that they are a bit more current day. This one follows the 9/11 attacks and is pretty interesting for that alone.

Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders, by John Mortimer

• Title:  Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders
• Author:  John Mortimer
• Borrowed from Worcester County, MD Public Library Kindle Edition
• Started: 9/22/2019
• Finished: 9/24/2019

Pretty good, but after hearing so much about the Penge Bungalow Murders I expected something a bit more.

Trent's Last Case, by E. C. Bentley

• Title:  Trent's Last Case
• Author:  E. C. Bentley
• Borrowed from Worcester, MD Public Library Audiobook
• Started: 9/18/2019
• Finished: 9/23/2019

Didn't enjoy this one much.

A Rumpole Christmas, by John Mortimer

Title: A Rumpole Christmas

Author: John Mortimer

Borrowed from Worcester County MD Public Library Kindle edition

Started: 9/22/2019

Finished: 9/22/2019

My first Rumpole in print. Still good stuff. 

The Testaments, by Margaret Atwood

Title: The Testaments

Author: Margaret Atwood

Purchased from Kramer Books, hardback

Started: 9/13/2019

Finished: 9/22/2019

Book club selection. Good page Turner, disappointment when compared to The Handmaid's Tale. 

The Perfect Murder, by H. R. F. Keating

• Title:  The Perfect Murder
• Author: H. R. F. Keating
• Borrowed from Worcester County, MD Public Library (audiobook)
• Started: 9/15/2019
• Finished: 9/17/2019

Very enjoyable mystery.

Rumpole and the Angel of Death, by John Mortimer

Title: Rumpole and the Angel of Death

Author: John Mortimer

Borrowed from Worcester County MD Public Library audiobook

Started: 9/10/2019

Finished: 9/15/2019

Another great Rumpole novel. 

Rumpole for the Defense, by John Mortimer

• Title:  Rumpole for the Defense
• Author:  John Mortimer
• Borrowed from Worcester County Public Library (Audiobook)
• Started: 9/7/2019
• Finished: 9/9/2019

Another great Rumpole book.

King Solomon's Mines, by H. Rider Haggard

• Title:  King Solomon's Mines
• Author:  H. Rider Haggard
• Borrowed from Worcester County Public Library (Audiobook)
• Started: 9/4/2019
• Finished: 9/6/2019

Fun, easy, classic adventure story.

She, by H. Rider Haggard

Title: She

Author: H. Rider Haggard

Borrowed from Worcester County, MD Public Library audiobook

Started: 8/30/2019

Finished: 9/3/2019

Entertaining adventure story. 

Dear Mr M, by Herman Koch

• Title:  Dear Mr. M
• Author:  Herman Koch
• Purchased from Ocean City, MD Public Library (hardback, book sale)
• Started:  8/27/2019
• Finished: 9/2/2019

Didn't love this one, but I have to admit I did not see the twist coming.

Rumpole and the Golden Thread, by John Mortimer

• Title:  Rumpole and the Golden Thread
• Author:  John Mortimer
• Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library Audiobook
• Started:  8/28/2019
• Finished:  8/29/2019

These are just fantastic books.  

Paris, I love you but you're bringing me down, by Rosecrans Baldwin

• Title:  Paris, I love you but you're bringing me down
• Author:  Rosecrans Baldwin
• Borrowed from DC Public Library (Hardback)
• Started: 8/26/2019
• Finished:  8/28/2019

Book club selection -- an easy read but not very enjoyable.

The Trials of Rumpole, by John Mortimer

• Title:  The Trials of Rumpole
• Author:  John Mortimer
• Borrowed from Worcester, MD Public Library (audiobook)
• Started: 8/25/2019
• Finished: 8/26/2019

It is all Rumpole all the time for me, I should move onto something else but these are just so enjoyable...

