Retired administrator of not-for-profit charitable organizations, quiltmaker and fiber arts teacher, Bernese Mountain Dog lover. Born and raised in Virginia, lived in California, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Florida, and, at long last, North Carolina. Love to read, write & talk about books!

Books read in 2009:

1. Shaffer, Mary Ann, & Annie Barrows: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2008)
2. Sanchez-Pinol, Albert: Cold Skin: A Novel (2003) translated by Cheryl Leah Morgan (2005)
3. Nahai, Gina: Caspian Rain (2007)
4. French, Tana: In the Woods (2007) debut Irish mystery
5. Phillips, Cheryl and Karla Schulz: Drunkard's Path: Stepping Beyond (2007)
6. Cotton, Betty: Cotton Theory Quilting: Quilt First--Then Assemble (2006)
7. Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn: States of Grace (2005) 18th St. Germain novel set in 16th Century Venice
8. Kelley, William Melvin: A Different Drummer (1962)
9. Boyer, Lisa: That Dorky Homemade Look: Quilting Lessons from a Parallel Universe (2002)
10. Eckman, Edie: Beyond the Square: Crochet Motifs (2008)
11. Berendt, John: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1994) narrated by Jeff Woodman
12. Proulx, Annie: That Old Ace in the Hole (2002) narrated by Arliss Howard
13. Kidd, Sue Monk: The Mermaid Chair (2005)
14. French, Tana: The Likeness (2008)
15. Gay, William: Provinces of Night (2000)
16. Silva, Daniel: The Messenger (2006) narrated by Christopher Lane
17. Boyer, Lisa: Stash Envy: And Other Quilting Confessions and Adventures (2005)
18. Koontz, Dean: Chase (1995) part of the "Strange Highways Collection" narrated by Chris Sarandon
19. Berry, Steve: The Alexandria Link (2007) , 2nd Cotton Malone novel, narrated by Eric Singer
20: Rubio, Gwyn Human: Icy Sparks (1998) read by Kate Miller
21: Penny, Louise: Still Life (2005) 1st Armand Gamache
22. Mitchell, Kirk: Sky Woman Falling (2003) 4th Parker & Turnipseed
23. Lackey, Mercedes: Burning Water (1989) 1st Diana Tregarde
24: Bryant, Claire: Make Your Own Old-Fashioned Cloth Doll and Her Wardrobe (1990)
25. Mitchell, Kirk: Cry Dance (1999) 1st Parker & Turnipseed
26. Eckman, Edy: The Crochet Answer Book (2005)
27. Mitchell, Kirk: Spirit Sickness (2000) 2nd Parker & Turnipseed
28. Mayor, Archer: The Catch (2008) 19th Joe Gunther (unabridged audio version)
29. Bradbury, Ray: The Stories of Ray Bradbury audiobook read by the author
30. Proulx, Annie: The Shipping News (1994)
31. Maron, Margaret: Uncommon Clay (2001) 8th Deborah Knott, narrated by C. J. Critt
32. Maron, Margaret: Slow Dollar (2002) 9th Deborah Knott, narrated by C. J. Critt
33. Mitchell, Kirk: The Ancient Ones (2003) 3rd Parker & Turnipseed
34. Burke, James: The Day the Universe Changed (1985) Narrated by the author
35. Penny, Louise: A Fatal Grace (2006) 2nd Armand Gamache
36. Penny, Louise: The Cruelest Month (2007) 3rd Armand Gamache
37. Penny, Louise: A Rule Against Murder (2008) 4th Armand Gamache
38. McEwan, Ian: Atonement (2001)
39. Parker, Robert B.: Night and Day (2009) 9th Jesse Stone
40. Welty, Eudora: The Robbert Bridegroom (1942)
