Tony Hillerman's daughter continues the Jim Chee/ Bernie Manuelito saga this time near Lake Powell.

I put that one on my "Get Next" list. Thanks.

"The Spiderwonan's Daughter" and "Rock With Wings".

Fascinating speculative historical fiction set in the Age of Enlightenment. Stephenson is wildly creative, tremendously erudite, and flat out fun to follow through the three ‘bricks’ of the trilogy (each volume weighs in at over 800 pages!).

Just under 3,000 pages!

waiting for library hold. Thanks!

Bones Never Lie/Kathy Reichs
I find her books to be uneven but this was a good one. Spoiler alert: very timely dna reveal.

The investigator/John Stanford
The book introduces Letty Davenport as kick ass operator.
Also timely plot of immigrants, militias, and hard times.

Next up:
The Left-Handed Twin/Thomas Perry
Jane Whitfield takes people ‘out of the world’. This time someone is on her trail.

Perry can write.

Also, beginning a new Cozy by Laura Childs, Pekoe Most Poison, a tea shop mystery. Gotta love Theodosia Browning and her fabulous tea shop. 🫖☕️

"A tea party goes from odd to chaotic when a fire starts at one of the tables and Doreen's entrepreneur husband suddenly goes into convulsions and drops dead. Has his favorite orange pekoe tea been poisoned? Theo smells a rat."

will come out in April 2026, Cat on a Hot Tin Woof. Yay! Good cause I finished A Farewell to Arfs. My friend Chet. These are my happy books, a mind reset, funny, exciting, and full of Chet's unique observations. This book in the series seemed a little more low key and serious, but very pleasing read.

Now reading Falling by T.J. Newman. Wow! A bestseller and riveting nail biter. "You just boarded a flight to New York. There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers onboard. What you don’t know is that thirty minutes before the flight your pilot’s family was kidnapped..."

Oh, my.
“Terrifying…buckle up for a chilling summer read.” -- People
“The perfect thriller! A must-read.” -- Gillian Flynn
“Stunning and relentless. This is Jaws at 35,000 feet.” -- Don Winslow

Gotta read that one.

T. J. Newman was born in Arizona, and is a former bookseller turned flight attendant. She worked for Virgin America and Alaska Airlines…

She wrote in the quiet times during flights.

Two other books:

Drowning

Worst case scenario

Thanks for the thread, hermetic.

A historical fiction mystery set in Roman-occupied Britain. A wry army doctor, Gaius Ruso, rescues an injured slave girl from the hands of her abusive owner, and gets caught up in a murder investigation. This is the first time I've read this author, and am enjoying her writing and sense of humor.

Hermetic - did you enjoy the kitten photos? Sounds like your eyesight is better (?).

Well done.

I can see out of one eye now. The other will get fixed 2 weeks from now. Sure will be glad to get that over with.

Follow-up to Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders.

there was a new one. I love Horowitz books. Thanks!

Set in 1643 during the English Civil War. A Puritan girl falls in love with the son of a knight, and finds herself in a web of intrigue.

I now have a 100 week reading streak in Kindle, and a 5 day streak. After spending 15 hours in the ER (AFTER being called back), and 3 hours of surgery, I was too tired to read last Monday, and lost a 492 day reading streak. That hurt almost as much as the week in the hospital.

I do hope you are recovering from whatever it was and have less pain. Goodness knows, I can relate. After 4 weeks I'm still dealing with pain, but ever so happy I can read again. Even if it's less. Hang in there, pal. You're a winner here.

Former U.S. Marshall Tim Rackley is called by to service to help retrieve the daughter of a powerful Hollywood producer from a mind-control cult. As he infiltrates the cult he needs to be careful not to fall under their influence.