tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41945239676912074302024-03-17T23:03:30.845-04:00Voice Of DissentWARNING: Posts May Contain Spoilers!Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.comBlogger1059125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-33958983440034942072024-03-17T06:30:00.000-04:002024-03-17T06:31:06.474-04:00The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas<div dir="auto">Title: The Count of Monte Cristo<div dir="auto">Author: Alexadre Dumas</div><div dir="auto">Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library Audiobook</div><div dir="auto">Started: 3/12/2024</div><div dir="auto">Finished: 3/17/2024</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">This is a book often recommended but also intimidating due to its volume. I decided to start it when laid low with a bad cold, I'm sorry to say the cold has outlasted the book, since the book is as fantastic as everyone claimed. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The cold rages on, miserably. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-66825009988911888982024-03-11T09:12:00.000-04:002024-03-11T09:13:07.626-04:00The Chaos Agent, by Mark Greaney<div dir="ltr">Title: The Chaos Agent<div>Author: Mark Greaney</div><div>Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Kindle Edition</div><div>Started: 3/5/20204</div><div>Finished: 3/11/2024</div><div><br></div><div>Another enjoyable entry in the Grey Man series.</div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-20140311862162838322024-03-10T11:38:00.000-04:002024-03-10T11:39:05.387-04:00Hard Light, by Elizabeth Hand<div dir="auto">Title: Hard Light<div dir="auto">Author: Elizabeth Hand</div><div dir="auto">Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook</div><div dir="auto">Started: 3/7/2024</div><div dir="auto">Finished: 3/10/2024</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Really enjoyed this book and the entire Cass Neary trilogy. I see there is a 4th book so I'll probably try to track it down eventually. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-4691692855566244722024-03-02T15:41:00.001-05:002024-03-02T15:41:25.694-05:00Available Dark, by Elizabeth Hand<div dir="auto">Title: Available Dark<div dir="auto">Author: Elizabeth Hand </div><div dir="auto">Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook</div><div dir="auto">Started: 2/24/2024</div><div dir="auto">Finished: 3/1/2024</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Second in the Cass Neary trilogy. While I didn't love this as much as I did the first, it is still a great book and Cass is an intriguing protagonist. Hand is a great writer -- can't believe I've missed her work for so long, o let knew her from her articles I. The Washington Post. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-8410607717246707962024-02-28T20:27:00.001-05:002024-02-28T20:27:14.454-05:00The Sun Down Motel, by Simone St James<div dir="auto">Title: The Sun Down Motel<div dir="auto">Author: Simone St James</div><div dir="auto">Paperback</div><div dir="auto">Started: 2/1/2024</div><div dir="auto">Finished: 2/28/2024</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">My wife and I grabbed this from a take one leave one library in DC to read to each other. Haunted murder plot sounded interesting. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It wasn't interesting. Terrible book, we struggled to finish but finally did tonight. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-74127054301791894452024-02-22T15:24:00.001-05:002024-02-22T15:24:37.922-05:00Audition, by Ryu Murakami<div dir="ltr">Title: Audition<div>Author: Ryu Murakami</div><div>Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook</div><div>Started: 2/21/2024</div><div>Finished: 2/22/2024</div><div><br></div><div>A short, entertaining book with a brutal ending. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-55874217535653020312024-02-19T13:36:00.001-05:002024-02-19T13:36:18.930-05:00Generation Loss, by Elizabeth Hand<div dir="auto">Title: Generation Loss<div dir="auto">Author: Elizabeth Hand</div><div dir="auto">Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook</div><div dir="auto">Started: 2/17/2024</div><div dir="auto">Finished: 2/19/2024</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Really enjoyed this one. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-31076879939930319822024-02-15T16:56:00.001-05:002024-02-15T16:56:50.007-05:00Wylding Hall, by Elizabeth Hand<div dir="auto">Title: Wylding Hall<div dir="auto">Author: Elizabeth Hand</div><div dir="auto">Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook</div><div dir="auto">Started: 2/14/2024</div><div dir="auto">Finished: 2/15/2024</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Enjoyable mocumentary book, kind of found footage. Not scary, but atmospheric. