What I'm Reading Now
Actually, I just finished this book. And I have to recommend it. It's well worth your time and money. I love a good mystery. I love a good snarky voice. I especially love a local well-drawn setting that is necessary to the story. Last October I purchased a first book by one of our classic mystery writers Christianna Brand. I'm on a mission to read the first outings by writers who became great. Brand authored two dozen mystery novels. Death in High Heels was Brand's first mystery, inspired by an irritating co-worker that she dreamed about killing. No lie! It's in the biography. I didn't get to the book until New Year's, and I've just finished it. And I was surprised--pleasantly so. Why? Well, for a book that was dreamed up as a fantasy about killing a co-worker, it was hilarious! The puzzle was even better. For most mysteries, I can figure out the puzzle before the first third of the book is complete. I ...