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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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Books Update
Books will never take a back seat to anything in my life, but I realize that blogging about my reading has been neglected of late. Sorry! Here's a summary of books I've logged since early August.
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS by J K Rowling.
The final chapter in the hugely popular series. I've enjoyed reading them all, and was very sorry to reach the end of Harry's story.
THE NIGHT FERRY by Michael Robotham
This is a very good series, with a rotating group of protagonists, all of whom know each other and on occasion work together. Yet with each book, Robotham has each work in turn on center stage and in the spotlight. Here a young woman police officer in London, seriously wounded in a previous book, is contacted by a friend for help. The friend dies before the officer understands what help is needed. As she investigates, she finds herself drawn into the underground traffic in adoptable children.
FALSE FORTUNE by Twist Phelan
Phelan's series is set in Arizona, featuring an attorney who struggles with upheaval in her personal life as she investigates a legal settlement puportedly in favor of a local Indian tribe. Turns out, the settlement leaves a lot to be desired.
SAFE AND SOUND by J D Rhoades
The latest entry in this very entertaining "Red Neck Noir" series finds Keller searching for a kidnapped child and confronting a sadistic former mercenary.
DIANA CHRONICLES by Tina Brown
I admit I picked this one up looking for the "good parts" Yet I was surprised at the quality of the writing, and the insightful presentation of the tragedy faced by the charismatic English princess.
THE SAVAGE GARDEN by Mark Mills
A British scholar travels to Italy at the request of a professor to prepare a history of a unique garden. He finds a lot more than just landscaping information.
THE BOYS OF SUMMER by Roger Kahn
As I listened to this sports classic written in the early 1970's, I wondered why on earth I waited so long to take it in. Kahn was a young journalist just beginning his career in the mid 1950's, and was assigned to cover the Dodgers. About 15 years later, he went in search of the members of the storied team, and wrote a book which is part history, part sports reporting, part personal memoir.
FEAR OF LANDING by David Waltner-Toews
A young Canadian veterinarian working on a special government project in Indonesia discovers that some of the cows he is supervising are being poisoned. Eventually two of his associates are dead, as well, and he must sort out if he will stay in Indonesia or return to Canada. This is a reasonably enjoyable debut novel, but some of the punch of the early chapters is sacrificed as events drag a little.
THURSDAY NEXT, FIRST AMONG SEQUELS by Jasper Fforde
I can't quite find the words to describe Fforde's books. They are extremely entertaining and marvelously witty, filled with sly references to literature and popular culture. I enjoy them hugely.
FIRE PRAYER by Deborah Turrell Atkinson
Atkinson's books feature Storm Kayama, a Honolulu attorney. In this entry, the tragedy of a mysterious fire several years prior on the island of Molokai still resonates among the permanent residents of the island.
THE GREAT BRIDGE by David McCullough
As usual, McCullough provides a very entertaining historical read, relating the history of the building of the famous bridge in Brooklyn, New York.
NO COLDER PLACE by S J Rozan
Readers of Rozan's series will know that she alternates voices between her two main characters. In this book, Bill Smith joins a construction crew to investigate the deaths of a couple of workers and finds himself a pawn in a larger game of deception and betrayal
REFLECTING THE SKY by S J Rozan
This time told in Lydia Chin's voice, Rozan's book sends the two to Hong Kong to fulfill a request of one of Chin's mentors. What seems quite simple and what promises to provide a brief vacation in the Orient turns deadly as a young boy is kidnapped.
ZORRO by Isabel Allende
The many legends of the famous crusader for justice are traced back to their beginnings. Nice book to have on a trip!
LIGHT BEFORE DAY by Christopher Rice
The gay community of West Hollywood is preyed upon by a vicious killer. Intertwined with the events in Hollywood is the equally vicious atmosphere of methamphetamine labs in northern California. For those who like their mysteries dark, this one will fill the bill! Recommended
FREE FIRE by C J Box
Game warden Joe Pickett is out of a job as the book opens, and accepts a temporary assignment from Wyoming's governor to investigate a murder in Yellowstone National Park. Pickett's stubborn streak always serves him well, and there is no exception in this entry in the entertaining series.
SECRET SERVANT by Daniel Silva
Silva's protagonist is an Israeli operative, and here he goes in search of an Islamic mastermind who has directed the kidnapping of an American woman, whose father just happens to be the American ambassador to Great Britain. As in all Silva's books, action moves through all of Europe. I like this series very much indeed.
