Hopefully I can use the Turkey Break to do better this month, but numbers-wise I might be hampered by the two long books I'm planning to read.
- Cop Killer--One of the better Martin Becks, despite a crazy coincidence bringing two plot lines together. A pointedly ironic title, as the titular character was only along for the ride. You can tell the authors are getting ready to wrap up the series, as they're bringing a ton of past characters back for a walk-on (even the killer from book 1).
- The Terrorists--the conclusion to the ten volume series. Some dark comedy, like the assassinated preseidente's head propelled through the hotel window into Gunvald Larson's new suit.
- The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht. A workshop novel, with its liberal political stances, polished prose (including redundant descriptions, often in triplicate), and detachable (workshopable) chapters. Not bad, but that's what it is.
- 101 Books to Read Before You're Murdered. Not well-written and not really trustworthy. But with that title I couldn't stop.
- Time Regained. Not that long (552 pages), but one of the reasons for the same number of books read this month.
- Curtain. The final Poirot mystery by Agatha Christie.
In the end I only read one of the two long books, so this was a very disappointing month by the numbers. But hey, I finished In Search of Lost Time for a second time, so that's something!
