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1. What are you currently reading? Agatha Raisin and The Love from Hell by M. C. Beaton. Agatha is finally married to her long-time love! That's good news, or is it? Middle-aged Agatha and James are both set in their ways and unaccustomed to compromise. Tensions escalate and they have a huge fight. Unfortunately it was at the local pub in plain sight of their gossipy neighbors. Instead of going home together, Agatha goes back to her own cottage to sulk. The next day, when no one can find James but there is a conspicuous blood stain at his cottage, the local constabulary wants to talk to Agatha.
This is book #11 in the series, so I know these characters well. Of course Agatha is innocent of wrong doing. Of course she's going to find out what happened to James and why. She's Aggie! (I even know she hates it when you call her "Aggie.")
2. What did you recently finish reading? Suitable for Framing by Edna Buchanan. Britt Montero is an award-winning reporter on the crime beat in Miami. She loves her job and she's good at it, having spent years nurturing an intricate web of contacts. All of a sudden, she's missing leads. Sources she depended on are not only coming through for her, they're pissed at her. What the hell? Meanwhile, the pretty young researcher Britt helped move from the paper's research department to the newsroom is becoming a star. All their coworkers seem to be enjoying the catfight.
The plot of this book is not especially imaginative. It reminded me of the classic 1950 film All About Eve. But in a way, knowing what was happening a little before Britt increased the tension. There was an awful, pervasive sense of inevitability throughout the story. Buchanan is a talented writer.
3. What will you read next? I don't know
