Books Read in October

The Wave
© 2006 Walter Mosley
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In A Family Way
© 2005 James Calder
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Witches Sabbath
© 2005 J. M. Gregson
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This CI Peach Mystery has good police procedure as Peach has to find the murderer of a 4-month old corpse. Too many points of view for my taste, but good character development.
What You’ve Been Missing
© 2005 Janet Desaulniers
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Short fiction. Winner of the John Simmons award. Well constructed and moving stories set in the Midwest.
Words for Relocation © 2001 Laurie Anne Whitt
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Poetry. Winner of the Norma O. Harrison Chapbook Award
Eighteen elegantly written poems that explore emotions in the native and immigrant cultures of this country. This is a hand-sewn book of limited edition. If you can find one, grab it. I was fortunate to buy my copy from the author at a recent poetry reading.
A Hole in Juan
© 2006 Gillian Roberts
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Amanda Pepper Mystery where Amanda is caught up in Halloween hijinks (or are they?) at the prep school where she teaches. Lots of overdrawn characters that detracted from the mystery. I wasn’t fond of the first person presentation, although the writing was well crafted; the story: so-so.
Tin City
© 2005 David Housewright
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Rush McKenzie agrees to help his father's best friend, a beekeeper, and then the man is murdered. That's the first of a series of misadventures that get McKenzie into trouble with the FBI, several murders, and identity theft and mob action. Set in the Twin Cities area, sense of place is strong, and so is McKenzie's personality. This is the second Rush McKenzie mystery.