Rumpole a'la Carte, by John Mortimer

• Title: Rumpole a'la Carte
• Author:  John Mortimer
• Borrowed from Worcester County, MD Public Library Audiobook
• Started:8/22/2019
• Finished: 8/23/2019

Absolutely loving these Rumpole short stories.

Rumpole of the Bailey, by John Mortimer

• Title: Rumpole of the Bailey
• Author:  John Mortimer
• Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library (Audiobook)
• Started: 8/19/2019
• Finished: 8/20/2019

Really enjoying these Rumpole books, in the middle of another one now.  Expertly read by David Case (aka Frederick Davidson).

Rumpole's Last Case, by John Mortimer

• Title: Rumpole's Last Case
• Author:  John Mortimer
• Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library (Audiobook)
• Started: 8/1/2019
• Finished: 8/19/2019

Very entertaining, I'll be listening to more of these...

Lullaby, by Ace Atkins

Title: Lullaby

Author: Ace Atkins

Purchased paperback from salvation army in Key Largo

Started: 8/17/2019

Finished 8/18/2019

Spenser novel, pretty enjoyable. 

Death in Paradise, by Robert Parker

Title: Death in Paradise

Author: Robert Parker

Purchased in paperback from salvation army in Key Largo, FL

Started: 8/16/2019

Finished: 8/17/2019

Enjoyable Jesse Stone novel. 

A Red Death, by Walter Mosley

Title: A Red Death

Author: Walter Mosley

Borrowed from Little Free Library in Ocean City MD (paperback)

Started: 8/10/2019

Finished: 8/16/2019

Second book in the Easy Rawlins series, a bit far fetched but a fun read. 

A Ticket to the Boneyard

Title: A Ticket to the Boneyard

Author: Lawrence Block

Borrowed from Little Library in Ocean City, MD (paperback)

Started: 8/4/2019

Finished: 8/6/2019

Easy and decent detective novel. Good vacation read. 

The Ice Harvest, by Scott Phillips

• Title:  The Ice Harvest
• Author:  Scott Phillips
• Borrowed from DC Public Library (Audiobook)
• Started: 7/30/2019
• Finished: 7/31/2019

This was entertaining enough, but seemed a bit like an Elmore Leonard knock-off.  You could see the ending coming from a mile away.  Still, enjoyable short novel.

Out of Sight, by Elmore Leonard

• Title:  Out of Sight
• Author:  Elmore Leonard
• Borrowed from Worcester County, MD Public Library (Audiobook)
• Started: 7/25/2019
• Finished: 7/30/2019

Another enjoyable Leonard crime novel.

Deck the Hounds, by David Rosenfelt

• Title:  Deck the Hounds
• Author:  David Rosenfelt
• Borrowed from Worcester County Public Library (Audiobook)
• Started: 7/23/2019
• Finished: 7/24/2019

Not the best of these books, but a good way to spend a few hours walking to/from the office.

Night Film, by Marisha Pessl

• Title:  Night Film
• Author:  Marisha Pessl
• Borrowed from DC Public Library (Audiobook)
• Started: 7/13/2019
• Finished: 7/22/2019

I liked this one a lot, kept me guessing, was never sure where it was going.

Normal People, by Sally Rooney

Title: Normal People

Author: Sally Rooney

Purchased hardback from Kramer Books in DC

Started: 7/09/2019

Finished: 7/21/2019

Book club selection, didn't love it. 

The Elephant of Surprise, by Joe R. Lansdale

Title: The Elephant of Surprise

Author: Joe R. Lansdale

Borrowed from DC Public Library (Hardback)

Started: 7/13/2019

Finished: 7/13/2019

Picked up this hold from my local library on Saturday late morning and spent a pleasant day reading it off and on between walks with the dog, sitting on the balcony, grilling, and of course drinking.  An easy, fun, action-movie read for a relaxing day. 

