work, home and friends...

I do enjoy James Patterson's books.  This one, "12th of Never" didn't disappoint.  It is a series of the women's murder club and this one follows Detective Lindsay Boxer.  She has just had a baby, at home, while the power is out, and she is instantly in love.  But after a week at home with the baby, Lindsay is forced to go back to work.  She meets an eccentric professor who is dreaming about murders. He dreams it and then it happens.  Lindsay doesn't believe him until a shooting is called in that fit his description exactly.  Then there is the football star who is a prime suspect in the murder of his girlfriend.  Lindsay must deal with all of this while things with her baby are happening without her home and must leave her husband at the helm.

lack of memories...

"Turn of Mind" by Alice LaPlante is about a orthopedic surgeon with dementia.  Dr Jennifer White's mind is deteriorating.  Her caregiver and her children have to write everything down in a notebook just so she can remember things about her life.

Jennifer's best friend and neighbor, Amanda has been killed and four of her fingers have been removed.  She is a suspect but the problem is she cannot remember anything about it.

a thrill ride...

Becky Masterman wrote "Rage Against the Dying."  It follows ex FBI agent Brigid Quinn.  Brigid used to hunt very bad guys, sexual predators.  Those memories stick with her even though she has tried to forget and also leaves her with skills she wishes she didn't possess.  She has settled down in Tuscon with her new husband and is trying to live the quiet life. However, an old unsolved case comes back to haunt her and the agent in charge feels that Brigid hiding something in regards to the case.

an unlikely friendship...

"The Street Sweeper" by Eliot Perlman follows a recent man,Lamont, who has just been released from prison.  He is given a job a New York hospital with a 6 month probation period.  Every day he worries about his job security and is very careful.  While on the job he becomes friends with an elderly gentleman who was a prisoner in Auschwitz.

Also in New York, college professor Adam is also dealing with some life changes.  His job is coming to an end and he feels lost in his career path.  He stumbles upon old recordings of interviews which sends him on an interesting topic that just might save his professional career.

all is not what it seems...

Justin and Libby Denbe have what looks like the most amazing life.  A wonderful daughter, a beautiful home and Justin's business which is thriving.  In "Touch and Go" by Lisa Gardner the story follows this family into what seems like their perfect lives.  Of course, things are not always what they seem.  When the whole Denbe family goes missing and all their personal things are left behind.  There is no ransom, no witnesses and no motive for why the family has disappeared without a trace.

lost and found...

I have read most of the books by Iris Johansen in the series about Eve Duncan.  This book, "Taking Eve" is all about the search for Eve when she goes missing.  There is a man who wants answers about his son and only Eve can help him.  He has what he believes is his son's skull and only Eve can give him the closure he needs.

connected lives...

Jennifer Haigh wrote "News from Heaven" which is a collection of short stories which depict how people in our lives help shape who we become.