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I’m not sure why Jim Lehrer chose Oklahoma for his One-Eyed Mack series — he was born in Kansas, graduated from college in Missouri, started his career in Texas. Probably just envious because Oklahoma is a much cooler state than those three! One-eyed Mack is the lieutenant-governor of Oklahoma. Since that position doesn’t demand a great deal of time (at least in this series) he has lots of time to pursue his interests — like who’s doing what behind who’s back and collecting bus memorabilia. Read the rest…
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I don’t know how Evanovich does it — not a lot of variety in her setting and situations — but she still has me reading and laughing out loud. This one — and, if you haven’t read one before, stop now and start with the with the beginning of the series thirteen books back (One for the Money) — involves Stephanie, still juggling her two hunky love interests, a weirdly pitiful stalker, an over-age diva, a stoner/cyber-addict, a depressed teen with a penchant for tagging, plus her family Read the rest…
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The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell drew me in, even when I wasn’t sure I wanted to be drawn. This is one of those books where scenes shift from one age to another like strands in a plait. Memories come in fragments, particularly in the case of Kitty, the elder of two sisters, whose mind may, or may not, be failing. But it’s younger sister Esme who has been institutionalized for over 60 years, whose remembrances finally fill in the story. Esme was the ultimate victim of an era when women Read the rest…
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