Saturday 11 January 2014.
So far I have completed reading one book – an Agatha Christie book titled – ” The Pale Horse ” – in which Mark Easterbook and his sidekick – Ginger Corrigan – went about to find out the mystery of killing of an elderly priest .
This is not a Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple book.
Friday 31 January 2014
Between 11 & 31 January, I completed reading two books
– the first book read was – Sue Grafton book titled ” U is for an Undertow ” . Kinsey Millhone – the private detective is found to be very interesting and really lot of fun to be with.
– the second book read was – A book by Nora Roberts – book is titled ” Entranced “. It is a classic novel from the enchanting series – The Donovan Legacy.
Saturday 15 February 2014
Completed reading another of a series of Sue Grafton books – titled ” T is for Trespass ” – Kinsey Millhone -the private detective book. Very gripping.
Wednesday 12 March 2014
Completed reading another of a series of Sue Grafton books – titled ” S is for Silence ” – Kinsey Millhone -the private detective book. Interesting. This book was completed when in Toronto – visiting the new baby ( Kieran) – our newest Grandson -born on Wednesday 12 March 2014. The proud parents are Sunir & Shannon and the proud sister is Maya.
Monday 31 March 2014
Completed reading a book titled – Last Human – by Doug Naylor . It is one of the Red Dwarf series of books . I borrowed it from Sunir’s collection of books when we were in Toronto last – to celebrate the birth of our newest Grandson – Kieran.
Friday 25 April 2014
Completed reading a mystery book by Susan Witting Albert – borrowed from the local Deep River Library. Title :- The Darling Dahlias and Confederate Rose. This book brings one to the American History of war between Confederate Armies and Yankee Army. Set in a small town (Darling) .
I also re-read two of the Agatha Christie books to fill in time when I was looking for new bunch of books I can buy .
Lo Behold, I have now got six (6) new Sue Grafton books – brought home by a dear lady (Gladys) who help to organise Book sales the DR Library. These Books are –
– Q for Quarry; D for Deadbeat; E for Evidence; P for Peril; C for Corpse; and B for Burglar.
Friday 2 May 2014
Completed reading a Sue Grafton book titled Q is for Quarry.
Tuesday 6 May 2014
Just completed a bridge mystery book – titled ” Shades of Grey ” by Ken Allen . This is the second book i have read by Ken Allan ( an Ontarian who uses plays from duplicate bridge to write a plot for a mystey). This book, I borrowed from a fellow bridge player (Leona) in Deep River. Her daughter gave it to her as a gift. The earlier book I had read – ” Deadly Endplay ” by Ken Allan – was a birthday gift to her dad (George) . Only last week , we learnt that George and his wife Patsy are moving to Ottawa – so that Ottawa is a easier base for their kids (who live out 1) in the west and the second one is in Toronto) to come and visit the parents (and they are also grandparents ).
Monday 12 May 2014
Just completed reading a Sue Grafton book titled B is for Burglar.
Tuesday 20 May 2014
Completed reading the 2nd book by Susan Wittig Albert – titled – ” Mourning Gloria “. This is a series with China Bayles as the one who solves the murder mystery. bUt the book also provides details abour psychoactive plants -such as a morning glory . Also many recipes (Texas based) -use of herbs etc. This book was borrowed from Deep River library – and many more to go from this author. A good easy reading -captivating.
Sunday 1 June 2014
Just completed ( early morning) – the second book by Susan Wittig . Book is titled : Wormwood . It features China Bayles who helps discover/investigate murder – but the book also touches on the Shaker history and also on herbs and early medicinal plants.
Wednesday 4 June 2014
Completed reading a Sue Grafton book titled C is for Corpse.
Sunday 8 June 2014
Just completed ( early morning) – the third book by Susan Wittig Albert. Book is titled : Spanish Dagger . It features China Bayles who helps discover/investigate murders – with details about different herbs and narcotics. This book was borrowed from Deep River library – and many more to go from this author. A good easy reading -captivating.
Tuesday 24 June 2014
Completed two (2) books by Sue Grafton.
First book completed was P is for Peril
and the second – D is for Deadbeat
Monday 30 June 2014
Completed one Sue Grafton book – titled :
E Is for Evidence.
This book was started in Deep River but completed in Mississuaga – where we had gone for the weekend ( between Saturday 28 JUne to Tuesday 1 July 2014) – to attend a Shelly/PritPaul wedding. We stayed at Monte Carlo Inn , Airport branch .
Monday 7 July 2014
Just completed – the fourth book by Susan Wittig Albert . Book is titled : Bloodroot . It features China Bayles who delves into her own ancestary and murders etc . This book was borrowed from Deep River library – and many more to go from this author. A good easy reading -captivating.
Between Monday 7 July 2014 and 28 July 2014
The following books were completed.
– 2 books by Susan Wittig Albert – that makes 6 books so far.
a) Witche’s Bane
b) Rosemary Remembered
Also re-read (as a filler ) Agatha Christie book – The Tuesday Club Members
Friday 1 August 2014
Completed reading one Susan Wittig Albert – that makes 7 books so far – titled : Hangman’s root – this book was not available at DR Library – thus it was obtained as an Interlibrary loan.
