Welcome to this week’s Book Talk!
I didn’t read as many books last week, but I enjoyed the ones I did read.
White Noise by Mercedes Mercier: 4.5 stars. Thank you, Candice Fox, for spotlighting this author! This excellent mystery stars prison psychologist Dr. Laura Fleming. She is a flawed yet extremely likable protagonist who is still haunted by the mistakes of her past. The prison setting is a little unsettling as are the troubling events occuring in Laura’s personal life. The prisoner she has been assisgned to rubber stamp his upcoming release is keeping her up at night and threatening her job as she tries to convince her boss everything is not as it seems with him. With plenty of suspense, this fantastic debut keeps the pages turning at a fast pace until the edge of the seat conclusion.
Inside Threat by Matthew Quirk: Check out my review Tuesday June 13th to read my thoughts on this compelling political thriller.
After watching Ken Burns’ The Dust Bowl, I began reading The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan. I am only about a quarter of way into this well-rearched non-fiction book which details the depression and the years-long drought during the 1930s in the US. I should be able to finish reading it next week.
Now it’s your turn. What have you been reading lately? Join the discussion by commenting below!
