A Night at the Operation by Jeffrey Cohen

by Carol5 Comments
A Night at the Operation by Jeffrey Cohen Description: Most men wouldn't be terribly upset if their ex-wives suddenly vanished. But most men aren't Elliot Freed. So when Sharon disappears, Elliot finds it impossible to focus on running Comedy Tonight. And when it's rumored that Sharon might be somehow connected to a patient's death—which looks like murder—Elliot embarks on a frantic search for his ex with help from her soon-to-be-second-ex-husband, Elliot's passive-aggressive mother and desperate-to-please father, and his good friend Detective Meg Vidal. And the longer Sharon is gone, the less stable Elliot becomes... My thoughts: The Double Feature Mysteries have to be one of the funniest mystery series I've read, and this latest installment is not an exception. It's full of one-liners and laugh out loud moments. Even though Elliott is scared to death about Sharon, and the theater is by turns flooding and catching on fire, Elliott's sense of humor still shines through. It's a reflex, a part of his personality, and he...
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Winners!

by Carol3 Comments
Congratulations! You won an audiobook copy of The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly. Enjoy! Ken Cenerelli Kitten22 Also, I drew two new winners for Do-Over! by Robin Hemley, as two of the previous winners already got their hands on a copy. kim v Carlene I will be e-mailing all the winners. Please send me your mailing address and I will pass it on to Hachette Book Group. Thanks! By the way, Carlene, I sent you an e-mail, but apparently it got intercepted by a spam guard, so e-mail your mailing address to me at carolsnotebook [at] yahoo [dot] com as soon as possible....
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Teaser Tuesday

by Carol2 Comments
Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) "teaser" sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title of the book that you're getting your "teaser" from...that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given. Please avoid spoilers! My teaser: "Were your father and your brother-in-law involved in any business together?" So sue me; I was looking for a scapegoat. -pg. 90, A Night at the Operation by Jeffrey Cohen Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Play along....
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Musing Monday

by Carol2 Comments
Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about sticking with it… How much time (or how many pages) do you give a book that you aren't really enjoying before you'll set it aside? If you're reading it for a book group discussion, or for review, will you give it more of a chance than, say, a book you're reading for your own interest? Why, or why not? (courtesy of MizB) It's rare that I don't finish a book I've started. I think it's happened twice in the last three years. In general, I will plow through, either hoping it will get better or just to finish it and move on. I tend to find something redeeming to most books, though, something that makes it worth reading for me. I know there are millions of books out there waiting to be read, but I also know I'm never going to get to them all. Who knows when a surprise twist in the last chapter will...
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Mailbox Monday and Library Loot

by Carol6 Comments
Thanks to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday.  I love coming home after work and finding a package waiting for me. Amber was happy this week, too, because one is perfect for her to read this summer.   Viva Cisco by Patrick Shannon Viva Cisco is a trilogy of funny stories for kids. All three tales unfold in a land called Topopootl, which lies in a hidden valley deep in the heart of Mexico. Because of its seclusion, the inhabitants have created a society without the benefit of human contact, and they don't seem to have missed out on anything important in the absence of that dubious blessing. In fact, they probably have more pure merriment and boisterous excitement than any human community could ever conceive. Much of the credit for that, though, must be laid at the feet of Topopootl's most..uh.. stimulating citizen, one Cisco las Verde Arara del Gucigalpa. Aka, Cisco the Parrot. The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly (audiobook) Forced out of...
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