The House of Silk, by Anthony Horowitz

• Title:  The House of Silk
• Author:  Anthony Horowitz
• Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library (Audiobook)
• Started: 7/9/2019
• Finished: 7/12/2019

I've been reading a lot of Horowitz recently... this was probably the best of the bunch.  It wasn't tough to figure out the mystery, but it was definitely a good Holmes pastiche.  

The Crossing, by Howard Fast

• Title:  The Crossing
• Author:  Howard Fast
• Borrowed from Worcester County Public Library, ebook
• Started:6/10/2019
• Finished: 7/8/2019

This is not a long novel and it is very good, so don't let the month it took me to read it fool you.  I was simply having difficulty finding the time to devote to it.

In fact, I loved this book, as I have many of Fast's novels.  I'd venture to say he is right now one of my favorite writers for historical fiction.  July 4th was a fun time to be reading this one.

Trigger Mortis, by Anthony Horowitz

• Title:  Trigger Mortis
• Author: Anthony Horowitz
• Borrowed from Worcester, MD Public Library Audiobook
• Started: 7/2/2019
• Finished: 7/8/2019

Non-Flemming Bond book, not bad.  The narrator did a decent job with Bond, but terrible with many other characters and all females. 

Lives of the Twelve Caesars, by Suetonius

• Title:  Lives of the Twelve Caesars
• Author:  Suetonius
• Borrowed from Worcester, MD Public Library (Audiobook)
• Started: 6/25/2019
• Finished: 7/1/2019

Enjoyable & gossipy, hard to believe how long ago these events took place and when this was written.

Moriarty, by Anthony Horowitz

• Title:  Moriarty
• Author:  Anthony Horowitz
• Borrowed from Worcester County Public Library
• Started: 6/19/2019
• Finished: 6/24/2019

This book wasn't great, but the ending was pretty good.

The World's Most Haunted House, by William J. Hall

• Title:  The World's Most Haunted House
• Author:  William J Hall
• Borrowed from Worcester, MD Public Library (audiobook)
• Started:6/16/2019
• Finished: 6/18/2019

After seeing some of The Conjuring movies I was curious about Ed & Lorraine Warren books.  I couldn't locate any so I went with this one that the Warren's at least participated in.  Wasn't a great book, but to my mind neither was the Amityville Horror (never understood people who thought that book was scary).  One thing this book did have going for it were the official documents and transcripts.  Near the end you get a clear-headed account in one of these transcripts that provides the most rational explanation of the events.  It's a sad story for the little girl at the center, and her overbearing parents (especially mom).

Circe, by Madeline Miller

• Title:  Circe
• Author:  Madeline Miller
• Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library
• Started: 6/6/2019
• Finished: 6/10/2019

Following Miller's Song of Achilles I decided to move right onto Circe.  I liked them both, but I need a break from mythology now...

Machines Like Me, by Ian McEwan

Title: Machines Like Me

Author: Ian McEwan

Purchased from Amazon Kindle edition

Started: 5/32019

Finished: 6/9/2019

Book club selection, not sure how I feel about it. 

The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller

• Title:  The Song of Achilles
• Author:  Madeline Miller
• Borrowed from DC Public Library Audiobook
• Started: 6/2/2019
• Finished: 6/5/2019

Took me a while to get into this one but overall enjoyed it.  Wasn't thrilled with the narrator, but he did a reasonable job.  

Rescued, by David Rosenfelt

Title: Rescued

Author: David Rosenfeld

Borrowed from Worcester Md Public Library audiobook

Started:5/28/2019

Finished: 6/2/2019

Another Andy Carpenter book, funny but not as funny as some.  Another major terrorist attack thwarted...

Ten Caesars, by Barry Strauss

Title: Ten Caesars

Author: Barry Strauss

Borrowed from DC Public Library Hardback

Started: 5/15/2019

Finished: 5/28/2019

This was ok but not great. 

The Silent Patient, by Alex Michaelides

Title: The Silent Patient

Author: Alex Michaelides

Borrowed from Fairfax county public library audiobook

Started: 5/20/2019

Finished: 5/27/2019

Pretty blah thriller. 

