A month of travel, friends visiting and having some painting done in the house still brought 10 books being read. Overall it was a good month - no real stand outs, but a lot of good ones. I'm trying to go back to recording more of my thoughts about the books here and less about plot. There is a link for each book if you are interested in more. Happy reading! Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger A murder (actually more than one murder) mystery that is the first in the Cork O’Connor series. With it being the first book there is a lot of time setting up the background. Who is Cork O’Connor? Where does he live? What is the connection of the area with the people of the Iron Lake Reservation? At times the background seemed to almost be filler, but in the end it was necessary for the story. Mr. Krueger describes things, especially scenery, in a way that I can picture clearly in ...
Here's my monthly impressions of books I've read - and occasionally other thoughts.