By Sue Grafton. 1990 and 2013. Read on Libby. The first half of the book are short stories about Kinsey Millhone, published first in magazines or anthologies. The second half are stories about Kit Blue's life with alcoholic parents, similar to Sue Grafton's early life. I read parts of this a few years ago, but never got to part two, the best part. She Grafton passed away in 2017.
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The Last Detective
A Peter Diamond mystery by Peter Lovesey. 1991. The first of a new series by Lovesey, his first contemporary novel. Anthony Award for Best Novel, 1992. Accessed on Libby app. Very interesting presentation by the author at the end of the ebook. Lovesey relates where he first got the idea of Inspector Diamond, who is not onboard with new forensic methods and the use of computers in his investigation. Lovesey used Bath as the setting, his own hometown. I especially liked the setting. Bath is a feature in the story. Lovesey is also a master of language, an aspect of the book that I enjoy. This is the first of twenty two novels about Detective Superintendent Diamond.
Friday, July 4, 2025
Sugar Cookie Murder
A Hannah Swensen novel by Joanne Fluke. 2004. A beautiful Las Vegas stripper, a heirloom ring, and an antique cake knife converge into disaster in Lake Eden. Can Hannah Swensen and her sisters find the killer on a December night when a blizzard keeps everyone inside on the night of a Christmas buffet dinner. The menu is a tasting of all the recipes entered into the Lake Eden cookbook contest. Recipes follow at the end of the book.
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