What We're Reading

After reading three delightful Craig Johnson novels to my wife, Sue Hart, who is in the memory unit of a nearby assisted living place, I've started in on the Monk novels written by Lee Goldberg. The first is Monk in Trouble, a dual story featuring the modern Monk as well as his ancestor, who was a gold-rush era assayer in the Sierras. We're having a lot of fun. Each bright chapter sets Sue to laughing, or enjoying Goldberg's rich humor. I like the Monk novels because they're warm, often tender, and filled with rich pathos.