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Book Review: The King Tides

 

The storyline in this mystery is okay, though please bring a healthy suspension of disbelief to make it to the end, but that’s okay because the plot moves along quickly. Frankly, the main characters aren’t all that memorable and the author invests an awful lot of narration explaining things that need no explanation—like what a calculator app is on a smart phone. And why in the world is the hero, Jon Lancaster, reading a weather app on a suspect’s phone? Don’t ask, just move along. (3 of 5 Stars)

 

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Clear and Present Dangers……Ellen Glasgow

“The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.”

~Ellen Glasgow

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April 15, 2024 — Taxation with Representation

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Clear and Present Dangers……Corrie ten Boom

“Books do not age as you and I do. They will speak still when we are gone, to generations we will never see.”

~Corrie ten Boom

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April 11, 1783 — The U.S. Congress proclaimed a formal end to hostilities with Great Britain.

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Book Review: Spider Woman’s Daughter

 

First of all, this is not a Leaphorn and Chee Novel. It is a Manuelito Novel—Bernadette Manuelito being the wife of Jim Chee. Leaphorn is quickly put into a coma and Chee is presented as kind of a tiresome, bungling husband, while Manuelito solves the crime. I had not read Thief of Time, so the mystery lacked coherence. I read Tony Hilerman’s second novel, Dance Hall of the Dead, and picked up Spider Woman’s Daughter to see how Anne did taking over for her father. Not so well, as far as I can tell. While there is the obligatory Southwest scenery and Native American culture, the emasculation of the main characters and a weak mystery, leave much to be desired, making this book a dead end for the series. (2 of 5 Stars)

 

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Clear and Present Dangers……Sara Shepard

“The sweetest smiles hold the darkest secrets…”

~Sara Shepard