Swizzlestickerinski Novel, Thrillers, Romance, Western

Fiction

American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin. Rich mom whisks her debutante daughter off to Europe to find a titled guy to marry where "she gradually learns that old-world aristocrats are governed by obscure codes of conduct and loyalty that can betray even the most charming, accomplished outsider, Cora must grow from a spoiled young rich girl into a woman of substance."

Buried Secrets by Joseph Finder. Nick Heller, super-dude, is out to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a billionaire.

Heat Wave by Nancy Thayer. "Unerringly perceptive, superbly written, every page packed with the warmth and compassionate wisdom that have become Nancy Thayer's trademark." Widow opens her house as a bed-and-breakfast.

The Wreckage by Michael Robotham. Journalist in Iraq tries to find what happened to a few billion missing dollars. People want to kill him. I did not know Robotham lived in Australia.

Fun & Games by Duane Swierczynski. Swizzlestickerinski's books do pretty well here.Cop in hiding "finds himself squaring off against a small army of the most lethal men in the world: The Accident People."

Running on Empty by Sandra Balzo. A new series by the coffee mystery author. People are dying off in a North Carolina resort town.

Konninger's Woman by Terrell L. Bowers. Mountain man Konninger rescues a woman and child from Indians. Konninger and the women are pursued. A western.

Dog Who Came In From the Cold by Alexander McCall Smith. "A Corduroy Mansions Novel" with a leaping dog on the cover.

Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich. Sing with me, I don't care, I don't care, I don't care.

Fallen by Karin Slaughter. How often to people comment on the appropriateness of the name Slaughter for a crime/thriller/mystery novelist?

Audio Books on CD

In The Garden of the Beasts by Erik Larson. 11 CDs at 13 hours. Life in 1933 Berlin.

If You Ask Me (and of Course You Won't) by Betty White. 2 CDs at 2.25 hours.