Thanks to Steve, employee of Coney Island Hospital, who returned as promised and purchased Success on EBAY, a Beatles collectibles book, and Mario Macaluso's heartfelt tribute to his mother: Memoir of a Sicilian Woman. There was a People Are Funny aspect to the transaction - he included four dollars in change.
Neighbors passed continually, laden with groceries, stocking up for the big storm, which will begin presently. Of course, there is no use hoping the snow will be closer to six than twelve inches. Memo to global warming enthusiasts - Bite Me!
I'm done sampling another of the mystery/thriller genre: Kathy Reichs' Grave Secrets. It got off to a strong start. An early scene had the main character, a forensic anthropologist like Reichs herself, rooting around in a drained septic system. Unfortunately, it was fairly routine after that. She is fond of run on sentences, which in these types of books is actually preferred, as it accelerates the action and shortens the narrative. I did not enjoy the banter between the main character and her romantic interests/detectives. It was annoying rather than cute. Fortunately, there were things to learn about mass murder in Guatemala, life in Montreal, DNA and cell therapy. The latter two were explored a little too extensively. On a scale of five: two and a half, which puts her right in the middle of the pack of those I've sampled. Tami Hoag's A Thin Dark Line remains far superior to the others. Joy Fielding's The Deep End is the most polished in literary style. I find episodes of Castle and The Mentalist, as laden as they are with commercials, infinitely more entertaining than these type of novels. Reichs' books have sold millions and appear on the New York Times best sellers list.
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