Attention grammar, punctuation, and, spelling devotees! I have just discovered the

[niyad]

Deadly Edits" mystery series by Kaitlyn Dunnett. Protagonist is 65 year old Mikki Lincoln, recently widowed and retired from teaching "language arts". She has moved back to her hometown in the Catskills with her calico cat, Calpurnia, and has decided to become a freelance editor. A major clue to solving her first mystery is. . . .the Oxford comma!

Books in the series: "Crime and Punctuation"; "Clause and Effect"; "A Fatal Fiction"; and, "Murder, She Edited".

[brer cat]

1. Thanks, niyad. I will check her out asap.

[niyad]

2. Let me know what you think.

[brer cat]

4. Will do. I hope her books are available at my library.

[niyad]

5. If not, is your library on ILL?

[brer cat]

7. I don't know what ILL is.

My library is very small, but they are in a network with quite a few others, and I can usually get books that are not available locally.

[niyad]

9. Then you probably are on the InterLibraryLoan system, a true saving grace for many

of us.

[brer cat]

17. Yes. The price of new books is way beyond my budget especially given how much I read.

[niyad]

18. Same here. Even true of used books. And there is always the space issue!

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

30. eBooks are the impoverished reader's best friend

Through most libraries, you can get ebook access to other library collections without having to wait for the book to come to you. If someone has digitized a book, chances are very high that you can access it through your library with the click of a mouse, or with the help of a librarian.

The Project Gutenberg website provides access to books that no longer fall under copyright. This is a boon for older books that are out of print. You can either download their books to keep, or read them on-site. Up to you.

Most of the library collections and Project Gutenberg use the ePub format. The app to read them is Adobe Digital Editions, and it's free.

With an Amazon Prime membership, you can "check out" up to ten books at a time through their Prime Reader program. It works just like a library: borrow book, return when done. Then there's Kindle Unlimited, which provides access to an even larger selection of books for a monthly fee. If you don't participate in either of those, Amazon has many free and inexpensive books available on a regular basis, and frequent sales on top of that, even of recent bestsellers. And even if they don't have the book for cheap, ebooks are almost always cheaper than print books. All of this makes Amazon definitely worth a look for the thrifty reader.

ETA: You need the free Kindle app to read Amazon ebooks "offline" on an iDevice or computer, but you can also read Amazon books with your web browser by going to any purchased or borrowed book's product page and clicking on the big green "READ NOW" icon.

[brer cat]

31. Thank you.

[Easterncedar]

3. I retired as a legal editor last year.

This strikes me as a dangerous temptation. Thanks!

[niyad]

6. I was a legal editor after college.

Let me know what you think.

[4dog]

8. Someone is a fan of the Oxford semicolon

I prefer 'serial' comma as being more international. And use it too.

[niyad]

12. Old habits.

[Higherarky]

24. Aye.

Tnx 4 ref

[Mme. Defarge]

29. I try to do a comma cleanse

during the month of January.

[Silver Gaia]

10. I will check it out!

Thanks.

[niyad]

11. You are most welcome.

[megapuzzler]

13. This series is free on kindle unlimited

Just checked to see. Guess I know what I'll be reading next, Thank you!

[niyad]

15. You are most welcome. And thank you for the Kindle information.

Be sure and let me know what you think.

[Pinback]

14. Ha! Thanks -- this will be right up my alley.

As a longtime stickler, I’m sure I’ll get a kick out of these.

[niyad]

16. You are most welcome. Let me know what you think.

And I just saw your post about SF JAZZ and Terence Blanchard. way cool!

[Pinback]

19. Cool.

I agree. Blanchard will be fantastic in that role.

[niyad]

20. Please keep us updated on that.

[speak easy]

21. Bring back 'Thee', Thou', and 'Thence', methinks.

[niyad]

22. When did they leave?

[speak easy]

25. I shalt useth mine most studious endeavors to so do.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

23. OMG!

I just put the first book on hold at my library.

[niyad]

27. Let me know what you think.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

28. That may take a while, as I have a

very many books waiting to be read. But I expect I'll like this series.

[ShazzieB]

26. I am a great devotee of the Oxford comma!

I didn't know what it was called when I was growing up, but it was how I was taught to punctuate, and I still stand behind it.

I definitely plan to check out this series! 📚

[hermetic]

32. Hot diggity!

That's right up in my wheelhouse and my library has them. Not only that, Ms Dunnett also has a whole series of mysteries with a Scottish twist, beginning with Kilt Dead. Looking forward to many hours of happy reading. Thanks, niyad!

[niyad]

33. You are most welcome. Bibliophiles are always happy to share!!