Jan G.'s May reads

[JanG]

Hi all,
I had another good month. I guess my reading slump is over!

1. The Shadow of Your Smile - Mary Higgins Clark
2. Sweetheart - Chelsea Cain. Chelsea is a friend of my brother and I met her at my nephew's graduation events here in Portland. She's very nice. I asked if she's coming to BCon in SF and she said she is and that she really enjoyed her first one last year.
3. Caught - Harlan Coben
4. Losing It - Valerie Bertinelli
5. Makeovers Can Be Murder - Kathryn Lilley. #3 in the Fat City Mysteries with Kate Gallagher - Durham NC
6. Evil at Heart - Chelsea Cain. Extremely graphic.
7. Mint Juleps, Mayhem & Murder - Sara Rosett - Georgia
8. Aloha Quilt - Jennifer Chiaverini. #16 in quilt series with Sylvia, et al.
9. The Missing Ink - Karen Olson - NTMA - #1 in Tattoo Shop Mystery with Brett Kavanaugh - Las Vegas
10. 9th Judgment - J. Patterson - #9 in Women's Murder Club - San Francisco
11. The Wild Zone - Joy Fielding - Miami
12. To Hell in a Handbasket - Beth Groundwater - #2 in Gift Basket Designer Mystery with Claire Hanover - Breckenridge, CO.
13. Here's The Story - Maureen McCormick of Brady Bunch show.
14. A Lotus Grows in the Mud - Goldie Hawn memoir.
15. State Fair - Earlene Fowler - #14 in Benni Harper series - fictional town in mid state Calif coast.

[Melodie]

You did have a good month! I like Karen Olsen's Brett Kavanaugh Tattoo shop series. The 3rd one comes out this fall. I liked STATE FAIR, but not as much as others in this series. I keep meaning to try Beth Groundwater's books since she's a local author.

[Cathy]

I've been a bit in a slump myself....

[Marcy]

Wow - good month! I love that you listed so many varied setting locations.

[Susie]

Great month Jan! I see quite a few I have on my wish list too ;)

[Dawn]

How cool that you met Chelsea Cain at a family party! I really liked her books, but you're right, very graphic!

[Mary/Quite Contrary]

I should say your slump is over...great month! I loved the Chelsea Cain series...I read them back to back in about a week. Nice and gritty...my favorite sort. Very cool that you met her at a party!