Woo!! What more can I say about the Andy Carpenter series? This is the best one to date that I have read and I have read all of them. This one starts with a dog a usual. One of Andy’s clients thein a prison dog training group takes off with a dog, Boomer. When Andy and Willie go retrieve Boomer, Sam follows them and takes the escapee into custody. Andy has a. new client. As the investigation expands into the murder, Ricky is threatened and Andy decides to take on a Mob Boss. Witnesses died just before Andy locates them. Marcus has major part In the story. I highly recommend this book.
Disclosure: I received a free copy from St. Martin’s Press through NetGalley for an honest review. I would like to thank for the opportunity to read and review this book. The opinions expressed are my own.
Witches, ghosts, black cats, spiders, and vampires are everywhere as Frog Ledge prepares to celebrate Halloween. Stan Conner is at Happy Cow Farms to cater a doggy birthday for Benny a Fox terrier. A scream is heard coming from the corn maze. There is the body of Hal Hoffman with an object through his chest with blood everywhere. Stan is pushed to help sort out the clinical records of the dairy farm. As the police have decided Emmalee killed her husband, Stan decides to help clear Em’s name. I found the descriptions of the animals delightful. I felt the plot was not well developed Full disclosure: I received a free copy from Netgalley for an honest review
The start of the Death Investigator series. This book is set in a small town located in Missouri. It is called Forest and the first families control the town it has two class distinctions. Angela Richman’s parents had served the first family their entire life. Angela was trained as the town death investigator. The story begins as she has been called to investigate the death of one of its first children in a drag race. All involved are members of the elite. Angela has blinding headaches. On a visit to ER, she was informed she couldn’t have a stroke as she was too young (although she has classic symptoms) and sent home and schedule for a PET scan. The DR doctor is the hospital neurosurgeon. Later another neurosurgeon saves her life. She spends 3 months in the hospital recovering. While there she watched the town glorify the doctor who misdiagnosed her and destroyed the doctor who saved her. Later the first doctor is killed and the one who saved her is arrested for his death. Angela works to help him. She uncovers a billing scam. The information on the hospital stay is excellent. The stroke data is based on the author’s own experience. I recommend this book
Good Afternoon, the morning has passed by fast, it is sunny and 49F with an expected high of 56F. Thanks for the message on my site, it is much appreciated.
Pain is with me most of the time. One medicine has been increased and it is helping with the pain. I managed to dress, straightening my room. April bought my morning medicines and put the laundry away. I spent a lot of time checking out the different events. Baseball starts Thursday but the game has been to Friday. I have been a fan of baseball since I was a child listening to the Boise Braves, a double AA team. It lasted only 3 years. My Father took Georgia and me to a few games and we walked down to the park for other games. The Seattle Mariners since they started playing in the Kingdom.
Lunch
My plate had cabbage salad, a stir-fry of pork and rice, dessert was the cake which is a no-no for me. Before heading back to my room, the aide took me around the garden, while the rose leaves and bulbs had grown, only one bush was blooming. It has a white flower which I didn’t know its name.
Books
Reading now CARDS ON THE TABLE by Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot # 13. Poirot was told by a friend he knew people who had before. I haven’t read this before. I borrow DUMB WITNESS # 16. There are a number of hers that I have not read.
I have just learned that Mary Diemhan, author of one of my favorite Alpine series. The link below is to the article
Bob came by this today. He took some applesauce and some ice cream that had melted but refrozen. I found a bottle of water that was frozen in the refrigerator part.
Dinner
I went down for the meal. I had a small bowl of broth. On the plate of mixed veggies and mashed potatoes, there was a lovely piece of chicken fried cod. I didn’t eat it as it had wheat on the fish. The dessert was a cookie. A pair of mallards flew over the garden.
The first book in the Quaker Midwife mysteries is set in the town of Amesbury, Michigan in 1888. There is a lot of good information about the Friends aka the Quaker’s religion. Each story is complete and they can be read as a standalone
Running through the books is the story of Rose and Dr. David Dodge who desires to marry and all the hurdles they must endear.
The town of Amesbury is noted for the carriages that are built there. The factories are set afire causing great hardship among the residents. The owner’s son is stabbed to death with Rose’s knitting needle. Midwife Rose Carroll is from a middle-class Quaker family and Dr. David Dodge is from a wealthy Newburyport family. David is not a Quaker but goes to the Unitarian church. Rose is the midwife of an unmarried girl who gives birth to a boy. The unmarried girl refused to give the name of the father. Will Rose be able to clear her name from a murder charge? I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK AND SERIES.
Good morning the skies are clear and breezy, it is overcast right now at 4:00pm and 41F. After a sleepless night, I awoke at about 7:00 am. All my pains were there I stayed in bed lying still and it’s helps until I move. I finished DEATH HIDE TIDE by Hannah Dennison. I have one of Agatha Christie’s early books to read next. I have spent some time exploring both overdrives and Libby.
Picture
Mom’s sister, Aunt Florence to Boise brought her to the youngest children for a visit. We all pile into the car and drove to Anderson ranch where Uncle Deb was working. It was a fun day for all of us. I had never seen many Mountain Bluebirds in my life. They were staging for the fall migration.
Meals
I didn’t down as there was nothing that I could eat. I have been eating trash foods.
This book features what happens when there is domestic abuse. How it efforts those around the abuser and victim. Holland Industry is still trying to get Bea to merge her Domestic Business with their trading academy. Bea doesn’t trust the manager, Benton, and refuses the merge. Bea is asked to convince Benton’s wife, Dilys to take her diamond wedding ring to be appraised. Bea is able to get Dilys to admit that the ring is a fake and she is scared of Benton. Max and Nicole are both involved with Benton’s schemes. The book takes you on a journey through Dily’s life and her family’s. The ending will surprise you. I highly recommend this book and series.
Good morning I awoke around 70:am and I felt no pain anywhere on my body until I moved. The temperature was 45F and it was raining. The high will be 60F. with gusty winds and periods of rain. There is a pollen alert for Treasure Valley.
Picture
Our Grandfather wanted to see his Granddaughters. We were dressed in our best clothes and driven from Burley to Boise. The car is parked in front the Hanford. The boy is probably Cuck ask Charlie. Georgia and myself were taken to a nursing home and introduced to a man with a lot of tubes running from him. He was shaken. He was our Grandfather Hanford. He had Parkison and of IBM brother, Charlie
Lunch
My plate was salmon with herb sauce, green vegetables, and salad. The dessert was vanilla ice cream with a caramel sauce on it.
Nicole, our social worker stopped by and we settled a number of things that needed to settle. I need to find a family member act for our financial affairs. I can now get my books from my library. I can now finish DEATH AT HIGH TIDE.
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