41. Stokes, Shelly: Paintstiks on Fabric (2006)
42. Torre, Joe with Tom Verducci: Chasing the Dream: My Lifelong Journey to the World Series (1997)
43. Mitchell, Kirk: Dance of the Thunder Dogs (2007) 5th Emmit Parker, no Turnipseed
44. Ames, John: The Real Deadwood (2004)
45. Lazar, Zachary: Sway (2008)
46. Gardner, Lisa: The Perfect Husband (1998)
47. Preston, Douglas: Jennie (1994)
48. McGrath, Patrick: Asylum (2004)
49. Hiaasen, Carl: Kick Ass (2000)
50. Albert, Susan Wittig: Wormwood (2009) 18th China Bayles
51. Pratchett, Terry: The Colour of Magic 1st Discworld
52. Bombeck, Erma: Forever Erma
53. Clarke, Breena: River, Cross My Heart unabridged, read by the author
54. Restrepo, Laura: Delirium (2007)
55. Barr, Nevada: Borderline (2009) 15th Anna Pigeon
56. Landvik, Lorna: Angry Housewives Eating Bonbons (2003)
57. Barnes, Linda: Lie Down with the Devil (2008) 12th Carlotta Carlyle
58. Groopman, Jerome, MD: How Doctors Think
59. Ellis, Robert: The Lost Witness (2009) Lena Gamble #2
60. Child, Lee: Bad Luck and Trouble (2007) a Jack Reacher story read by Dick Hill
61. Silva, Daniel: The Secret Servant (2007) 7th Gabriel Allon story
62. Rash, Ron: One Foot in Eden (2002)
63. Craig, Sharyn: Layer 'em Up (2009)
64. Craig, Sharyn & Harriet Hargrave: The Art of Classic Quiltmaking (2000)
65. Woods, Stuart: Shoot Him If He Runs (2008) Stone Barrington #14 (incl Lees & Barker)
66. Smith, Alexander McCall: Dream Angus (2007)
67. Kellerman, Jonathan: Bones 23rd Alex Delaware
68. Clinton, Bill: My Life (2004) read by the author
69. Silva, Daniel: Prince of Fire (2005) 5th Gabriel Allon
70. Sorokin, Vladimir: Ice (2002)
71. Patchett, Ann: The Magician's Assistant (1997)
72. Paulos, John Allen: Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences (1988)
73. Connelly, Michael: The Poet 1st Jack McEvoy
74. Conroy, Pat: The Prince of Tides
75. Isaacson, Walter: Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007) unabridged audio narrated by Edward Hermann
76. Connelly, Michael: A Darkness More than Night audiobook
77. Connelly, Michael: The Narrows unabridged audio (revisiting a few books from the Harry Bosch series while waiting for The Scarecrow to arrive)
78. Smith, Alexander McCall: Tea Time for the Traditionally-Built (2009) 10th in the Mma Ramotswe series
79. Box, C. J.: Below Zero (2009) 9th Joe Pickett
80. Connelly, Michael: The Scarecrow (2009) unabridged audio read by Peter Giles
81. Crosby, Ellen: The Merlot Murders (2006) 1st Lucie Montgomery "Wine Country" mystery
82. Paretsky, Sara: Fire Sale (2005) unabridged audio read by Sandra Burr
83. Crosby, Ellen: The Chardonnay Charade (2007) 2nd Lucie Montgomery "Wine Country" mystery
84. Crosby, Ellen: The Bordeaux Betrayal (2008) 3rd Lucie Montgomery "Wine Country" mystery
85. Moore, Nan: Machine Freehand Patterns (2009)



130 Books read in 2008:

Albert, Susan Wittig: Spanish Dagger (2007) 16th China Bayles
Albert, Susan Wittig: Nightshade (2008) 17th China Bayles
Allen, Sarah Addison: Garden Spells (2007)
Allende, Isabel: Ines of My Soul
Asensi, Matilde: The Last Cato (2001, English translation 2003)
