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By education and experience - Accountant with a specialty in taxation. Formerly a CPA (license has lapsed). Masters degree in law of taxation from University of Denver. Now retired. Part time work during baseball season as receptionist & switchboard operator for the Colorado Rockies. This gig feeds my soul in ways I have trouble articulating. One daughter, and four grandchildren. I share the house with two cats; a big goof of a cat called Grinch (named as a joke for his easy going "whatever" disposition); and Lady, a shelter adoptee with a regal bearing and sweet little soprano voice. I would be very bereft if it ever becomes necessary to keep house without a cat.
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More Suspense Fiction
THE DEAD PLACE by Stephen Booth
Diane Fry and Ben cooper comprise one of the most appealing pairs of protagonists in contemporary suspense fiction. Each with skills which complement the other, and neither willng to admit that fact, their prickly working relationship adds a nice depth to Booth's series set in England's Lake District. Edendale police have begun to receive a series of messages from an enigmatic caller, who seems to be intrigued by death in a very unhealthy manner. At the same time, a badly decomposed body is found in the area, and the attempt to identify it and notify the next of kin has several startling turns.
THE WOODS by Harlan Coben
Coben continues his string of entertaining stand alones, with ordinary suburban folks caught up in events beyond their imaginings. A successful district attorney is in the midst of prosecuting a rape case when his past comes barging back into his life. The long ago disappearance and presumed death of his sister becomes an active investigation again, when a murdered body found in New York possesses documents raising questions about the decades old mystery.
THE COLLABORATOR OF BETHLEHEM by Matt Beynon Rees
Journalist Rees, who has worked in the Middle East for several years, uses his familiarity with all sides of the Palestinian situation to produce an absorbing novel. When an Arab Palestinian school teacher realizes that his moderate attitudes toward Israelis and Christian Arabs is heightening the danger for some of his fellow students, he struggles to turn the tide of deadly violence.
THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR by Gene Kerrigan
Kerrigan is a new author for me, I saw this book mentioned in a local newspaper review. An honest cop in contemporary Ireland begins a career of manufacturing evidence to be used at trial. His actions began after he reported an ethical lapse by other officers, and was ostracized by his fellow cops. His fabrications of evidence are the means he uses to return to other cops' good graces. Before long, events spiral beyond his control and he finds his career has been ruined. I'd say this is an author worth seeking out, for those who like their fiction on the dark side.
REQUIEM FOR AN ASSASSIN by Barry Eisler
Hit man John Rain is contemplaing retirement, living in Paris with a lovely Israeli woman. When his friend and occasional partner Dox is kidnapped, Rain is drawn into a plot to enable high level international sabatoge. Dox is a pawn in the grim game, and Rain must outwit the evil doers, and at the same time come to terms with the dark side of his personality.
GLASS HOUSES by Jane Haddam
Gregor Demarkian assists Philadelphia cops in untangling a serial killer case. However as Demarkian learns more and more about the various murders, he is not so sure that a serial killer is at work. Lots of commentary about police ineptitude, mistaken impressions of the United States, and the situation faced by gays in today's society.
That's it for the suspense side of things, at least for a few weeks!
Diane Fry and Ben cooper comprise one of the most appealing pairs of protagonists in contemporary suspense fiction. Each with skills which complement the other, and neither willng to admit that fact, their prickly working relationship adds a nice depth to Booth's series set in England's Lake District. Edendale police have begun to receive a series of messages from an enigmatic caller, who seems to be intrigued by death in a very unhealthy manner. At the same time, a badly decomposed body is found in the area, and the attempt to identify it and notify the next of kin has several startling turns.
THE WOODS by Harlan Coben
Coben continues his string of entertaining stand alones, with ordinary suburban folks caught up in events beyond their imaginings. A successful district attorney is in the midst of prosecuting a rape case when his past comes barging back into his life. The long ago disappearance and presumed death of his sister becomes an active investigation again, when a murdered body found in New York possesses documents raising questions about the decades old mystery.
THE COLLABORATOR OF BETHLEHEM by Matt Beynon Rees
Journalist Rees, who has worked in the Middle East for several years, uses his familiarity with all sides of the Palestinian situation to produce an absorbing novel. When an Arab Palestinian school teacher realizes that his moderate attitudes toward Israelis and Christian Arabs is heightening the danger for some of his fellow students, he struggles to turn the tide of deadly violence.
THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR by Gene Kerrigan
Kerrigan is a new author for me, I saw this book mentioned in a local newspaper review. An honest cop in contemporary Ireland begins a career of manufacturing evidence to be used at trial. His actions began after he reported an ethical lapse by other officers, and was ostracized by his fellow cops. His fabrications of evidence are the means he uses to return to other cops' good graces. Before long, events spiral beyond his control and he finds his career has been ruined. I'd say this is an author worth seeking out, for those who like their fiction on the dark side.
REQUIEM FOR AN ASSASSIN by Barry Eisler
Hit man John Rain is contemplaing retirement, living in Paris with a lovely Israeli woman. When his friend and occasional partner Dox is kidnapped, Rain is drawn into a plot to enable high level international sabatoge. Dox is a pawn in the grim game, and Rain must outwit the evil doers, and at the same time come to terms with the dark side of his personality.
GLASS HOUSES by Jane Haddam
Gregor Demarkian assists Philadelphia cops in untangling a serial killer case. However as Demarkian learns more and more about the various murders, he is not so sure that a serial killer is at work. Lots of commentary about police ineptitude, mistaken impressions of the United States, and the situation faced by gays in today's society.
That's it for the suspense side of things, at least for a few weeks!
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