Entombed, by Linda Fairstein (on CD)

Interesting, if a bit of a potboiler, about a team of two police detectives and a DA in New York investigating a series of women who have been attacked and/or raped over a long period of time, as well as trying to figure out who bricked up a woman in the basement of a brownstone. The cases are not related, but one of them revolved around Edgar A. Poe, his stories and his biography. Fun, though a bit cheesy at times. However, it was read by Barbara Rosenblatt, who remains the best female narrator in my opinion, with no one else being even close.

Sworn to Silence, by Linda Castillo (on CD)

Burn Out, Marcia Muller (on CD)

I always, always confuse Sharon McCone with Kinsey Millhone. They are simply too much alike, except they have grown so differently. This one should probably cause me to keep them separate.

Sharon has sunk into a deep depression caused by her near death in a previous book. She's camped out at Hy's ranch avoiding everyone at work until she is drawn into the family drama of the caretakers when their niece is murdered, another niece disappears, and their mom runs off. Lots of family skeletons are eventually dug up, and Sharon (of course) gets her act together by getting back on the detecting gig.

Pretty good story.

Full Dark, No Stars, by Stephen King

So humdrum = excellent stories from an engaging author telling tales to keep you on the edge of your seat. Wonderful. The best part is that the good guys almost always win, and the bad guys get what they deserve. Usually.

The Last Lie, by Stephen White

I love these books and not only because they take place in Boulder. The characters are complicated and real and current and sometimes frustrating and unlikeable. This was all about a drug-rape that occurs in the house next to Alan's in which he becomes involved via two routes other than only the neighbor one. All tied together at the end, though far from neatly.