Barnes, Linda: Heart of the World (2006) 11th Carlotta Carlyle
Barr, Nevada: Winter Study (2008) 14th Anna Pigeon, narrated by Barbara Rosenblatt
Barry, Brunonia: The Lace Reader (2008)
Black, Baxter: Blazin' Bloats and Cows Afire
Box, C. J.: Open Season 1st mystery featuring Joe Pickett, Wyoming game warden
Box, C. J.: Savage Run (2002) 2nd Joe Pickett
Box, C. J.: Winterkill (2003) 3rd Joe Pickett
Box, C. J.: Trophy Hunt (2004) 4th Joe Pickett
Box, C. J.: Out of Range (2005) 5th Joe Pickett
Box, C. J.: In Plain Sight (2006) 6th Joe Pickett
Box, C. J.: Free Fire (2007) 7th Joe Pickett
Box, C. J.: Blood Trail (2008) 8th Joe Pickett
Brooks, Geraldine: People of the Book (2008)
Bruen, Ken: The Magdalen Martyrs (2001) 3rd Jack Taylor
Bruen, Ken: Priest (2003) 5th Jack Taylor
Bryson, Bill: Shakespeare: The World As Stage narrated by the author
Cody (editor): 2nd Culprit: A Crime Writers Association Annual (1995)
Connelly, Michael: The Black Echo (1992) 1st Harry Bosch novel, read by Dick Hill
Connelly, Michael: Black Ice (1993) 2nd Harry Bosch, read by Dick Hill
Connelly, Michael: The Last Coyote (1995) 4th Harry Bosch, read by Dick Hill
Connelly, Michael: Trunk Music (1997) 5th Harry Bosch, read by Dick Hill
Connelly, Michael: Angels Flight (1999) 6th Harry Bosch, read by Burt Reynolds
Connelly, Michael: Blood Work 1st Terry McCaleb
Connelly, Michael: A Darkness More than Night 8th Harry Bosch, 2nd Terry McCaleb, read by Len Cariou
Connelly, Michael: The Closers (2005) 11th Harry Bosch, read by Len Cariou
Connelly, Michael: The Lincoln Lawyer (2007) 1st Mickey Haller
Connelly, Michael: The Brass Verdict (2008) 14th Harry Bosch, 2nd Mickey Haller
Deaver, Jeffery: The Broken Window (2007) Lincoln Rhyme
DuBrul, Jack: Havoc (2005) 7th Philip Mercer
Edwards, Kim: The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Egan, Jennifer: The Keep (2006) unabridged audio
Elkins, Aaron: Little Tiny Teeth (2007) 14th Gideon Oliver
Elkins, Aaron: Uneasy Relations (2008) 15th Gideon Oliver
Ellis, Robert: City of Fire (2007) 1st Lena Gamble
Elrod, P. N.: Art in the Blood (1991) 4th Jack Fleming
Esquivel, Laura: Malinche
Fowler, Earlene: Tumbling Blocks 13th Benni Harper
Garcia-Marquez, Gabriel: Love in the Time of Cholera rereading an oldie
Gay, William: Twilight
George, Elizabeth: A Great Deliverance (1988) 1st Inspector Lynley mystery
Grafton, Sue: T Is for Trespass 20th Kinsey Millhone mystery, unabridged audio
Gray, Gallagher: Hubbert & Lil: Partners in Crime (1991) 1st Hubbert & Lil
Gruen, Sara: Water for Elephants (2006) unabridged audio
Hazelwood, Ann: 100 Tips from Award Winning Quilters (2008)
Herriott, James: Every Living Thing 5th in the "All Creatures" series
Hess, Joan: Malice in Maggody (1987) 1st Arly Hanks mystery
Hillerman, Tony: Seldom Disappointed memoir
Hoffman, Alice: Turtle Moon (1992)
Ironside, Elizabeth: Death in the Garden
Jacobs, Kate: The Friday Night Knitting Club
Jance, J. A.: Outlaw Mountain unabridged audio, Sheriff Joanna Brady
Jance, J. A., Virginia Lanier, Chassie West, & Lee Charles Kelley: Bark M for Murder
Kay, Guy Gavriel: A Song for Arbonne tried this one again and gave up!
