I would love to try some of MacDonald's books but my library doesn't have of of them. Next stop will be "Half Priced Books" that sells used books. Hope for better luck there.
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I would love to try some of MacDonald's books but my library doesn't have of of them. Next stop will be "Half Priced Books" that sells used books. Hope for better luck there.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Wow - just looked him up - did not know he was the one who wrote Cape Fear - I wonder if my library has any of his books?
My library has most of his books available for e-readers. Maybe try that.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Fun fact: The top ten authors (in Adult Fiction) checked out at my library were...
1. James Patterson
2. John Sandford
3. Lee Child
4. David Baldacci
5. Nora Roberts
6. Stephen King
7. Janet Evanovich
8. Dean Koontz
9. Michael Connelly
10. John Grisham
I'm taking a break from scary at the moment - reading a mystery novel set in the Scottish highlands
The author has a series of books about a policeman named Hamish Macbeth - light reading but I like reading about the people.
Nobody loves an honest man, or that was what police sergeant Hamish Macbeth tried to tell newcomer Paul English. Paul had moved to a house in Cnothan, a sour village on Hamish's beat.
He attended church in Lochdubh. He told the minister, Mr. Wellington, that his sermons were boring. He told tweedy Mrs. Wellington that she was too fat and in these days of increasing obesity it was her duty to show a good example. Angela Brody was told her detective stories were pap for the masses and it was time she wrote literature instead. He accused Hamish of having dyed his fiery red hair. He told Jessie Currie--who repeated all the last words of her twin sister--that she needed psychiatric help.
"I speak as I find," he bragged. Voices saying, "I could kill that man," could be heard from Lochdubh to Cnothan.
And someone did.
Now Hamish is faced with a bewildering array of suspects. And he's lost the services of his clumsy policeman, Charlie, who has resigned from the force after Chief Inspector Blair berated Charlie one too many times, and the policeman threw Blair into the loch. Can Hamish find the killer on his own?
There was a brilliant Hamish Macbeth tv series made a few years ago by BBC. We would watch it every Sunday and really liked it. Robert Carlyle played Hamish.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
I wish we got it over here - I used to watch Still Game when I was over in Scotland
Cape Fear was originally titled The Executioners.
I'll be hitting some HPB's next weekend!!!
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
HollyGolightly
I read one of the stories in Tom Hank's book, Uncommon Type - (the first one) - about a three week relationship. It was pretty good! Started the second story which started out good but then ventured into a war story so I lost interest.
I read one of the stories in Tom Hank's book, Uncommon Type - (the first one) - about a three week relationship. It was pretty good! Started the second story which started out good but then ventured into a war story so I lost interest.
Lo siento, mi amigo. I had asked which book you were reading then saw you'd said April Evil.
Gotcha! I'm anticipating reading my first Travis McGee book. Looks like there's a ton of them. I've been trying to find a 1st hardback of Condominium, which considering that it was on the bestseller list for over 6 months should be easy to find but I've had no luck whatsoever, other than a bookclub edition which I don't want. I know, I'm such a book snob!!Lo siento, mi amigo. I had asked which book you were reading then saw you'd said April Evil.
LOL. I've read the first one. The second in the series is downloaded on my Kindle. I'll be interested in hearing your opinions on this particular series. One of my favorite things about the first book is it is dated (technology, cars, slang), which,in this case, isn't a bad thing. It's that same nostalgia one gets while watching a '70s TV show or something like that.Gotcha! I'm anticipating reading my first Travis McGee book. Looks like there's a ton of them. I've been trying to find a 1st hardback of Condominium, which considering that it was on the bestseller list for over 6 months should be easy to find but I've had no luck whatsoever, other than a bookclub edition which I don't want. I know, I'm such a book snob!!
I chose Sick Puppy (Hiaasen). Also reading the book on Scientology by David Miscavige's niece, Beyond Belief. Man, the way they treat the kids! 
Just finished the latest from Dean Koontz — it was lots of fun. Am now rereading IT.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, Scott. The final hundred pages or so are among Koontz’s most suspenseful (IMO)!....just getting ready to start Dean's latest Hawk novel....
