Visions Of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich: Stephanie Plum, 'fugitive apprehension agent', has lost her Christmas spirit. Then she finds him in the guise of a man who appears in her kitchen. Diesel is apparently looking for a toymaker who has skipped bail. Throw in some elves and a slightly off-kilter family, and Stephanie is in for a Christmas she'll never forget. Somewhat funny, and a good little holiday tale for someone who likes humor in their Christmas tales, or detective tales for that matter.
Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett: Here we have the 1 millionth Disc World novel; oh, wait a minute, it's only the 20 somethingth - it just seems like there's a million of them. Be that as it may, this is one of the better ones that I've read. The King of Lancre invites the Magpyr family of undead to visit, and they take over the Kingdom. But, except for family servant Igor, they're all very modern, especially the Count who doesn't believe in vampire superstitions! At least not until he runs into the 3 witches (Nanny Ogg, Agnes, & Perdita - who we've met in other books), & the Reverend Mightily Oats and learns that sometimes you really DO have to play by the rules. Quite a good read, and better than many of the Discworld novels, some of which get a little too repetitive, and don't seem as humorous as they should be.
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