Many thanks to my holiday gift giver! In addition to The People Who Eat Darkness, which has been on my list a long time, I got a new Jane Harper book as a surprise AND because this person ordered from New York’s Mysterious Bookshop, I got their annual holiday short story! Very grateful and can’t wait to dive in!
Orange You Glad You Finished This Book?
Bright Orange for the Shroud by John D. Macdonald
The sixth book in the Travis McGee series finds our hero taken aback by the sudden reappearance of an old friend, and absolutely shocked by his change in appearance. The last time McGee saw grocery-fortune heir Arthur Wilkinson was at his wedding. McGee didn’t approve of the match and his suspicions have been proved correct, as the bride has lured poor Arthur into a phony real-estate scam and absconded with nearly every last penny. McGee agrees to try to recoup as much of the money […]
Living with the Inexplicable
The Dyatlov Pass Mystery by Cédric Mayen, Jandro González
When nine hikers go missing on the slopes of Dyatlov Pass in 1959, a prosecutor working for the Soviet Union must attempt to uncover the truth, though his job is only made more difficult by the strange circumstances and the caginess of the government. The Dyatlov Pass mystery is a case I’ve heard of before. Even decades later, there’s no consensus on what caused the hikers to flee their tents into the snow, where they all eventually froze to death. There’s plenty of strange features […]
I, too, like a rousing sci-fi series about a murderous robot that wants nothing more than to watch soap operas.
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
Network Effect by Martha Wells
Before I get into the reviews, I’m just going to preface this by saying I don’t really remember all the individual books, but Murderbot is one of my favorite characters ever. All Systems Red (5/5) “Murderbot” is the self-chosen name of a security android appointed with the task of protecting a team of scientists surveying a planet. It is a rogue SecUnit, however, and has overridden its governor, unbeknownst to everyone else, and wants nothing more than to disengage from the world and watch soap […]
Yay mystery stuff 😁
So life has been a little nuts and I’m totally behind, but whoever sent me two packages, I’ve got them and thanks! I hope you don’t mind too much my waiting but I want to have something to look forward to when I get home from holiday travels. If it helps, it’ll still technically be during the Christmas season if you go by the 12 days 🙂
Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor asteroids, or giants, messy planets, nor gloom of night stays this courier from the not-so-swift completion of their appointed rounds
The Postman from Space by Guillaume Perreault
The Postman from Space written and illustrated by Guillaume Perreault is an odd book that is both really really good and also a, “What did I read?” read. There is a lot going on, even though it looks simple. I was just flying through the minimalist text, thinking things would either be a bit on the “normal and dull” side or outrageously humorous. I am not sure if kids will get some of the Easter eggs (there is an obvious nod to a classic prince […]
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