Blood on the Chesapeake, by Randy Overbeck

• Title: Blood on the Chesapeake
• Author: Randy Overbeck
• Purchased from book store in Easton, MD in paperback
• Started: 10/1/2023
• Finished: 1/341/2023

This one wasn't my kind of book.  Bought it on a whim on the Eastern Shore of MD having spent a lot of time in the area for the last 15 years.  Didn't expect great things, but had hoped it would be a fun beach-type read.  But took me three months to slog through it.

Those Across the River, by Christopher Buehlman

• Title:  Those Across the River
• Author: Christopher Buehlman
• Borrowed from DC Public Library Kindle Edition
• Started: 1/26/2023
• Finished: 1/27/2023

Like this one a lot, almost as much as The Lesser Dead, but not quite.  

The Suicide Motor Club, by Christopher Buehlman

• Title:  The Suicide Motor Club
• Author:  Christoper Buehlman
• Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook
• Started: 1/24/2023
• Finished: 1/25/2023

I liked this one ok, it's a decent aside to "The Lesser Dead" but not great as a stand alone novel.  

The Blacktongue Thief, by Christopher Buehlman

Title: The Blacktongue Thief

Author: Christopher Buehlman

Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook

Started: 1/21/2022

Finished: 1/23/2022

I'm not much of a fantasy book guy, but I like smartassed banter. So while I wasn't much for the setting of this one, the characters were entertaining.  

The Lesser Dead, by Christopher Buehlman

• Title: The Lesser Dead
• Author: Christopher Buehlman
• Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook
• Started: 1/18/2023
• Finished: 1/20/2023

This was a pleasant surprise.  Normally not a vampire book fan, and never, ever, ever, a fan of audiobooks read by the author.  Those are never good, it's a firm rule.

And of course there has to be an exception that proves said rule.  This is that one, Buehlman is an outstanding performer.  Great book.

When Things Get Dark, Edited by Ellen Datlow

Title:  When Things Get Dark

Author (Editor): Ellen Datlow

Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook

Started: 1/15/2023

Finished: 1/18/2023

I've read several anthologies edited by Datlow, but this has to be my favorite.  Great combo of authors and stories.  Like many, the final story (Skinder's Veil, by Kelly Link) was a stand out.  But I enjoyed them all.  

Mr. Monk in Outer Space, by Lee Goldberg

Title: Mr. Monk in Outer Space

Author: Lee Goldberg

Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library Kindle Edition

Started: 1/10/2023

Finished: 1/12/2023

Another pretty terrible entry in this series.  I'll finish the series, but not now, need a break.  

Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants, by Lee Goldberg

Title:  Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants

Author:  Lee Goldberg

Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook

Started: 1/7/2023

Finished: 1/9/2023

This one was pretty terrible, and makes me feel even more embarrassed about reading so many of these in a row.  But not so embarrassed as to stop me from continuing, at least until I find something better.

Mr. Monk and the Blue Fin, by Lee Goldberg

Title: Mr. Monk and the Blue Fin

Author:  Lee Goldberg

Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library Kindle Edition

Started: 1/4/2023

Finished: 1/5/2023

Not as good as the Hawaii one, and definitely not as good as the TV show, but certainly an easy way to pass the time.

Mr. Monk goes to Hawaii

Title: Mr. Monk goes to Hawaii

Author: Lee Goldberg

Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library Kindle Edition

Started: 1/3/2023

Finished: 1/4/2023

This was better than the first, more like a normal Monk episode.  But I've seen a few comments on Reddit about the fixation on women's bodies in these books and I have to agree.  It doesn't fit the Monk vibe to have so much talk about boobs/asses.  

Mr. Monk goes to the Firehouse, by Lee Goldberg

Title: Mr. Monk goes to the Firehouse

Author: Lee Goldberg

Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library Kindle Edition

Started: 1/2/2023

Finished: 1/3/2023

A little embarrassed to be starting the Monk book series.  Always enjoyed the TV show, but this feels almost like giving up.  

But I've been in a bit if a reading slump, and something easy, fun, and comfortable sounds good right now. So that's where I've found myself...

Book was only so-so.