Harry McCoy Thriiler #5

I am a huge fan of this series and this outing certainly doesn't disappoint. Harry's bad habits caught up with him in the last book, so he is trying with little success to cut back on the drinks, the drugs, the fried food--but is nice to see Harry on the mend--whether he likes it or not.

An arson attack leaves five dead, three boys are accused with the crime, and while they are being transported to prison to await trial, their van is ambused and the boys are grabbed and thrown into a waiting car. The next day one of their bodies is dumped in the town center with the note--One Dead Two to Go.

Harry is on the case and has 24 hours to find the two missing boys...

25 in 2025

Once Around the Categories: Book of the Month Club, May

2021

I was experiencing difficulty in finding a book I wanted to read that featured "May" in the title and Peter May kept popping up in my various searches. So I figured why not and selected the beginning of the Enzo files simply because my husband has a cat named Enzo. I painted a watercolor of said cat this spring. The book is pretty good am I am planning on reading the second installment of the Enzo files next May.

2023

Larry Macklin #7. Another good outing with Larry and the gang. This case hits close to home as a body is found murdered at the vet clinic where his girlfriend Cara works. The case turns out to be drug related which brings back Larry's old nemesis, DEA agent, Matt Greene. I really like this series and this installment was definitely reading time well spent.

Full Title includes: "And Other Wisdoms From Life as a Forest Monk"

I randomly stumbled across this book and am very glad to have done so and yes it is going on my forever shelf as I plan to read it again and maybe yet again. It is like the author says on the back of the book cover:

"Let me tell you what this book is not. It's not about religion. It's not about telling you how to live your life. It's not about taking on a new set of beliefs.

Plain and simple, it's about how to relate to your own thoughts and emotions in a way that makes your life more enjoyable, more free, brighter, clearer and wiser."

Very relatable to my life.

One of my reading projects is known as Book of the Month Club where my goal read a book with that particular month in the title for as long as the books hold out. I have separated out these reading lists so that each month has it's own list.

This the second book in the author's Collectory Series. It holds remnants and characters from the first book (The Butterfly Garden) and adds a new serial killer to the mix. I am really enjoying this author, reading time well spent. Look forward to my next outing.

2022

The title I picked for my May read as "May" books are difficult to find.

In quantum physics there is a theory that goes like this: Each decision you make springs off into a different dimension resulting in gazillions of different timelines/universes, whatever. In this instance the plot hinges on alternate decisions made by Hannah--does she leave the bar with her old flame, Ethan? OR, does she go home with her best friend Gabby? The chapters ping between the two in concurrent storylines. It was okay, I'm not much on romantic reading. Does one ALWAYS need a man to fix you? No you do not.