On the Bookshelf: Robert Fate

Greetings, mystery fans! Today I'm putting my pal Bob Fate's Baby Shark books on the shelf. This is a great series - lots of action and suspense and some nice twists and turns thrown in just to keep you on your toes.

I love this character. She's smart, she's sexy, she's got a gun and she knows how to use it.

You can see the entire lineup of Baby Shark's adventures at Bob's website (www.robertfate.com). My alter ego has written reviews on all four books, which you can read at the links below. Check this series out - it will be well worth your time.

Reviews on the Baby Shark series:

Baby Shark (Associated Content)
Baby Shark's Beaumont Blues (Reviewing the Evidence)
Baby Shark's High Plains Redemption (Amazon) (you have to scroll down a little)
Baby Shark's Jugglers at the Border (Suite 101)

April on the Bookshelf

I wanted to let you know about a terrific series from a pal of mine, Sheila Lowe, who writes the Claudia Rose mysteries. Sheila and Claudia are both forensic handwriting experts.

In her first, Poison Pen, a powerful Hollywood publicist is found dead in a hot tub, and the authenticity of her alleged 'suicide note' comes into question.

Written in Blood, the second in the series, has Claudia involved with a troubled teenager at a Bel Air school for girls, whose owner has asked Claudia to validate her late (and much older) husband's will.

I'm looking forward to the next installment of this series, Dead Write, coming in August.

What I'm reading now. I've had these books on my shelf for ages and ages but never quite got around to reading them until a friend suggested that the last of the series was a must-read. So, naturally, I started at the beginning. They're the Arthurian novels of Mary Stewart - The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, The Last Enchantment - all told from the point of view of Merlin, Arthur's famous enchanter - and The Wicked Day. I'm in the middle of The Hollow Hills at the moment, and completely absorbed. If you have any interest in the magnificent legend of King Arthur and the sword and the Knights of the Round Table, read these books!

Books, Books and More Books

Back again ...

So what's on my nightstand these days? Well, I'm in the middle (literally) of three books at the moment. Every so often I'll reread the Harry Potter series, just because I love them so much. They're so well written, entertaining, and every time I read them I pick up something I missed the previous six or seven times ... ;)

I'm also reading My Utmost for His Highest, which is a daily devotional book written by Oswald Chambers.

My other fiction selection is a book called Proof of Intent, written by William J. Coughlin (who is no longer with us) and Walter Sorrells, whom I've had the pleasure of meeting (and he's a really great guy).

I used to stand in awe of those people who could actually read more than one book at a time. I couldn't figure out how they did it without getting all confused. Now I know, because the trick is, it's really not all that hard. Obviously you don't read them simultaneously. That would just be silly. But I read a little of each for a few minutes each day, and with the variety of genres, it's not hard to keep them straight.

So read a book or two ... or three ... and I'll catch you next time.

On the Bookshelf

Hello again! I've decided all I'm going to do here is talk about the books I'm reading - perhaps introducing you to some authors you don't know, or reacquainting you with those you love. I have the very great fortune to have met a number of really terrific people in this business over the past few years, and they've provided me with many, many hours of reading pleasure. A good writer reads a lot - Stephen King, in his fabulous book On Writing, talks about how important that is to our profession - read a lot and write a lot. Couldn't have said it better myself. So I'll let you know what I'm reading, if you'll do the same for me - feel free to post a comment and let me know what's on your nightstand or bookshelf or TBR (to be read) pile ... and happy reading!


Julia was kind enough to send me a copy of her latest Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne mystery, I Shall Not Want, and I stayed up way too late last night finishing it. I love this series - there is so much intensity to her characters and their relationship, and in reading their story you don't lose the mystery at all - and they're so full of twists and turns you can't help but shake your head in awe. This lovely woman is a truly gifted writer.

If you haven't read this series, you need to - here's the list from Amazon:

Julia Spencer-Fleming: Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne mysteries

Enjoy!

Welcome!

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