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hermetic

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Sun Jul 30, 2023, 11:10 AM Jul 2023

What Fiction are you reading this week, July 30, 2023? [View all]

I took up woodworking. I went to the library and asked, “Do you have any books on shelving?” The librarian replied, “Yes, they all are!”


I'm reading Racing the Light, an Elvis Cole, Joe Pike mystery/thriller, by Robert Crais. He used to write for Hill Street Blues and L. A. Law, two TV shows I liked so it's not surprising I quite enjoy his books. Written with heart, humor, and relentless suspense, this is Cole's most dangerous case yet. Fun coincidence: last week here we were chatting about author Charles Portis. Last night Part 4 of my Crais book started with a quote from Portis.

Listening to Raven Black by Ann Cleeves. The very first of the Shetland Series. A good mystery with lots of interesting characters, in a beautiful setting. Someday I'll get around to watching the TV series, but first I want to get through a bunch of the books.

What books are on your reading shelves this week?

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Truth Social SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2023 #1
That's good hermetic Jul 2023 #3
Lee Goldberg/Bone Canyon cbabe Jul 2023 #2
Sounds pretty good hermetic Jul 2023 #4
just finished Desert Star by the incomparable Michael Connelly.... bahboo Jul 2023 #5
Yepper hermetic Jul 2023 #6
Kala by Colin Walsh viva la Jul 2023 #7
Just came out. Wow hermetic Jul 2023 #8
I'm just 5 chapters in viva la Jul 2023 #9
30 pages from finishing Odessa Sea by the Cusslers. joshdawg Jul 2023 #10
At over 500 pages hermetic Jul 2023 #11
I'm still reading Cixin Liu's Death's End mike_c Jul 2023 #12
The Hit by David Baldacci. redstatebluegirl Jul 2023 #13
"Desert Star" Michael Connelly TexLaProgressive Jul 2023 #14
Great to see you! hermetic Jul 2023 #15
I'm doing well, got my library card reactivated. TexLaProgressive Jul 2023 #19
I like Horowitz hermetic Jul 2023 #20
Thanks TexLaProgressive Jul 2023 #22
House of Cotton by Monica Brashears LearnedHand Jul 2023 #16
That sounds really good hermetic Jul 2023 #17
I'm actually listening to the audiobook LearnedHand Jul 2023 #18
I'll Steal You Away by Niccol Ammaniti, translated by Jonathan Hunt mentalsolstice Jul 2023 #21
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