The Mexican Tree Duck, by James Crumley

Title: The Mexican Tree Duck

Author: James Crumley

Purchased from Amazon used hardback

Started: 5/18/2019

Finished: 5/24/2019

Enjoyed this one but not as much as The Last Good Kiss. 

Sharpe's Triumph, by Bernard Cornwell

Title:  Sharpe's Triumph

Author:  Bernard Cornwell

Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library

Started: 5/15/2019

Finished: 5/19/2019

I still don't love these Richard Sharpe books, but I do love the narration (David Case).  Going to try to find something else and not turn back to these.

The Witch Elm, by Tana French

• Title:  The Witch Elm
• Author: Tana French
• Borrowed from DC Public Library Audiobook
• Started: 5/6/2019
• Finished: 5/14/2019

Struggled with this one, didn't like it nearly as much as other French novels.  Didn't care for or about any of the characters which made it a tough read to enjoy.

Bunker Hill, by Howard Fast

Title: Bunker Hill

Author: Howard Fast

Borrowed from Worcester Md Public Library e-book

Started: 5/7/2019

Finished: 5/11/2019

Loving these Howard Fast novels, this was no exception.  

Sharpe's Tiger, by Bernard Cornwell

Title: Sharpe's Tiger

Author: Bernard Cornwell

Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library audiobook

Started: 4/30/2019

Finished: 5/5/2019

First in the Richard Sharpe books (chronologically, anyway).  Reasonably enjoyable, but no Flashman...

The Island of Sea Women, by Lisa See

Title: The Island of Sea Women

Author: Lisa See

Purchased from Amazon Kindle edition

Started: 4/29/2018

Finished: 5/52019

Book club book, did not like this one. 

Claudius the God: And His Wife Messalina, by Robert Graves

• Title: Claudius the God: And His Wife Messalina
• Author: Robert Graves
• Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library (Audiobook)
• Started:4/26/2019
• Finished: 4/29/2019

I'm very sad this is over, I love I, Claudius as well as this second volume, Claudius the God.  I think I could read this on an annual basis.

April Morning, by Howard Fast

Title: April Morning

Author: Howard Fast

Borrowed from Worcester Md Public library ebook

Started: 4/20/2019

Finished: 4/26/2019

Loved this book of the revolutionary war. Fantastic. 

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain

• Title:  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
• Author:  Mark Twain
• Borrowed from Worcester, MD Public Library Audiobook
• Started:4/20/2019
• Finished: 4/25/2019

Somehow I had never read this book, although I've read Huck Finn and several other Twain books.  Very enjoyable.

The Annotated Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler; Edited by Owen Hill, Pamela Jackson, and Anthony Rizzuto

• Title:  The Annotated Big Sleep
• Author:  Raymond Chandler
• Editors: Owen Hill, Pamela Jackson, Anthony Rizzuto
• Borrowed from DC Public Library Paperback
• Started:  3/18/2019
• Finished: 4/17/2019

I had high hopes for this one, because as you can see in my earlier posts I LOVE annotated classics.  Those Holmes and Dracula annotated volumes by Leslie Klinger are some of my favorites.  

Unfortunately the Annotated Big Sleep didn't live up to those expectations.  It was still good and entertaining, but the annotations were a pretty big disappointment.  Some were insightful, most unnecessary or mundane. 

Still, fun to revisit this book.

Rounding the Mark, by Andrea Camilleri

• Title:  Rounding the Mark
• Author:  Andrea Camilleri
• Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library Audiobook
• Started:4/9/2019
• Finished: 4/11/2019

Another Inspector Montalbano book,not great.

I, Claudius, by Robert Graves

• Title:  I, Claudius
• Author:  Robert Graves
• Borrowed from Worcester, MD Public Library Audiobook
• Started: 4/1/2019
• Finished: 4/8/2019

I had listened to the BBC radio production before but never the actual book, loved it.

