Sunday, September 29, 2024

{Sunday Post} — Charlesgate Confidential, Hard Winter, and Sleep Tight


*Weekly Tidbits

  • It must be allergy season because I've been ill for the past few days. I have new meds, so I hope they'll work. 

  • Despite losing nine of their last thirteen games, the Kansas City Royals snagged a Wild Card spot and will play a best of three games series against the Baltimore Orioles. The first game is Tuesday afternoon.

  • I plan on watching the "clown show"—the vice presidential debate—on Tuesday night.

What Am I Reading? 

I made the above image on Friday, and since then, I finished reading The Hitchcock Hotel and Shadow of Doubt. I'll begin William by Mason Coile in the morning. It's a short read, so I'm reading it fast. Then, I'll move on to one of the other titles in my "reading next" pile

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What's in the Mailbox?


New titles in the mail are Sleep Tight by J.H. Markert and two graphic novels, Dying Inside and Beyond Real.

What's New on the Bookshelf?


I bought four newly released paperbacks: Clive Cussler's Condor's Fury by Graham Brown, A Lonely Place to Die by J.A. Johnstone, When the Town Slept by J.A. Johnstone, and Hard Winter by J.A. Johnstone.


I picked up six ten-scent Westerns at the thrift store: The Bandera Trail by Ralph Compton, Fair Blows the Wind by Louis L'Amour, Ride the Dark Trail by Louis L'Amour, End of the Drive by Louis L'Amour, North to the Rails by Louis L'Amour, and Hannah Fowler by Janice Holt Giles.


I grabbed the following free books at the library: Sierra Santa Cruz by Bill Hotchkiss, Ride the Devil's Trail by Dan Parkinson, and Haunted Heartland: True Ghost Stories from the American Midwest by Beth Scot & Michael Norman, 50 Great Ghost Stories edited by John Canning, Vector by Robin Cook, and The First Mountain Man by William W. Johnstone.


New titles on my Kindle are Charlesgate Confidential by Scott Von Doviak, Fear: 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror edited by R.L. Stine, Twilight Zone: Anthology edited by Carol Serling, and Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen by David J. Skal.



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