June reading

Carol O'Connell, Find Me
My favorite sociopath Kathleen Mallory takes a road trip, searching for clues about her father and helping to solve a serial killer case.

Maryann Burk Carver, What It Used to Be Like
Memoir/biography/autobiography from Raymond Carver's first wife. Fascinating stuff about one of my all time favorite American writers. And she gets an extra gold star for the Carveresque title.

Nancy Pickard, The Virgin of Small Plains
A man returns to his hometown to set the record straight about what really happened years ago on the night a young girl was found murdered.

T Jefferson Parker, Storm Runners
This one started off strong and then got too silly. Too many bizarre subplots competing for attention. I also just didn't like the female lead character. I have really enjoyed most of his books but this one was a weak one.

Kate Jacobs, Friday Night Knitting Club
A very well done (which for me means not too melodramatic) "chick lit" type novel about a single mom who owns a knitting store and the women who work there and shop there. Lots of good characters. Kind of reminded me of the Jennifer Chiaverini quilt novels, but with a less "cozy" feel.

Ann Cleves, Raven Black
Excellent debut in what I hope will be a long seriees; features a DI named Jimmy Perez working in Scotland.

CJ Box, Free Fire
I really love this series. In this one, game warden Joe Pickett gets his job back, sort of, and heads to Yellowstone to investigate a crime. I really enjoyed the descriptions of life in the park and all the various subcultures.

Lee Child, Bad Luck and Trouble
Jack Reacher rides again. The plot got a little stretched for me at the end, but you just gotta love these. The stuff with the clothes just cracks me up. Like when he buys two (count them, two!) t-shirts but then puts them both on and throws his other shirt in the trash. Or when they gear up for the final stand, everyone else gets two sets of the jacket/pants combo, but Reacher only gets one. Of course, now that he actually has a bank account and an ATM card, it's anyone's guess what chains of domesticity Child will weigh him down with next. :-)