Kelner, Toni L. P.: Down Home Murder (1993) 1st Laura Fleming
Kerrigan, Gene: The Midnight Choir (2006)
King, Laurie: A Darker Place 5th Kate Martinelli
Kirsch, Jonathan: A History of the End of the World
Kostova, Elizabeth: The Historian
Lane, Vicki: Signs in the Blood 1st Elizabeth Goodweather mystery
Lanier, Virginia: Death in Bloodhound Red (1995) 1st mystery featuring Jo Beth Siddon, bloodhound trainer/tracker
Larson, Erik: Thunderstruck
Larsson, Stieg: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2008) 1st of an announced trilogy published posthumously
Lescroart, John: The 13th Juror (1994) 4th Dismas Hardy
Lescroart, John: A Certain Justice (1995) 1st Abe Glitsky
Lescroart, John: Guilt (1997) 2nd Abe Glitsky
Lescroart, John: The Mercy Rule (1998) 5th Dismas Hardy mystery
Lescroart, John: Nothing But the Truth (1999) 6th Dismas Hardy
Lescroart, John: The Hearing (2000) 7th Dismas Hardy
Lescroart, John: The Oath (2002) 8th Dismas Hardy
Lutz, Lisa: The Spellman Files (2007) 1st Izzy Spellman "comic mystery"
Maron, Margaret: Bootlegger's Daughter (1992) 1st Deborah Knott mystery, narrated by C. J. Critt
Maron, Margaret: Southern Discomfort (1993) 2nd Deborah Knott mystery, narrated by C. J. Critt
Maron, Margaret: Shooting at Loons (1994)3rd Deborah Knott mystery, narrated by C. J. Critt
Maron, Margaret: Up Jumps the Devil (1996) 4th Deborah Knott mystery, narrated by C. J. Critt
Maron, Margaret: Killer Market (1997) 5th Deborah Knott mystery, narrated by C. J. Critt
Maron, Margaret: Home Fires (1998)6th Deborah Knott mystery, narrated by C. J. Critt
Maron, Margaret: Storm Track (2000) 7th Deborah Knott mystery, narrated by C. J. Critt
Maron, Margaret: Winter's Child (2006) 12th Deborah Knott
Maron, Margaret: Hard Row (2007) 13th Deborah Knott
Mayor, Archer: The Ragman's Memory (1996) 7th Joe Gunther
Mayor, Archer: Tucker Peak (2001) 12th Joe Gunther
Mayor, Archer: The Sniper's Wife (2002) 13th Joe Gunther w/Willie Kunkle in NYC
Mayor, Archer: Gatekeeper (2003) 14th Joe Gunther
Mayor, Archer: The Surrogate Thief (2004) 15th Joe Gunther
Mayor, Archer: St. Albans Fire (2005) 16th Joe Gunther
Mayor, Archer: The Second Mouse (2006) 17th Joe Gunther
Mayor, Archer: Chat (2007) 18th Joe Gunther
McCaig, Donald: Jacob's Ladder read by Ira Claffey
McTavish, Karen: Mastering the Art of McTavishing
Muller, Marcia: The Ever-Running Man SF PI Sharon McCone
O'Hehir, Diana: Murder Never Forgets (2005) 1st Carla Day
Parker, Robert B.:High Profile 7th Jesse Stone, unabridged audio read by Scott Sowers
Parker, Robert B.:Stranger in Paradise 8th Jesse Stone, unabridged audio
Pollitt, Katha: Learning To Drive: And Other Life Stories (2007)
Preston, Douglas: Blasphemy (2008) 2nd Wyman Ford thriller
Prose, Francine: Reading Like a Writer
Quinnell, A. J.: Man on Fire (1982) 1st Creasy novel
Rooney, Andrew: Sweet and Sour read by the author
Rose, M. J.: The Reincarnationist (2007)
Rothfuss, Patrick: The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chronicles, Day One (2007) 1st of a planned trilogy
Rowling, J. K.: The Tales of Beedle the Bard (2008)
Scott, Sir Walter: Ivanhoe (1819) 2nd reading after 40+ years
Shaber, Sarah: Simon Said (1997) 1st mystery featuring Raleigh NC history professor Simon Shaw
Shaber, Sarah: Snipe Hunt (2000) 2nd Simon Shaw
Shaber, Sarah: The Fugitive King 3rd Simon Shaw
Shaber, Sarah: The Bug Funeral (2004) 4th Simon Shaw
Shaber, Sarah (editor): Tar Heel Dead (2005) North Carolina mystery short stories
Shaber, Sarah: Shell Game (2007) 5th Simon Shaw
Sheehy, Gail: Hillary's Choice (1999)
Sierra, Javier: The Lady in Blue
Smith, Alexander McCall: The Miracle at Speedy Motors (2007) part of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series
