March reading

Linda Fairstein, Entombed, B+
I liked the mystery plot part of this one a lot, but the personal life stuff was too much in this one, and the ending was rushed and disjointed.

John Irving, A Widow for One Year, A
One of my all-time favorite authors. Hadn’t read this when it came out, not sure why/how I missed it. Had recently seen the movie "The Door in the Floor," which is an adaptation of part of the book, and got interested.

John Connolly, The White Road, A
Charlie Parker and his compatriots tackle another creepy case.

Elaine Viets, Murder Between the Covers, A
I enjoy this series, lots of humor without being slapstick, more cozy than not, but not cloyingly sweet. In this one, Helen has found a job at a bookstore and gets involved when the owner is murdered.

Ian Rankin, Fleshmarket Alley, A+
Most recent Rebus, excellent as always. And now begins the anxious wait for the next one!

Lee Harris, Murder in Alphabet City, A-
Second in the Jane Bauer/Cold Case Squad series. Jane is forced to reopen a cold case that probably wasn’t even a murder and ends up uncovering a whole other case.

Carrie Kapak, Cover the Butter, A-
Read this to review for Library Journal; book will be out in the summer. Good chick lit, set in Britain, most of it takes place in the 1960s-1980s as a flashback. Predictable happy ending, but hey, sometimes that’s what you need.

Ed McBain, Alice in Jeopardy, A-
A standalone thriller about a woman whose children have been kidnapped (for those who are squeamish about this kind of plot, there’s no gore or icky stuff here). Fast paced and a good read.

Mary Logue, Bone Harvest, A
Latest in the Claire Watkins series. One of the best in the series. A recent string of attacks seem to be connected to an unsolved case from the 1950s.

Jill McGown, Unlucky for Some, A+
Latest in the Lloyd/Hill series, excellent as always. The team races to find a serial killer who is corresponding with a journalist.