Re: Speaking of Mysteries
- From: Gina Metz <grmetz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:56:14 -0400
On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:41:34 -0500, Lauradog <lauradog@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Have been absent from RAM for several weeks. Our oldest daughter went
to the ER when her face swelled beyond recognition overnight. In the
process of evaluating the edema, they did a CT scan and discovered a
large aneurysm in her brain. The facial swelling turned out to be a
staph infection, and they put off neurosurgery until they were sure it
was gone, which took THREE weeks. The clipping of the aneurysm went
well. It didn't rupture when they opened the skull, it was in an easy
to remove location and the neurosurgeon said there would be no
significant damage to her brain. She's almost two weeks post-op now and
other than a bit of short-term memory loss, which we were told to expect
and which they assure us will abate eventually, is doing very well.
Anyway, I marked RAM "as read" and am starting over. May eventually go
to google and see what I missed when posts get thin.
In the meantime - this thread really is about mysteries. I've read a
few in the past week that I found exceptionally enjoyable. First was
one of Clare Curzon's called "Past Mischief". It was a good, solid
police procedural with Inspector Yeadings and many really well-written
characters. It held my interest completely and I wasn't able to figure
out whodunnit before the end of the book.
Next was "In the Woods", by Tana French. A child is found dead on an
altar stone of an archaeological dig. This book grabbed me on the first
page and didn't let go. I became a little frustrated with one of the
main characters about half-way through, but it would be a spoiler to
tell you why. I thought I knew who was responsible for the murder way
before the end, but this didn't really spoil the book for me. I found
French's writing almost lyrical in places and will certainly read the
next one she writes.
I've just finished "Michael Robotham's "Lost". A detective is found in
the Thames, hanging onto a buoy, with a bullet in his leg and no memory
of what happened. The amnesia doesn't set well with his boss and he is
accused of faking. What follows is an intricate pattern of recovered
memories, each offering clues to a cold case involving a missing child.
I couldn't put this book down.
I read a lot of cozies while Julianne was in the hospital, but they've
all sort of blurred together in my mind. So - what's everyone else been
reading?
Sue D.
Sue,
So glad to hear that Julianne is doing so much better. How terribly
scary. Will pray for her continued recovery.
As for reading, I read Circle of Assassins by Steven Rigolosi recently
that I found fascinating once I figured out who was who. It was quite
different from many of the mysteries I have read recently. I posted a
review on BNB.
Now I have finally emptied my pile of books that I volunteered to
review and am getting back to my books that I want to read. I was
several behind on Karin Slaughter's Grant County series. Read A
Faint Cold Fear over the weekend and loved it and am now onto
Indelible and can't quite put it down although I have to when work
calls and the need to sleep.
Hugs,
Gina
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