Red Seas Under Red Skies: book two of the Gentleman Bastard sequence by Scott Lynch

Sequel to The Lies of Locke Lamora. This time Locke and his "brother" and fellow Gentleman Bastard are in the seaside city of Tal Verrar, and once again they are running a hideously complex scam that, in the tradition of all good "big con" stories, is about to go ( Read more... )

Shakespeare's Christmas by Charlaine HarrisSurprisingly little of the story takes place in Shakespeare, actually. Lily goes home for the holidays to attend her little sister's wedding. Since it takes place in the middle of the series, her boyfriend shows up unexpectedly, and it turns out he's on a case. And then a friend gets murdered . . . ( Read more... )