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I’m on a Lehrer roll. This book is his latest. Not as much mystery in this one, but plenty of humor.
One of the main story lines involves the more-than-slightly-nutty Oklahoma governor “Buffalo Joe” Hayman. Hayman goes on a talk radio show program and announces that he is going to privatize state government — completely — from road building to the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation. Read the rest…
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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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Fans of the TV series Bones may be surprised to know that Dr Temperence Brennan was originally conceived in book form. Or maybe you won’t be surprised. Maybe the interview on the DVD was a tip-off. Or the fact that Dr “Bones” Brennan writes novels on the side about heroine Dr Kathy Reichs. Anyway …
Break No Bones isn’t the first Tempe Brennan book, but it happens to be the first I’ve gotten my hands on. Read the rest…
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This was going to be another airplane book but I made the mistake of starting it before I started my trip — and I couldn’t quit reading it! The bad news is — by the time I got back from the trip, I’d read a couple more books and the details of this one became fuzzy! So, you’ll have to take my word for it that it is good and gripping. The main character is a great political candidate — charming, intelligent, a real Boy Scout — with a guilty secret Read the rest…