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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
Time for another summary of my reading!
THE PRESERVATIONIST by David Maine
Maine continues his fictionalization of well known Biblical tales - in this one taking on Noah and the ark. I've really enjoyed his way with the old familiar tales, and his skill at presenting things we know must have been true, if the parables really happened at all. Providing food for all the lives aboard; and disposing of the waste as well.
THE SCARECROW by Michael Connelly
Newspaperman Jack McEvoy of THE POET returns, facing the loss of his job in the upheavals abroad in print journalism. Both the baddie and those who search him out use the many features of cyberspace, making this an up to date novel in every sense of the word.
COLUMBINE by Dave Cullen
In the tenth anniversary year of the grim events at a suburban high school near Denver, Cullen was able to publish the results of ten years of investigative reporting. He tracks many of the myths which grew up around the events of that day, and with dozens of follow-up interviews, is able to recreate a believable time line. In addition, he analyzes the young murderers in rather disturbing detail, leaving me wondering if there would have been any way to prevent the killings.
As dark a story as this is, I would recommend it to readers who enjoy true crime.
CHINESE WHISPERS by Peter May
Another entry in the "Chinese thriller" series recently published for the US market. Several young women are found dead in the streets of Beijing, and their deaths bear unsettling similarities to the Jack the Ripper murders a century or more ago on the streets of London.
CHOSEN BY A HORSE by Susan Roberts
A rather suprising memoir - I was expecting a more or less standard "person loves animal" story, and instead found a very thoughtful set of essays by a woman who was learning to live a full emotional life after years of chilly withdrawal from connections with others. A rather special horse figures prominently in the story, but Roberts' experience holds center stage.
VALLEY OF THE LOST and WINTER OF SECRETS by Vicki Delaney
The latest installments in the series featuring rookie cop Molly Smith and veteran officer John Winters. A small British Columbia village is the setting. In the first, the death of a young mother and the fate of her surviving infant leave the local cops with too many dead ends in their investigation. In the second, a holiday ski outing goes tragically wrong and two young men are found dead when their car plunges into an icy river.
There's more to come - I'll try to finish the list tomorrow!
THE PRESERVATIONIST by David Maine
Maine continues his fictionalization of well known Biblical tales - in this one taking on Noah and the ark. I've really enjoyed his way with the old familiar tales, and his skill at presenting things we know must have been true, if the parables really happened at all. Providing food for all the lives aboard; and disposing of the waste as well.
THE SCARECROW by Michael Connelly
Newspaperman Jack McEvoy of THE POET returns, facing the loss of his job in the upheavals abroad in print journalism. Both the baddie and those who search him out use the many features of cyberspace, making this an up to date novel in every sense of the word.
COLUMBINE by Dave Cullen
In the tenth anniversary year of the grim events at a suburban high school near Denver, Cullen was able to publish the results of ten years of investigative reporting. He tracks many of the myths which grew up around the events of that day, and with dozens of follow-up interviews, is able to recreate a believable time line. In addition, he analyzes the young murderers in rather disturbing detail, leaving me wondering if there would have been any way to prevent the killings.
As dark a story as this is, I would recommend it to readers who enjoy true crime.
CHINESE WHISPERS by Peter May
Another entry in the "Chinese thriller" series recently published for the US market. Several young women are found dead in the streets of Beijing, and their deaths bear unsettling similarities to the Jack the Ripper murders a century or more ago on the streets of London.
CHOSEN BY A HORSE by Susan Roberts
A rather suprising memoir - I was expecting a more or less standard "person loves animal" story, and instead found a very thoughtful set of essays by a woman who was learning to live a full emotional life after years of chilly withdrawal from connections with others. A rather special horse figures prominently in the story, but Roberts' experience holds center stage.
VALLEY OF THE LOST and WINTER OF SECRETS by Vicki Delaney
The latest installments in the series featuring rookie cop Molly Smith and veteran officer John Winters. A small British Columbia village is the setting. In the first, the death of a young mother and the fate of her surviving infant leave the local cops with too many dead ends in their investigation. In the second, a holiday ski outing goes tragically wrong and two young men are found dead when their car plunges into an icy river.
There's more to come - I'll try to finish the list tomorrow!
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