Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Orania Pazoglou, Jane Haddam

Orania Pazoglou, *Once and Always Murder*, 1990
This book is just "too cute". The author is being ironic about the old families of Litchfield, Connecticut.
When the author invents Gregor Demarkian and writes about her own ethnic group, the Armenians, she has found her voice.

*Sweet, Savage Death*, 1984
This novel introduces Patricia McKenna, a free lance writer who stumbles on murders.

*Wicked Loving Murder*, 1985
Patricia McKenna is a writer who writes category romance under a pseudonym. Interesting stuff about romance writers.

Monday, January 5, 2009

Stuart Woods

Stuart Woods, *Fresh Disasters* 2007
Stone Bennington, private eye. Actually he is a lawyer. Follow the action not the plot. Mafia included.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Laurien Berenson

Laurien Berenson, *Raining Cats and Dogs*
Melanie Travis mystery. Melanie has Poodles who act like dogs and dont solve mysteries. Lots of stuff about dog shows.
Melanie starts attending a dog obedience class and going to a nursing home with the club. One of the patients is murdered while the class is visiting.