May 09 Reads

It's been a month????? Wow! I had no idea that it had been that long since I posted anything. It has been a turbulent month, but we made it through. I'm contemplating my standard summer stamping challenge - 100 cards between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Since I haven't made a card in months that will be quite a challenge, if I do decide to do it. We'll see. :)

So, without further ado, here are the books I read this month:

Salvation, Texas by Anna Jeffrey

Rusty is the newly elected sheriff in the small town of Salavation, and he's up against a very well established "good old boy" system. At the top of the food chain is an old friend's father - Randall Ryder. When one of his daughter's is murdered, it's up to Rusty to prove that it was not an accident and to figure out who the guilty party is. In the meantime, the victim's sister (and Rusty's old flame), Elena steps into the picture in a big way. Can Rusty solve the crime before Ryder calls in the Texas Rangers? And can he survive rekindling his relationship with Elena? Read it and find out! :)

The Tale of Hill Top Farm by Susan Wittig Albert

The first in the Cottage Tales of Betrix Potter series. Children's author Beatrix Potter has purchased Hill Top Farm in the small village of Sawrey. The day before her arrival a villager is found dead. Is it murder or is a natural death? The locals don't know what to make of Miss Potter or the death of their friend. I thought it got off to a bit of a slow start, and it's not a traditional murder mystery at all, but it was enjoyable. One thing that I found interesting is that the animals in the story speak - not to the humans, but to each other. Gave it sort of an odd twist. Based loosely on the life of Beatrix Potter, author of The Tale of Peter Cottontail, et al.

The 6th Target by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

Another winner in the Women's Murder Club series. Three mysteries in one this time around - a psychotic shooter on a ferry, children and their nannies are being kidnapped and no ransom notes are found, and Lindsay's relationship with Joe. ;) I found this one to be a bit more predictable than some of the other novels, but just as gripping. I think I read this one in two days time.

Murder Between the Covers by Elaine Viets

Oh yes, another Dead End Job Mystery. This time around Helen is working in Page Turners, a local book store, when the owner, Mr. Page Turner III, is found murdered in her neighbor's apartment. When the neighbor is sent to jail Helen and her landlady Margery do all they can to find out who the real criminal is. Very entertaining!

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