Scary book

I read John Connolly's "Bad Men." He writes a sequel with Charlie Parker as the main character but his was a thriller with just a mere mention of Parker. This was more like an early Stephen King novel. It took me a while to finish since it literally had me scared to read it.

Visit from brother

My brother rushed here from Florida to be with the family during our crisis only to find out that the reason he came is being postponed until June 3rd which is a week after he needs to be back home. I feel so sorry for him that he made the trip. I've had to work through his visit. I thought by now I would be off for "family medical leave" but I can't do that now until the 3rd. I'm beaten down and depressed. It was just last May that we rushed to Kentucky to be with my younger brother and that didn't work out well. I pray this crisis ends with the best prognosis.

I read it but...

I read Elizabeth Lowell's "Dark Fires." It was an old release from the late 80's and I've liked her other books so I figured it would be okay. This one was so Danielle Steel that I won't even put it on my shelf. Goes in the box for donation.

Anne Tyler

Finished Anne Tyler's "Noah's Compass." Excellent story and love her books. She lives in Maryland so she incorporates lots of local stuff and places into her novels. This one was great.

One foot in front of the other

I've been dealing with a family crisis and I'm just so down about it that it's a struggle to keep holding on to sanity. Lord help my loved one through this dark and dismal time.



I read James Patterson's "The 9th Judgement" and it was exceptionally well done. It's one of his Women's Murder Club series and one of the best so far. Not in the mood to go into details but go for it.

Just the facts

I love Harlan Coben books. He has me chuckling in the middle a murder mystery. "No Second Chance" is a great read which I didn't want to put down. Dr. Marc Seidman wakes in the hospital after having been shot and everyone thinking he's dead. His wife is found shot, also, and their 6 month old daughter is missing. Who did it and what happened to the baby. The twists and turns through the book are excellent and I love it when I can't figure out the ending. Coben got me good on this one. His sense of humor is an extra that I always look forward to.

Just another read

Mary Higgins Clark's latest "The Shadow of Your Smile" is one of her best. Kept me very interested and guessing till the end. Typical murder mystery with an interesting twist at the end.

Trauma

Two daughters in the hospital at the same time. Oh Lord! I need to split in two and quit my job to handle this.

More health issues

Finished the book "This Body of Death" by Elizabeth George. One of her best and I've read them all (the Inspector Lynley Series). This time they are trying to fill the spot left open when Lynley left on compassionate leave after his wife's murder. They've put a woman in the spot and her first assignment is to find the murderer of a woman found in a park/cemetery in London. She shows up at Lynley's door to beg him to come back as part of the team and he apparently is ready to do so. His former partner (Barbara Haver) and other co-worker are sent to another area of England to do some background on the dead woman's exboyfriend and family. Lots of suspects to choose from and the new acting superintendent is all over the place in her decisions as to who did it and why. Lynley discovers her drinking problem early on and confronts her with it. She denies she's an alcoholic but it's obvious that she is since she can't make it through the day without several of her airline size bottles of vodka that she keeps in her purse. I'm sure we'll see her character again in the next novel. Elizabeth George kept me guessing till the end which one of the characters was the murderer and she had a great twist at the end.

I got a letter concerning my stress test and apparently my heart is within "normal range." Whatever that means. Now my latest issue is a very sharp abdominal pain that won't go away. Been having it since last Thurs. Got so bad yesterday that they actually told me to leave work since I couldn't move very well and walking was difficult. I wasn't too happy with the supervisor for mentioning it to the boss. I've never called off sick before and resent someone making that decision for me. I noticed they didn't ask me to leave until they were sure there was coverage on the desk to replace me. I was scheduled for my sleep apnea test at the hospital on Monday night but I'm cancelling that. Hubby says that I'm not snoring anymore since I've been using the Nasonex and I don't think I want to live the rest of my life hooked up to a breathing machine at night. I'm sure that's what would happen. I can't wear the boot contraption for my heel spur without feeling claustrophobic so how could I wear a mask. I'm a mouth breather so what would a nose mask do to help me?