1) 2nd Chance by James Patterson & Andrew Gross: Second outing of the Women's Murder Club, as they go after the serial killer, Chimera. A good,solid read (I've always wanted to say that).
2) World Music:Africa,Europe,Middle East: A humongous volume(1of2!)looking at music from around the world, and showing how it interacts with music from other countries to make music an ever-changing,living thing. And you'd be surprised how many countries have bagpipes as an instrument! Wish I could find Vol.2, it's a tough read, but fascinating. It also has a guide to local music for those who want to dig deeper.
3) The Bad Place by Dean Koontz: Julie & Bobby avoid Candy, and it's no easy task. Another good Koontz read.
4) Dance Of Death by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child: More mystery than horror this time out with D'Agosto & Prendergast; pretty much carrying on from the last book. Not bad, but prefer more horror from these guys.
5) Flowers In The Dustbin by James Miller: Subtitled 'The Rise of Rock & Roll 1947-77', this gives a basic sequence of pivotal moments in rock; from Wynonie Harris singing 'Good Rockin' Tonight' in 1947 through to the death of Elvis in 1977. Nothing really new here, but a nice outline of rock history, showing the process of how it developed into what it is today.
6) Making The List by Michael Korda: A brief history of 100 years of American bestseller lists and how they developed. Many interesting little known facts abound; did you know that there was a fiction bestselling author in the early 1900s named Winston Churchill - no relation to the English statesman/author?
Well, now you do...
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