Wednesday, October 30, 2024

The Only One Left, by Riley Sager

Title: The Only One Left
Author: Riley Sager
Borrowed in paperback from my wife
Started: 10/15/2024
Finished: 10/30/2024

A pretty terrible whodunit.

Monday, October 28, 2024

The Murder at the Vicarage, by Agatha Christie

Title: The Murder at the Vicarage 
Author: Agatha Christie 
Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook 
Started: 10/26/2024
Finished: 10/27/2024

The first Miss Marple book, not my favorite, I'm a bigger Poirot fan.  

Friday, October 25, 2024

The Iron Hand of Mars, by Lindsey Davis

Title: The Iron Hand of Mars 
Author: Lindsey Davis 
Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook 
Started: 10/19/2024
Finished: 10/25/2024

I've read too many of these Falco books back to back. They're good, but I need a break.  

Saturday, October 19, 2024

Venus in Copper, by Lindsey Davis

Title: Venus in Copper 
Author: Lindsey Davis 
Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook 
Started: 10/17/2024
Finished: 10/18/2024

Another Falco book. Not bad, a bit melodramatic.  Also meant to note how much this author HATES landlords.  Not an unpopular position, but it is prevalent throughout the books so far. 

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Shadows in Bronze, by Lindsey Davis

TItle: Shadows in Bronze
Author: Lindsey Davis
Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook
Started: 10/13/2024
FInished: 10/15/2024

Second in the Falco mystery series set in ancient Rome.  Pretty good.

Monday, October 14, 2024

The Footage, by Stuart James

Title: The Footage 
Author: Stuart James 
Purchased from Amazon Kindle edition 
Started: 10/13/2024
Finished: 10/14/2024

I'm a sucker for found footage movies and books which has led me to buy and read some pretty terrible stuff.  This is up there with the worst of them.  

Sunday, October 13, 2024

The Hollows, by Daniel Church

Title: The Hollows
Author: Daniel Church 
Borrowed from DC Public Library Kindle edition 
Started: 10/1/2024
Finished: 10/13/2024

Decent but not amazing old gods-ish horror novel.  

The Silver Pigs, by Lindsey Davis

Title: The Silver Pigs 
Autor: Lindsey Davis 
Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook 
Started: 10/10/2024
Finished: 10/13/2024

First in a detective series set in ancient Rome. Pretty good.  

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Death at the Sign of the Rook, by Kate Atkinson

  • Title: Death at the Sign of the Rook
  • Author: Kate Atkinson
  • Purchased from local DC bookstore (hardcover -- forget how expensive these are)
  • Started: 10/6/2024
  • Finished: 10/9/2024
Another (the final?) in the Jackson Brodie series.  This one seemed a lot less "serious" than the earlier entries, but was still enjoyable.  No regrets on the purchase, Atkinson's worth it.

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

The First Man in Rome, by Colleen McCullough

  • Title:  The First Man in Rome
  • Author: Colleen McCullough
  • Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook
  • Started: 9/28/2024
  • Finished: 10/8/2024
Back in 2022 I read the first three in this series as abridged, the only versions available from the public library.  I hate reading abridged and wasn't thrilled with them.

Now I have access to the unabridged and this is a spectacular book.  Hoping the others in the series are also available unabridged.  Incredible stuff.