What Fiction are you reading this week, March 20, 2022? [View all]
Happy first day of spring!
Moray Speyside
I am reading Stewart O'Nan's The Good Wife. This is NOT related to the TV show by the same name. This is also not the sort of novel I usually select but it was recommended by a friend who is intelligent and very well-read. So, I thought I'd give it a go. A perfect description from The New York Times Book Review says: From a writer who reveals 'the plainness of everyday life with straightforward lyricism.' I am only halfway through but it's holding my attention and I don't want to say much about it until I see how it all comes out. So, stay tuned. Same DU time; same DU station.
Still devoting all my listening time to tales of Hamish Macbeth, by M. C. Beaton. I'm up to Death of a Hussy now. "A lazy lout though he may be, a thorn in the side of his superiors, and an exasperation to his neighbors -- when it comes to solving a murder, Hamish lets no grass grow under his feet." These books are such a delight!
I have just finished reading a rather large book, 568 pages, entitled Thriller. It is a collection of short stories that I keep by the couch for whenever I want to have a little midday lie down. There are some great stories in here, made even better by introductions to each by James Patterson. This has introduced me to authors I never heard of but have now put on my must-read list. The very last tale is by Preston/Child and is the perfect incredibly creepy finale. Highly recommend.
What books are springing up for you this week? 
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