May 2018 Book Report

The Case of the Rolling Bones (1939) by Earl Stanley Gardner

A Perry Mason book. Uncle Alden made his fortune in the Klondike. Now greedy relatives say he’s senile and can’t handle his finances. We’ve been watching old Perry Mason episodes on TV and this book was made into one of the episodes.

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The Compass Rose (1982) by Ursula K. LeGuin

Short stories. Very depressing except for two of them. I had noticed that her short stories tended to be on the dark side.

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Deborah Goes to Dover (1992) by Marion Chesney

Regency Romance. Miss Pym meets the lovely Lady Deborah, who prefers to masquerade in men’s clothes for more freedom. Lord Ashton sees beyond the clothes to the lady inside.

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McNally’s Luck (1992) by Lawrence Sanders

The first in a series about Archy McNally, an investigator for his father’s business. A rich man’s kitty is kidnapped for an outrageous ransom. Another case involves Archy’s neighbors Lydia and Rod Gillsworth.

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The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters (2006) by Gordon Dahlquist

WEIRD BOOK!! I LOVED IT!! The lovely adventuress Celeste, the sinister Cardinal Chang and the righteous Dr. Svenson team up to fight against the Cabal of evil doers in a Steampunk adventure.

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Death Rides a Sorrel Horse (1946) by A.B. Cunningham

This book is one of a series about Sheriff Jess Roden. A mixture of a Western with a Mystery. Sheriff Jess finds out who killed Camille and tied her to her horse. I really enjoyed this one.

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