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-54991365593867153482024-02-14T14:38:00.001-05:002024-02-14T14:38:47.774-05:00Lie Still, by Julia Heaberlin<div dir="ltr">Title: Lie Still<div>Author: Julia Heaberlin</div><div>Borrowed from DC Public Library Audiobook</div><div>Started: 2/10/2024</div><div>Finished: 2/14/2024</div><div><br></div><div>I have read a couple of other Heaberlin books and really like them -- this one less so. A decent thriller/beach read, but not as good as the other two I read.</div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-28048882358502616112024-02-08T19:45:00.001-05:002024-02-08T19:45:55.134-05:00The Forgotten Man, by Robert Crais<div dir="auto">Title: The Forgotten Man<div dir="auto">Austor: Robert Crais</div><div dir="auto">Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library Kindle Edition</div><div dir="auto">Started: 1/26/2024</div><div dir="auto">Finished: 2/8/2024</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">First of these Cole/Pike books I struggled to finish. Could not get into this one, really dragged for me. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-52362697538316310562024-02-05T19:42:00.000-05:002024-02-05T19:43:00.972-05:00Twas the Bite before Christmas, by David Rosenfelt<div dir="auto">Title: Twas the Bite before Christmas<div dir="auto">Author: David Rosenfelt</div><div dir="auto">Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook</div><div dir="auto">Started: 2/4/2024</div><div dir="auto">Finished: 2/5/2024</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Another simple but comforting Andy Carpenter book. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-3402861888822328772024-02-04T08:03:00.001-05:002024-02-04T08:03:37.795-05:00Fateful Mornings, by Tom Bouman<div dir="auto">Title: Fateful Mornings<div dir="auto">Author: Tom Bouman</div><div dir="auto">Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook</div><div dir="auto">Started: 2/1/204</div><div dir="auto">Finished: 2/4/2024</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Second book in a series, I read the first years ago and liked it. Didn't love this one, but it wasn't terrible. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-29417487403311349262024-01-30T17:44:00.001-05:002024-01-30T17:44:54.165-05:00Daughters Unto Devils, by Amy Lukavics<div dir="ltr">Title: Daughters Unto Devils<div>Author: Amy Lukavics</div><div>Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook</div><div>Started: 1/27/2024</div><div>Finished: 1/30/2024</div><div><br></div><div>I wanted to like this more than I did. It wasn't terrible, but felt very YA and my mind sometimes wandered as I listened to it. Ending was unsettling though.</div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-3894365400883832082024-01-25T06:52:00.000-05:002024-01-25T06:53:12.862-05:00The Last Devil to Die, by Richard Osman<div dir="auto">Title: The Last Devil to Die<div dir="auto">Author: Richard Osman</div><div dir="auto">Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Kindle Edition</div><div dir="auto">Started: 1/22/2024</div><div dir="auto">Finished: 1/25/2024</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Another charming entry in the Thursday Murder Club series -- maybe my favorite since the first book. I hope Osman has gotten rich from these books, they are really entertaining. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-72156057994741237922024-01-24T09:05:00.000-05:002024-01-24T09:06:02.383-05:00Mystic River, by Denis Lehane<div dir="ltr">Title: Mystic River<div>Author: Denis Lehane</div><div>Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook</div><div>Started: 1/21/2024</div><div>Finished: 1/24/2024</div><div><br></div><div>Really enjoyable, wanted to get through the book before finally watching the movie -- somehow never saw it.</div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-18958690842626876272024-01-21T06:27:00.001-05:002024-01-21T06:27:26.102-05:00The Last Detective, by Robert Crais<div dir="auto">Title: The Last Detective<div dir="auto">Author: Robert Crais</div><div dir="auto">Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library Kindle Edition</div><div dir="auto">Started: 1/19/2024</div><div dir="auto">Finished: 1/21/2024</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">This was another great, intense, Cole & Pike novel. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-6737715483980673452024-01-18T20:50:00.001-05:002024-01-18T20:50:35.550-05:00LA Requiem, by Robert Crais<div dir="auto">Title: LA Requiem<div dir="auto">Author: Robert Crais</div><div dir="auto">Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library Kindle Edition</div><div dir="auto">Started: 1/15/2024</div><div dir="auto">Finished: 1/18/2024</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Well this was an outstanding novel. I've been really enjoying these Cole & Pike novels, but this one was on a whole other level. