I actually read a number of books while traveling in Australia. The IPad is a wonderful device as both small computer and reading device. I'm very happy with it.

Anyway, I had loaded on a couple of C.S. Harris books, and a couple of Harry Dresden books. I had two Harris books with me -- WHEN GODS DIE and WHY MERMAIDS SING. WHEN GODS DIE was okay, but the author still didn't have control of the Regency language. It felt like Jane Austin channeled through Georgette Heyer with the resulting telephone effect. That was my biggest complaint with the first novel in the Sebastian St. Cyr series.

But by the time I got to Mermaids she had gained control, and I enjoyed the book quite a lot. It's a pretty good mystery, and the soap opera that affects the characters is interesting if a bit overblown. These are fun airplane books.