Death is Hard Work, by Khaled Khalifa

Title: Death is Hard Work

Author: Khaled Khalifa

Purchased from Amazon.com Kindle edition

Started: 3/23/2019

Finished: 3/31/2019

Book club book, my selection. Liked it, saving the rest for the discussion. 

Fierce Kingdom, by Gin Phillips

• Title: Fierce Kingdom
  
• Author:  Gin Phillips
  
• Borrowed from DC Public Library (Audiobook)
  
• Started: 3/27/2019
  
• Finished: 3/29/2019
  

A recommendation from my mother, this was a pretty good if somewhat frustrating thriller.  

The Accursed, by Joyce Carol Oates

• Title:  The Accursed
  
• Author:  Joyce Carol Oates
  
• Borrowed from Worcester, MD Public Library (audiobook)
  
• Started: 3/18/2019
  
• Finished: 3/26/2019
  

This was an interesting (and huge) novel.  Or maybe it just felt huge because it seemed to go on and on.  That sounds like a complaint, but it isn't really (or not entirely).  I liked it, sometimes a lot, but it was strange -- at times very.   Overall I enjoyed it, but I'm also glad it is behind me...

The Lady in the Lake, by Raymond Chandler

Title: The Lady in the Lake

Author: Raymond Chandler

Borrowed from little library (paperback) on S St NW in DC

Started: 3/6/2019

Finished: 3/17/2019

Philip Marlowe book, pretty enjoyable.  

Collard, by David Rosenfelt

• Title:  Collard
  
• Author:  David Rosenfelt
  
• Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library (audiobook)
  
• Started: 3/8/2019
  
• Finished:  3/11/2019
  

It's a tossup as to which I like better about these mysteries:  the banter between the characters, or the narration by Grover Gardner.  Maybe it is the combo, but it is good stuff and I typically find myself chuckling/laughing out loud as I listen to them.

The Double-A Western Detective Agency, by Steve Hockensmith

• Title:  The Double-A Western Detective Agency
  
• Author:  Steve Hockensmith
  
• Purchased from Amazon.com (Kindle Edition)
  
• Started:2/20/2019
  
• Finished: 3/5/2019
  

I loved the first book in this series, Holmes on the Range, and since then I've liked some and not others.  This book I'm happy to say is in the strong-like category.  In fact it has been so long since I've gotten to enjoy reading about the Amlingmeyer brothers that I'm tempted to say I loved it.  The mystery is only so-so, but as is often the case it is the characters and the banter that is really so enjoyable.  I even read this one through the acknowledgements where Hockensmith credits the inventor of bourbon "for services rendered".

What's not to love?

The Twelve Dogs of Christmas, by David Rosenfelt

• Title:  The Twelve Dogs of Christmas
• Author:  David Rosenfelt
  
• Borrowed from Worcester, MD Public Library (Audiobook)
  
• Started: 3/5/2019
  
• Finished: 3/6/2019
  

I've long since given into my enjoyment of these novels.  Still laugh out-loud at these no matter how silly the plots. 

American Gods: 10th Anniversary Edition, by Neil Gaiman

• Title:  American Gods: 10th Anniversary Edition
  
• Author:  Neil Gaiman
  
• Borrowed from Worcester, MD Public Library (Audiobook)
  
• Started: 2/25/2019
  
• Finished: 3/5/2019
  

Very enjoyable, and very well done audiobook.

7 Deadly Wonders, by Matthew Reilly

Title: 7 Deadly Wonders

Author: Matthew Reilly

Borrowed from Fairfax county public library audiobook

Started: 2/19/2019

Finished: 2/24/2019

Indiana Jones meets Da Vinci code, over the too ridiculous.  I can understand the appeal but not for me. 

