Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Book Signing

Last week I was in Phoenix, Arizona on business and decided to look up a bookstore that someone had recommended. I found out that there was a book discussion/signing that night and decided to go rather than just sit in my hotel room. The name of the bookstore is "The Poisoned Pen" and here is the article about the author and book discussed. The book discussed is The Red Knife by William Kreuger. It was a well attended discussion and I found a new author. I did not buy the book discussed, but bought the first book in his series - The Iron Lake. I have started the book and like it pretty well so far.

Mr. Kreuger writes about a town in Minnesota and his main character is Cork O'Connor who is part Irish and part Native American. Cork is the former sheriff, now private investigator and in The Iron Lake he is investigating the murder of the town judge, and the disappearance of a local teen. The book has excellent descriptions and the characters are well described. I would recommend this book. Mystery is one of my favorite book genres and this book has not disappointed my expectations. Sometimes you need to sink your teeth into a good mystery. I look forward to having time to pick up this novel again and to reading more in the series.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Book Club

I belong to a book club that meets here in the Library Room in the Catalina Coffee House. My club just finished reading and discussing "Out Stealing Horses" by Per Petterson. This is a very well written book and my club enjoyed reading it and enjoyed the style of the writer.

Saturday, July 05, 2008

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It has been quite a while since I have posted to this blog - what can I say life gets busy. This picture is of a block from the quilt that I am making for my dad. I will post a picture again once it has been completed.

Maureen