I waited for "Apple Turnover Murder" by Joanne Fluke with happy anticipation only to want to wring her neck at the end. The mystery was lame and she left a new mystery to be solved in the next book and Hannah being confronted by Norman appearing with a new woman - AT THE VERY END OF THE BOOK. Some fun recipes but no mystery.
Sad to say that "Pretty in Ink" by Karen E. Olson was really good - especially after the Fluke book. I enjoy Brett Kavanaugh, the tattoo artist with the smart mouth who owns her own shop in Las Vegas - The Painted Lady. This mystery involved drag queens and a champagne cork that brought one queen down. A nasty cop with a grudge against Brett's brother, also a cop and another tattoo artist who just might be the answer to Brett's prayers, or drive her crazy.
"Ghouls Gone Wild" by Victoria Laurie features M.J. Holliday with her ability to communicate with the dead. She and her new partner, Heath, have gone to Scotland to film their new television show and may be up against more than the two of them can handle - not. I enjoy this series but like her psychic series better.
I truly wish that Peter May would have a new Chinese mystery out at least every other month. "The Runner" proceeds "Chinese Whispers" but just got published in the U.S. It's centered around the athletes preparing for the Olympics. Unfortunately, several of them have died in what seems to be accidents or natural causes - until the number of deaths becomes apparent. Li Yan is preparing for his marriage to Margaret Campbell, the American pathologist who is pregnant with his baby. With his angry, estranged father and her pretentious, estranged father meeting for the first time during this touchy investigation the future doesn't look particularly bright. Now I have to re-read "Chinese Whispers".
Add to this the beading and needlepoint I'm doing, cleaning up my craft area and my plate is full and retirement is indeed, good!
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