Disappearance at Devil's Rock, by Paul Tremblay

• Title:  Disappearance at Devil's Rock
  
• Author:  Paul Tremblay
  
• Borrowed from Worcester County MD Public Library Audiobook
  
• Started: 2/13/2019
  
• Finished: 2/18/2019
  

Liked this one ok, but didn't love it.  Was hoping for more, maybe?  I don't know.  Mixed feelings.

Rum Punch, by Elmore Leonard

• Title:  Rum Punch
  
• Author:  Elmore Leonard
  
• Borrowed from Little Free Library in DC
  
• Started: 2/8/2019
  
• Finished: 2/12/2019
  

The movie Jackie Brown was based off this book.  The book is good, like more Leonard books are, but for once I liked the movie version better.  Of course, Jackie Brown is (IMO) Tarantino's best movie. 

The Gaslight Collection, by Pennie Mae Cartawick

• Title:  The Gaslight Collection
  
• Author:  Pennie Mae Cartawick
  
• Borrowed from Worcester County MD Public Library Audiobook
  
• Started: 2/11/2019
  
• Finished: 2/12/2019
  

The nicest thing I can say about this Holmes pastiche is that it was short.  Did not enjoy this one.

The Under Dog and Other Stories, by Agatha Christie

• Title: The Under Dog and Other Stories
• Author: Agatha Christie
• Borrowed from Worcester County MD Public Library Audiobook
  
• Started: 2/6/2019
• Finished: 2/11/2019

Interesting mixture of Poirot short stories, many featuring Hastings.  At least one with Japp.  One of the short stories was obviously the basis for the Mystery of the Blue Train which I had just read recently.  

The Narrow Road to the Deep North, by Richard Flanagan

Title: The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Author: Richard Flanagan

Borrowed from DC Public Library Audiobook

Started: 1/23/2019

Finished: 2/5/2019

Book club selection -- liked it at times, hated the melodramatic love story plot. 

The Mystery on the Blue Train, by Agatha Christie

• Title:  The Mystery on the Blue Train
  
• Author:  Agatha Christie
  
• Borrowed from Worcester County MD Public Library Audiobook
  
• Started: 1/15/2019
  
• Finished: 1/22/2019
  

Enjoyable Poirot novel with a great twist at the end.

Cold Service, by Robert B. Parker

Title:  Cold Service

Author:  Robert B. Parker

Borrowed from Little Library on S ST NW in DC, Paperback

Started:  1/14/2019

Finished: 1/18/2019

A Spenser book, pretty terrible.  Returning the previous Spenser book to the little library, this one was in there.  Worse than the last one I read, and that one was bad enough. 

Widow's Walk, by Robert B. Parker

• Title:  Widow's Walk
  
• Author:  Robert B. Parker
  
• Borrowed from Little Library on S ST NW in DC, Paperback
  
• Started:  1/12/2019
  
• Finished: 1/14/2019
  

A Spenser book, pretty terrible.

The Brothers of Baker Street, by Michael Robertson

• Title:  The Brothers of Baker Street
  
• Author: Michael Robertson
  
• Borrowed from Worcester County MD Public Library Audiobook
  
• Started: 1/10/2019
  
• Finished: 1/14/2019
  

The second book in this series, I didn't care for either book so this is the last one for me.  

Past Tense, by Lee Child

Title: Past Tense

Author: Lee Child

Borrowed from Worcester, MD public library Kindle edition

Started: 1/6/2019

Finished: 1/10/2019

Most recent Jack Reacher book. Less terrible than those that came before it. Still not great, still practically impossible for me to put down. 

A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman

Title: A Man Called Ove

Author: Fredrik Backman

Borrowed from Worcester County MD Public Library Audiobook

Started: 1/2/2019

Finished: 1/8/2019

This was a good one, really enjoyable.  

Educated, by Tara Westover

Title: Educated

Author: Tara Westover

Purchased from Amazon.com Kindle edition

Started: 1/1/2019

Finished: 1/6/2019

Book club book, did not enjoy, suspect everyone else will have loved it.