Recently finished reading Rage by Linda Castillo. (#17 in her Kate Burkholder series):
I love this series! Kate Burkholder grew up Amish, left the faith when she was 18, and is now the Chief of Police in Painter's Mill, Ohio...the town where she grew up. She straddles both the English and the Amish worlds as she tracks down murderers and solves crimes. Her husband, John Tomasetti, works with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. They make a great team, and this is another excellent mystery in this always suspenseful, well-written series. (Though I do agree with Rachel@Waves of Fiction, Kate really does need to learn to wait for backup!)
Went to see the movie SKETCH on my birthday and thought it was very creative and fun, and surprisingly suspenseful.
My glad things from August:
- A Rufous hummingbird hung out in my backyard all August--I guess my yard is a stop on its fall migration. Rufous hummers are so colorful...and so territorial! The one in my yard kept chasing away the Black-chinned hummingbirds from the feeders, even though there was plenty of food for all.
- Bought a new computer so I could upgrade to Windows 11, and managed to get it up and running without any huge problems. (A decided feat for non-techie me.)
- My sister and I have been revising our KindleVella story, Ghosts of Grayhaven. (Some of you might remember reading it.) Since KindleVella is now defunct, we're going to release it on Kindle this fall.
- Bought some books for my birthday. Now I just have to find room for them on my shelves. Funnily enough, it's not a problem I mind having.
- Project Runway, one of my favorite reality TV shows, is back. While I don't love all the overly dramatic personalities, I do love seeing the fashion they create.
- My African violet is blooming again!
- And I heard a Western Screech Owl outside my window last night and again this morning. Any day with owls in it is a good day!
Very happy Lark that you and your sister will be releasing Ghosts of Grayhaven on kindle in the fall. Any thoughts about also releasing your Christmas story on kindle which I also really liked.
ReplyDeleteI read "Sworn to Silence," the first in the Burkholder series, many years ago and was so revolted by the graphic descriptions of the rapes, tortures and murders of young women that I never picked up another of her books. I don't think I'll start now. On a happier note, I'm hoping to get a visit from a Rufous this fall and I sometimes go out in my backyard at night to listen for owls; I haven't heard a Screech Owl lately but hope lives on.
ReplyDeleteThose are all good things to be glad about.
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