The third installment of the Spellman saga. Izzy has her usual life, nowhere to live so she sneaks in her brother’s place, and she has to spy on him to figure out his secret. Her therapy isn’t going so well, she needs two doctors. Someone is blackmailing her to go to the museum and wash her father’s car. And she doesn’t know why! Meanwhile, Rae cheated on the Psssats, so her parents cancel their disappearance. Did I mention she has a job to spy on a man’s wife? And someone is tailing her. Then she was offered a big bribe, but for what?? Its all explained in the third book [now available in hardback.
August 20, 2009
Revenge of the Spellmans: A Novel by Lisa Lutz
August 15, 2009
My Man Jeeves: A Collection Of Short Stories. by P. G. Wodehouse
The Jeeves stories are fun, but not all the stories in the book involve Jeeves. The book started with three of them, and ended with another. The stories in the middle were not as good, and ended with more of a down note than is typical of the Jeeves stories. Wodehouse seemed to be experimenting with a different style that didn’t work as well. Skip those.
The Jeeves stories will meet your expectations, Jeeves is a step ahead of the rest of the world and provides insights and a small surprise to every situation.
June 19, 2009
Chad Carpenter Presents Tundra In Full Color by Chad Carpenter
I like Chad’s sense of humor.
March 9, 2009
March 2, 2009
The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
This is the first book of the Spellmans. They are a normal family, with a family business of investigation. But they spend most of the time investigating each other. Blackmail, spying, bribery, and other black arts are a regular part of their interaction. The book is very funny and I can strongly recommend it.
February 20, 2009
The Darwin Awards III: Survival of the Fittest by Wendy Northcutt
There are several amusing stories, but it got old quick. Its a bit too grim to be really funny, yet its still difficult to keep from laughing at some of them.
January 26, 2009
December 29, 2008
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Ahab: A novel by Gideon Defoe
Another great book! The Pirate Captain has bought a boat from Cutlass Liz and payment is due! The captain comes up with hair-brained, and hilarious, schemes to gain the funds and save his crew. The characters are wonderfully odd, Defoe has a great sense of humor. This is a must read for anyone!!
November 26, 2008
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists by Gideon Defoe
This is a funny story!!
Pirates interact with Darwin and The Beagle in a wild deviation from history.
Defoe has a wonderful ability to tell a story!
May 1, 2008
Mr. Monk and The Two Assistants by Lee Goldberg
Monk has to deal with both of his assistants, Natalie and Sharona, as Mr. Monk investigates Sharona’s husband, who faces a murder charge.
The book is light, fun, and true to the series.