This catches me up with sharing my reading log. Happy reading everyone!
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS by J K Rowling.
The final chapter in the hugely popular series. I've enjoyed reading them all, and was very sorry to reach the end of Harry's story.
THE NIGHT FERRY by Michael Robotham
This is a very good series, with a rotating group of protagonists, all of whom know each other and on occasion work together. Yet with each book, Robotham has each work in turn on center stage and in the spotlight. Here a young woman police officer in London, seriously wounded in a previous book, is contacted by a friend for help. The friend dies before the officer understands what help is needed. As she investigates, she finds herself drawn into the underground traffic in adoptable children.
FALSE FORTUNE by Twist Phelan
Phelan's series is set in Arizona, featuring an attorney who struggles with upheaval in her personal life as she investigates a legal settlement puportedly in favor of a local Indian tribe. Turns out, the settlement leaves a lot to be desired.
SAFE AND SOUND by J D Rhoades
The latest entry in this very entertaining "Red Neck Noir" series finds Keller searching for a kidnapped child and confronting a sadistic former mercenary.
DIANA CHRONICLES by Tina Brown
I admit I picked this one up looking for the "good parts" Yet I was surprised at the quality of the writing, and the insightful presentation of the tragedy faced by the charismatic English princess.
THE SAVAGE GARDEN by Mark Mills
A British scholar travels to Italy at the request of a professor to prepare a history of a unique garden. He finds a lot more than just landscaping information.
THE BOYS OF SUMMER by Roger Kahn
As I listened to this sports classic written in the early 1970's, I wondered why on earth I waited so long to take it in. Kahn was a young journalist just beginning his career in the mid 1950's, and was assigned to cover the Dodgers. About 15 years later, he went in search of the members of the storied team, and wrote a book which is part history, part sports reporting, part personal memoir.
FEAR OF LANDING by David Waltner-Toews
A young Canadian veterinarian working on a special government project in Indonesia discovers that some of the cows he is supervising are being poisoned. Eventually two of his associates are dead, as well, and he must sort out if he will stay in Indonesia or return to Canada. This is a reasonably enjoyable debut novel, but some of the punch of the early chapters is sacrificed as events drag a little.
THURSDAY NEXT, FIRST AMONG SEQUELS by Jasper Fforde
I can't quite find the words to describe Fforde's books. They are extremely entertaining and marvelously witty, filled with sly references to literature and popular culture. I enjoy them hugely.
FIRE PRAYER by Deborah Turrell Atkinson
Atkinson's books feature Storm Kayama, a Honolulu attorney. In this entry, the tragedy of a mysterious fire several years prior on the island of Molokai still resonates among the permanent residents of the island.
THE GREAT BRIDGE by David McCullough
As usual, McCullough provides a very entertaining historical read, relating the history of the building of the famous bridge in Brooklyn, New York.
NO COLDER PLACE by S J Rozan
Readers of Rozan's series will know that she alternates voices between her two main characters. In this book, Bill Smith joins a construction crew to investigate the deaths of a couple of workers and finds himself a pawn in a larger game of deception and betrayal
REFLECTING THE SKY by S J Rozan
This time told in Lydia Chin's voice, Rozan's book sends the two to Hong Kong to fulfill a request of one of Chin's mentors. What seems quite simple and what promises to provide a brief vacation in the Orient turns deadly as a young boy is kidnapped.
ZORRO by Isabel Allende
The many legends of the famous crusader for justice are traced back to their beginnings. Nice book to have on a trip!
LIGHT BEFORE DAY by Christopher Rice
The gay community of West Hollywood is preyed upon by a vicious killer. Intertwined with the events in Hollywood is the equally vicious atmosphere of methamphetamine labs in northern California. For those who like their mysteries dark, this one will fill the bill! Recommended
FREE FIRE by C J Box
Game warden Joe Pickett is out of a job as the book opens, and accepts a temporary assignment from Wyoming's governor to investigate a murder in Yellowstone National Park. Pickett's stubborn streak always serves him well, and there is no exception in this entry in the entertaining series.
SECRET SERVANT by Daniel Silva
Silva's protagonist is an Israeli operative, and here he goes in search of an Islamic mastermind who has directed the kidnapping of an American woman, whose father just happens to be the American ambassador to Great Britain. As in all Silva's books, action moves through all of Europe. I like this series very much indeed.
This catches me up with sharing my reading log. Happy reading everyone!
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