Thursday 7 August 2014
Completed reading one Susan Wittig Albert – that makes 8 books so far – titled : Rueful Death.
Wednesday 13 August 2014
Completed one Sue Grafton book – titled :
H is for Homicide
This book was started in Deep River but completed in Toronto -at Sunir/Shannon home – while visiting Toronto to attend a Reena/Aplesh wedding ( wedding on Monday 11 August 2014) in Oakville.
Tuesday 19 August 2014
Completed reading a book by Dan Brown – titled ” Decepton Point “. It is a deception of finding a meteorite in the arctic – a fraud .
Saturday 23 August 2014
Completed reading one Susan Wittig Albert – that makes 9 books so far – titled : Mistletoe Man
Thursday 28 August 2014
Just Completed reading one Susan Wittig Albert – that makes 10 books so far – titled : Lavender Lies .
Tuesday 2 September 2014
Just Completed reading one Susan Wittig Albert – that makes 11 books so far – titled : Love Lies Bleeding.
Tuesday 9 September, 2014
Completed one Sue Grafton book – titled : R is for Ricochet
Sunday 14 September , 2014
I ventured into a new mystery book by Alexander McCall Smith – with three (3) titles . A big fat book given to us ( my wife and me ) by Ann – our Petawawa bridge partner – who sort of loaned it ( two weeks ago) to us for some time. However I completed it soon.
The titles are :
i) The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
ii) Tears of Giraffe
iii) Morality for beautiful girls
This is a story woven around a lady detective in Botswana – Precious Ramotswe. Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the international phenomenon. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh in scotland. He was born in waht is now known as Zimbabwe and taught law at the University of Botswana.
Tuesday 23 September, 2014
Just Completed reading one Susan Wittig Albert – that makes 12 books so far – titled : Chile Death
Friday 26 September, 2014
Just completed another mystery book by Alexander McColl Smith – a book with a Botswana detective and set in Botswana.
Title: ” The Kalahari Typing School For Men. ”
Tuesday 30 September, 2014
I started and completed reading a new mystery book by Stuart M. Kaminsky – who has authored/created his detective – Abe Lieberman – who deals with all kinds of crime in large USA cities – such as Chicago with mixture of both white and black populations.
Book Title: Terror Town.
Friday 3 October, 2014
Reread Susan Wittig Albert mystery book – – titled : Bloodroot. Its good to reread an interesting book about ancestary and past life in Texas -with all kinds of deaths and killing and also to know about Huntington’s disease – which can be passed on to next generation by gene.
Between Saturday 11 October 2014 and Sunday 19 October, 2014
Having spent these days in Toronto – enjoying our grandkids Maya and Kieran — managed to complete reading of the follwing three (3) books.
1) A book by Mary Higgins Clark ( this is my second book by her) and jointly by her daughter Carol Higgins Clark – titled — ” Chirstmas Thief “.
2) A book titled ” Siddhartha ” by Herman Hesse. This is a religious book based on Budha’s teaching. This book was obtained by Sunir from his great grandfather-in law (Ray) just before he passsed away (not too long ago) at an age of 90 years. He lived in Huntsville, ON.
3) A book titled ” The Fault in Our Stars ” by John Green. This book is based on young kids with cancer and how they managed their lives.
Saturday 15 October, 2014
Completed one Sue Grafton book – titled : ” V is for Vengence ”
Saturday 15 November 2014
Completed reading a book by Mary Higgins Clark ( this is my third book by her) – titled — ” On The Street Where You Live “.
Tuesday 24 November, 2014
Just Completed reading one Susan Wittig Albert – that makes 13 books so far –
titled : Cat’s Claw .
Monday 01 December 2014
Just Completed reading one Susan Wittig Albert – that makes 14 books so far –
titled : The tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood
This is a different genre of books – China Bayles is replaced by Beatrix Potter as the main character – book advances ” The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter “. Fairies and animal world ( of rats , cats , dogs and small wild animals.)
Sunday 07 December 2014
Just Completed reading one Susan Wittig Albert – that makes 15 books so far
Titled: Dead man’s Bones.
Sunday 14 December 2014
Just Completed reading one Susan Wittig Albert – that makes 16 books so far
Titled: Death Come Quickly
Sunday 21 December 2014
Completed reading a book by Dan Brown – titled ” Digital Fortress” .
NOTE:
TRANSLTR is a fictional supercomputer appearing in Dan Brown’s novel Digital Fortress. TRANSLTR supposedly has 3 million parallel processors and is housed within the NSA’s Crypto headquarters. The heat produced by so many processors required the use of Freon coolers. The machine’s main function is to decrypt messages for the staff in order to prevent terrorist activities. As a matter of fact, TRANSLTR had stopped even nuclear attacks on the U.S, something Dan Brown revealed to us in his book. However, only the top echelons of the NSA have access to the top-secret, classified documents which hold actual instances when the NSA stopped terrorist attacks. In the novel, the NSA swore that TRANSLTR did not exist.
Wednesday 23 December 2014
Just Completed ( a day before 2014 Christmas Day) reading one Susan Wittig Albert – that makes 17 books so far
Titled: Nightshade