January
Woman in White...Wilkie Collins...a new favorite
February
March
Unnatural Death...Dorothy Sayers...good mystery
April
Why Do They Act That Way...Walsh...a book trying to explain teen brain function, somewhat helpful
Five Red Herrings...Dorothy Sayers... good mystery
May
Clouds of Witness...Dorothy Sayers...another good mystery
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club...Dorothy Sayers...good
June
Slaughterhouse Five...Kurt Vonnegut Jr.... tried, bluk!
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive...Alexander McCall Smith...good as always
Suite Francaise...Irene Nemirovsky...mesmerizing, heartbreaking stories of the Nazi occupation in France
Sempster's Tale...Margaret Frazer...medieval mystery series, good
The Kite Runner...Khalid Houssini...well written, heartbreaking
Read With Me...Thomas Costrain...anthology of good fiction
July
Little, Big...John Crowley...started, didn't like
Housekeeping...Marianne Robinson...well written, very depressing
Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight...lame writing
The Secret History...Donna Tartt, captivating at first, then lame
The Janissary Tree...Jason Goodwin....didn't finish
I Capture the Castle...Dodie Smith...shallow and silly
August
Tell Me a Riddle...Tillie Olson...sad, beautiful writing
China Governess...Margery Allingham...reread a favorite...complex, romantic mystery
The Careful Use of Compliments...Alexander McCall Smith...good
The Beckoning Lady...Margery Allingham...so complex I had to start it several times
The Franchise Affair...Josephine Tey...reread a favorite of all time...loved it!
Death of a Ghost...Margery Allingham...good mystery
Flowers for a Judge...Margery Allingham...very good mystery
Dancers in Mourning...Margery Allingham...Wow! surprise ending
The Case of the Late Pig...Margery Allingham...okay
September
Bee Season...Myra Goldbery...tried, didn't finish
Cry the Beloved Country...Alan Paton...didn't finish
The Moonstone...Wilkie Collins... reread a beautiful, romantic, favorite mystery...loved it!
Traitor's Purse...Margery Allingham...good mystery
No Love Lost...Margery Allingham...good mystery
More Work for the Undertaker...Margery Allingham...good mystery
October
The Mind Readers...Margery Allingham...reread...futuristic sci fi mystery, okay
The Beckoning Lady...Margery Allingham...finished it this time!
A Beautiful Blue Death...pedestrian writing...cool title though
A Killing at Badger's Drift...Caroline Graham...good, but racy
A Crime at the Black Dudley...Margery Allingham...good mystery, fun to read
Look to the Lady....Margery Allingham...good mystery
November
December
The Moving Toyshop...Edmund Crispin...classic mystery, kind of crazy
Deadly Nightshade...Elizabeth Daly...classic mystery, good
Coroner's Pidgin...Margery Allingham...mystery, good
Tether's End...Margery Allingham...mystery...excellent, very suspenseful
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