Monthly Archives: September 2011

Picking the Carcass

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Marion

I think it is just horrible that a nationwide chain bookstore like Borders is closing, leaving us . . . Really?  Up to 90% off of everything? I am soooo there! After work meetings in Sacramento yesterday, we stopped for … Continue reading →

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Sixkill: A Disappointment

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Marion

Sixkill, the final Spenser novel, was a disappointment. Because it’s the last one written by Robert Parker, I came to the book with high expectations, even though I didn’t realize that until I was into it.  (Of course, Parker didn’t … Continue reading →

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A Mocha with the Last Werewolf

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Marion

  “Oh, he’s looking angry,” my wait-staffer says.  She is referring to the face she had drawn in chocolate syrup on the foam of my mocha.  “He started off happy, but he got angry while we were walking over.”  You … Continue reading →

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