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-80973366976103202002024-01-15T08:25:00.001-05:002024-01-15T08:25:15.038-05:00Indigo Slam, by Robert Crais<div dir="auto">Title: Indigo Slam<div dir="auto">Author Robert Crais</div><div dir="auto">Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library Kindle Edition</div><div dir="auto">Started: 1/14/2024</div><div dir="auto">Finished: 1/5/2024</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Decent Cole & Pike novel. I had to skip one in the series, Sunset Express, because bizarrely the public library didn't have it in Kindle Edition, could only be read through Libby. Didn't want to have to read it on my phone, but will eventually pick that one up. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-87719652525468002122024-01-12T06:52:00.001-05:002024-01-12T06:52:30.541-05:00Voodoo River, by Robert Crais<div dir="auto">Title: Voodoo River<div dir="auto">Author: Robert Crais</div><div dir="auto">Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Kindle Edition</div><div dir="auto">Started: 1/9/2024</div><div dir="auto">Finished: 1/12/2024</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Another Cole & Pike novel. Enjoyed it, but I was pretty lost on the actual mystery going on. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-59820458913655602082024-01-10T20:40:00.001-05:002024-01-10T20:40:43.896-05:00Borges in 90 Minutes, by Paul Strathern<div dir="auto">Title: Borges in 90 Minutes<div dir="auto">Author: Paul Strathern</div><div dir="auto">Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook</div><div dir="auto">Started: 1/10/2024</div><div dir="auto">Finished: 1/10/2024</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Debated recording this here since so short, but what the hell. It was decent. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-34530139558686662912024-01-09T13:16:00.000-05:002024-01-09T13:17:08.094-05:00The Haunted Forest Tour, by Moore & Strand<div dir="ltr">Title: The Haunted Forest Tour<div>Author: James Moore & Jeff Strand</div><div>Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Audiobook</div><div>Started: 1/6/2024</div><div>Finished: 1/9/2024</div><div><br></div><div>A lot of recommendations for this one on Reddit, I thought it was pretty terrible, but I finished it.</div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-60828147946694418952024-01-08T13:30:00.000-05:002024-01-08T13:31:00.306-05:00Free Fall, by Robert Crais<div dir="auto">Title: Free Fall<div dir="auto">Author: Robert Crais</div><div dir="auto">Borrowed from DC Public Library Kindle Edition</div><div dir="auto">Started: 1/6/2024</div><div dir="auto">Finished: 1/8/2024</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I know I will regret blowing through these Cole & Pike novels so quickly, but I can't stop myself. Super enjoyable, if not very believable. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-13224449112564120462024-01-06T11:12:00.001-05:002024-01-06T11:12:42.074-05:00Lullaby Town, by Robert Crais<div dir="auto">Title: Lullaby Town<div dir="auto">Author: Robert Crais</div><div dir="auto">Borrowed from Queen Anne County Public Library Kindle Edition</div><div dir="auto">Started: 1/4/2024</div><div dir="auto">Finished: 1/6/2024</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I am really enjoying these Cole & Pike novels, this was another great one. Crais is clearly influenced by Robert Parker's Spenser novels, but these are a bit darker. Really enjoyable. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-91828291148000420042024-01-05T09:38:00.000-05:002024-01-05T09:39:12.476-05:00Flop Dead Gorgeous, by David Rosenfelt<div dir="ltr">Title: Flop Dead Gorgeous<div>Author: David Rosenfelt</div><div>Borrowed from Fairfax County Public Library (Audiobook)</div><div>Started: 1/4/2024</div><div>Finished: 1/5/2024</div><div><br></div><div>Another Andy Carpenter book, mostly entertaining for a single running gag throughout. Easy to know how this one would turn out, but I doubt anyone reads these books for the plot.</div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194523967691207430.post-48063892182057280242024-01-04T20:38:00.001-05:002024-01-04T20:38:29.724-05:00Gone by Dawn, by Tom Wood<div dir="auto">Title: Gone by Dawn<div dir="auto">Author: Tom Wood</div><div dir="auto">Purchased from Amazon Kindle Edition</div><div dir="auto">Started: 1/3/2024</div><div dir="auto">Finished: 1/4/2024</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Really just a short story, but part of the Victor the Assassin series and decent. </div></div> Columbo-in-PQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706361285865377823noreply@blogger.com0