King of Lies  -   John Hart

                                Debut Novel


Jackson Workman Pickens, everyone calls him "Work", is a lawyer.  I could never decide if I liked him, felt sorry for him, or just disliked him.  Even when I was finished with the book, I still
did not know!!!!  I guess he just wasn't a strong character for me even though he was the protagonist.

Anyway, Work's father was also a lawyer and Work worked for him.  But on the night Work's mother died, his father disappeared.
Then his father is found murdered.   The evidence seems to point to him, but he is afraid that is sister might have done it.

So while trying to protect her, keep the cops off his back, he tries to find out who the real killer is.  

Not bad for a debut novel, had some twists in it , also somethings were predictable.
I will try his next novel ,  the guy has potential!!   lol

The Way the Crow Flies by Ann-Marie MacDonald

Historical Fiction

It's a shame that we often pass over epic tomes.  This book was just over 700 pages and because of that it sat on my bookshelf for many years.  I didn't have time at home to try to settle in with such a long book, on vacation I didn't want to read just ONE book!  It's so easy to sit with a James Patterson and his short chapters - "oh just one more chapter".

So, I'm so glad I put this book on my toppling bookpile and finally read it!  Based on the true story of a wrongly convicted man, Steven Truscott, this book goes beyond a simple historic narrative with fictionalized explanation of what may have happened.  It's a story that shows how our actions and inactions whether good or bad, whether right or wrong have lasting, permanent effects on others.  People we know, people we don't know.  How secrets can alter the lives not just of the secret holder but of those around them.

I highly recommend taking the time to read this book.  It's a murder mystery with a twist, a contemplative book about secrets, what is the difference between right and wrong, and the innocence (or not) of childhood.