46. Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells us About Sex, Diet and How We Live by Marlene ZukSick of scientific illiterates telling you that we're not "evolved" to live the way we do? This is the book for you ( Read more... )

46. Criminal by Karin Slaughter

The latest instalment in the Atlanta-based crime series.  There are two paralell stories, set in the present day, and in 1975.  Although this is two really gripping mysteries, it also fleshes out Will Trent's origins (up till now we knew he grew up in an orphanage, not how he ended up there), and how his boss Amanda ( Read more... )

34.Fallen by Karin Slaughter

Unlike Reichs, Slaughter is still working hard on her books. Not much constructive to say other than I couldn't put it down.

Less emphasis on forensic path than her early books; more on the general police investigation side.

10. Broken by Karin Slaughter

This is more like it.  The usual Karin Slaughter stuff - grisly murder, annoying and flawed characters that Slaughter deliberately makes that way to add to the tension.  An important clue gets uncovered, and then one of the characters has a crisis or a drama and I just want them to get on with it and do some bloody ( Read more... )

I'm behind and I have flu, so these are going to be brief.

51. Blindsighted by Karin SlaughterI have finally got around to reading the first of Slaughter's books ( Read more... )

3. Fractured by Karin Slaughter

Sequel to Triptych, in which Slaughter departed from her Grant County series (compelling mysteries, really annoying detective characters), and introduced Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Disclaimer: I like Will. A lot.

In Fractured, nice suburban mom comes home to find her ( Read more... )

61. The Castle of Otranto by Horace WalpoleThis month's Bibliogoths selection. Last read in the early 90s ( Read more... )

40. The Town that Forgot How to Breathe by Kenneth J Harvey

This was recommended by zoo_music_girl and I can't resist anything set in Newfoundland. Parts of it were quite engaging in an absurdist sort of way, but I found it was far too long for what it was (not a complaint I often make!). I had a real ethical problem with the ending. (The town in question ( Read more... )

37. Skin Privilege by Karin Slaughter

The usual Karin Slaughter thing - a really good mystery built around really annoying characters. Polished off in less than a day and throughly enjoyed it. I haven't entirely been reading these in order, but this is one of the latest and I think she's getting better as she goes on.

38. The Secrets of the ( Read more... )

Another stinking cold, some more non-taxing thrillers off the pile:

11.A Faint Cold Fear by Karin Slaughter

ivory_goddess, I'm not reading these in order either ( Read more... )