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The Waiting: MIchael Connelly
A Bosch and Ballard book, with Bosch being the minor character. Ballard is running the Open/Unsolved unit, and closing in on several killers, though the age of her cases results in many of the killers being long dead or incarcerated. Her investigations become more current when a killer strikes close to home. Much as Harry was, Ballard is not so good at following procedure or direction. (A)

Bloodsucking Fiends: Christopher Moore
A fun romp through the world of vampires. If you prefer- Vampires, a love story. (A-)

A Land More Kind than Home: Wiley Cash
I thought I saw “thriller� in the description of this, but I could characterize it more as straight fiction, with maybe a bit of gunplay. Told through many eyes, both adults and children, the slow motion horror of the effects of a corrupt preacher play out in the rural southeast (B+)

Stupid things I won;t do when I get old: Steven Petrow
Non Fiction. Not exactly a guide to aging, but a look at how people age, what they do, and how one might better comport themselves in the final decades of life. (B+)

In Too Deep: Lee Child
The writing has shifted more to Andrew, Lee’s brother. You can sort of see this in that the book has action, it has depth, it has some of Reacher’s quirks, but lacks some of the Reacher magic. He tries, but he is not Lee, and it seems forced. Regardless, it is a more than adequate thriller. (B+)

The Museum of Desire: Jonathan Kellerman
ALex and MIlo investigate a strangely stylized multiple murder. No quick answers, a procedural where the online is slowly peeled. (B)

Damaged: Lisa Scottoline
Mary defends a dyslexic 10 year old and in the process, falls in love with him. (B)

Trap Line: Carl Hiaasen
A co authored book, and clearly not in the wry humorous vein of Hiaasen’s usual work. Still, as a tale of wrong and revenge in Key West, it works. (B)

Night and Day (Nocturnes): John Connolly
About â…� of the book were short stories with supernatural bent. Not bad. The last â…� was more than you ever wanted to know about horror movies. (B)

Exposed: Lisa Scottoline
A tender legal/murder mystery. (B)

One Perfect Lie: Lisa Scottoline
So many twists and turns that almost anything I said about the plot would reveal too much. There is a plot, you need to figure out what it is. (B)

A Field Guide to the Jewish People: Dave Barry
The usual insanity, and somewhat entertaining. Just do not believe a single thing you read here. (B)

Very nice month Barry. I'm looking forward to The Waiting. Lots of Lisa Scottoline for you this month. I've been trying to back fill her books recently. I recall enjoying Christopher Moore's Bloodsucking Fiends a good while ago, quite appropriate for the holiday. Happy Halloween!

Strange to see Bosch and Reacher changing after a long run for both of them. Now that Ballard is well established, I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see Bosch check out permanently.

I tend to agree Dan, Bosch was made older and sicker for a reason. Maybe he will go out in a blaze of glory.

Ann- I do a lot of sharing and swapping. I get loaned the Scottolines and pay back with the Kellermans. The local used book store is heavy with both of them.

BarryP wrote: "I tend to agree Dan, Bosch was made older and sicker for a reason. Maybe he will go out in a blaze of glory."

I hope he goes in a way that makes us all happy. well not happy that he's gone but I hope he gets his due respect.

totally agree about the reacher book. it's better than when they started writing together, but reacher just isn't the same.

i'm a fan of wiley cash's books. glad you liked the one you read.

Lots of Lisa Scottolines, as Ann noted. I figured that was due to your swapping. I don't think I've read any of hers.

I just discovered Johnathan Kellerman and am enjoying reading his back log! I picked up the first in his wife's series at the library after a conversation with the librarian wherein she compared the two.

One Perfect Lie was a trip, I remember that one. Lisa Scottoline is pretty good.

I was curious to check how many Lisa Scottoline's books I had read. Because I was sure there were several. Hmmm. Read 1 (Look Again), have 3 on the nook, and 2 others listed as "wants", one just added from your reads. Obviously I'm doing a lousy job managing that special list. So thanks for the reminder to look!

Gail, I'll check my Lisa Scottoline books count -quite a few for me. Twenty-six and growing. I recommend her Legal series that is sometimes called the Rosato Associates or the Mary DiNunzio series. I met Lisa at an author event years ago and she is very personable.
Gail W wrote: "I was curious to check how many Lisa Scottoline's books I had read. Because I was sure there were several. Hmmm. Read 1 (Look Again), have 3 on the nook, and 2 others listed as "wants", one just ad..."