Well, since I have nothing to talk about today (like that’s ever stopped me before…), I thought I’d share the list of all the new books I’ve either won in contests or received as Christmas presents (or bought myself with Christmas money and gift cards) recently.
- The Big Four by Agatha Christie (a Hercule Poirot mystery from 1927)
- Custard’s Last Stand by Tamar Myers (a mystery set in Pennsylvania Dutch country)
- A Ghost in the Machine by Caroline Graham (part of the series on which Midsomer Murders is based on)
- Hallowed Ground by Lori G. Armstrong (a murder mystery)
- The Billionaire’s Wedding Masquerade by Melissa McClone (romance, of course!)
- Make Me a Match by Diana Holquist (paranormal romance)
- Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict by Emily Brightwell (murder mystery set in Victorian England)
- The Affair of the 39 Cuff Links by James Anderson (murder mystery set in 1930s England)
- Cat’s Eyewitness by Rita Mae Brown with Sneaky Pie Brown (murder mystery set in Virginia)
- Revenge of the Fluffy Bunnies by Craig Shaw Gardner (funny fantasy)
- Do Unto Others by Jeff Abbott (murder mystery set in the Texas Hill Country)
- Dead Beat by Jim Butcher (part of the Dresden Files soon to be a new series on the Sci Fi Channel—hope they do it justice!)
- Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold (science fiction)
- Dead Girls Don’t Wear Diamonds by Nancy Martin (murder mystery set near Philadelphia)
- No Phule Like an Old Phule by Robert Asprin (funny science fiction)
- Zombies of the Gene Pool by Sharyn McCrumb (funny murder mystery)
- High Heels and Holidays by Kasey Michaels (murder mystery series with a fantasy twist)
- Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear (murder mystery set in 1930 England)
Nothing much on tonight, so I’ll still be watching recorded stuff.
And working on my goals for the upcoming year….
I’m going to have to try Jim Butcher, I’ve heard marvelous things about him. Didn’t know about the series.
Comment by Rene — December 28, 2006 @ 3:13 pm
Glad to know I’m not the only Nancy Martin fan out there! Have you tried Maddy Hunter, she’s a mystery writer as well and her mysteries are hilarious.
Comment by Brandy — December 28, 2006 @ 6:38 pm
Hope you enjoy the book, Tori! Have fun watching your shows, too!
Comment by Melissa Mc — December 28, 2006 @ 8:06 pm
Yay Harry Dresden! I hope they do a good job too. The actor looks interesting.
Comment by Bailey Stewart — December 28, 2006 @ 8:29 pm
The Big Four is really unusual in Christie’s work. I’m interested in what you think of it. The Sharyn McCrumb book rocks. Did you read the first one of that set, BIMBOS OF THE DEATH SUN? I read it and said, “Wait, I didn’t see her at this conference!”
Both books are very funny.
Do you read Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books at all? HOGFATHER and MASKERADE are my favorites, although GOING POSTAL had me rolling on the floor. Best social satirist around.
Comment by Devon Ellington — December 29, 2006 @ 8:05 am