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Sept. 15 – Johnson Lake
When the Music’s Over by Peter Robinson
When the Music’s Over is the 23rd book in the Inspector Banks series, a crime/mystery novel by Peter Robinson. Inspector Alan Banks and his team investigate two cases – a murder of a 14 year old girl and a cold case of the rape of a teenager by a famous celebrity. As the background to each case unfolds, the detectives find strong evidence of the … Continue reading →
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone wrote scores for music and television and was widely recognized as a prolific and creative composer. One of the more memorable pieces of music was The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, shared here:
Continue reading →Some Lie and Some Die by Ruth Rendell
Some Lie and Some Die is a mystery novel by Ruth Rendell, the 8th book in the Inspector Wexford series. The setting is a music festival in Kings Markham. A woman is found in a quarry, a murder victim, and Wexford’s team need to investigate. There are lots of interviews with witnesses and suspects, lots of checking up, and a number of meetings, often … Continue reading →
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
All Systems Red is the first book in the Murderbot Diaries series, a popular science fiction series and streaming series on Apple TV. The book won a number of awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards for best novella. We watched the series first, then I was able to get a copy of Fugitive Telemetry from the library and thoroughly enjoyed it. I recently … Continue reading →
Hello in There
A poignant and memorable song by a master storyteller, John Prine. Another favorite.
Continue reading →Exiles by Jane Harper
Exiles was a book I tried to read once and put it down, then made a second attempt and enjoyed it a lot. It is the third book in the Aaron Falk series, all set in different areas of South Australia. Although Falk is with the police, his job follows financial crime in Melbourne. When he visits friends in a small town, the mystery of … Continue reading →
What a Wonderful World
Much of what Louis Armstrong created was magic and this song was one of the most magical:
Continue reading →A Summer of Hiking
I get out to hike, kayak, or play tennis every day. Over a season, this ends up being a lot of hikes. A list of this summer’s hikes is included here: June 21 – Kenna Cartwright Park Trails June 24 – Tod Mountain Summit June 28 – Hamilton Corrals routes June 30 – Stake Lake July 2 – McQueen Lake July 4 – Lac … Continue reading →