Stabenow, Dana: Play with Fire (1995) featuring Kate Shugak, native Alaskan DA investigator
Stott, Rebecca: Ghostwalk (2007)
Talley, Marcia: Through the Darkness (2006) 6th Hannah Ives
Twain, Mark: Hal Holbrook's "Mark Twain Tonight" audiobook
West, Chassie: Sunrise (1996) 1st Leigh Ann Warren

123 Books read in 2007:

Albert, Susan Wittig: Thyme of Death, the 1st China Bayles mystery
Albert, Susan Wittig: Witches Bane, 2nd China Bayles
Albert, Susan Wittig: Hangman's Root, 3rd China Bayles
Albert, Susan Wittig: Rosemary Remembered, 4th China Bayles
Albert, Susan Wittig: Rueful Death, 5th China Bayles
Albert, Susan Wittig: Love Lies Bleeding, 6th China Bayles
Albert, Susan Wittig: Chile Death, 7th China Bayles
Albert, Susan Wittig: Lavendar Lies, 8th China Bayles
Albert, Susan Wittig: Mistletoe Man, 9th China Bayles
Albert, Susan Wittig: Bloodroot, 10th China Bayles
Albert, Susan Wittig: Indigo Dying, 11th China Bayles
Albert, Susan Wittig: A Dilly of a Death, 12th China Bayles
Albert, Susan Witting: Dead Man's Bones, 13th China Bayles mystery
Albert, Susan Witting: Bleeding Hearts, 14th China Bayles mystery
Albert, Susan Witting: An Unthymely Death, 15th China Bayles mystery
Anthony, Piers: A Spell for Chameleon (1977), first in the Xanth series
Baldacci, David: The Camel Club
Baldacci, David, Anne Perry, & Brad Meltzer: The Mighty Johns 3 novellas
Barr, Nevada: Blind Descent an audio version of an old favorite
Barr, Nevada: Bittersweet 1999 non-series
Bayard, Louis: The Pale Blue Eye
Bernhardt, William: Dark Eye 2005
Bohjalian, Chris: The Buffalo Soldier
Buchanan, Edna: The Shadows 2nd Craig Burch mystery
Burke, James: Circles: Fifty Round Trips through History, Technology, Science & Culture
Burke, Jan: Kidnapped 10th Irene Kelly mystery
Butcher, Jim: Storm Front 1st Harry Dresden
Butcher, Jim: Fool Moon 2nd Harry Dresden
Coel, Margaret: The Eagle Catcher, 1995, first Father John O'Malley / Vicky Harden mystery
Coelho, Paulo: The Alchemist
Collins, Paul: Not Even Wrong
Connelly, Michael: City of Bones, the 8th Harry Bosch mystery
Connelly, Michael: Lost Light, the 9th Harry Bosch mystery
Connelly, Michael: The Narrows the 10th Harry Bosch mystery
Connelly, Michael: Echo Park, the 12th Harry Bosch mystery
Coonts, Stephen: Liars & Thieves unabridged audio
Coonts, Stephen: The Traitor unabridged audio
Cooper, James Fenimore: The Last of the Mohicans unabridged audio version
Cornwell, Patricia: Predator, a Kay Scarpetta mystery, read by Kate Reading
Crais, Robert: The Monkey's Raincoat 1st Elvis Cole mystery
Crais, Robert: The Watchman a Joe Pike mystery
Cross, Donna Woolfolk: Pope Joan (1996)
Deaver, Jeffery & Sharyn McCrumb: Death's Betrayal and The Resurrection Man, 2 novellas in the "Transgressions" series
Elkins, Aaron: Fellowship of Fear (1982) first Gideon Oliver mystery
Elkins, Aaron: The Dark Place 2nd Gideon Oliver
Elkins, Aaron: Murder in the Queen's Armes (1985) 3rd Gideon Oliver
Elkins, Aaron: Old Bones (1987) 4th Gideon Oliver
Elkins, Aaron: Curses! (1989) 5th Gideon Oliver
Elkins, Aaron: Icy Clutches (1990) 6th Gideon Oliver
Elkins, Aaron: Make No Bones (1991) 7th Gideon Oliver
Elkins, Aaron: Dead Men's Hearts (1994) 8th Gideon Oliver
Elkins, Aaron: Twenty Blue Devils (1997) 9th Gideon Oliver
Elkins, Aaron: Skeleton Dance (2000) 10th Gideon Oliver
Elkins, Aaron: Good Blood (2004) 11th Gideon Oliver
Elkins, Aaron: Where There's a Will (2005) 12th Gideon Oliver
Elkins, Aaron: Unnatural Selection (2006) 13th Gideon Oliver
Elrod, P. N.: Bloodlist (1990), first in the "vampire detective" series featuring Jack Fleming
Elrod, P. N.: Lifeblood (1990), 2nd Jack Fleming mystery
Elrod, P. N.: Bloodcircle (1992), 3nd Jack Fleming mystery
Elrod, P. N.: Fire in the Blood (1991), 5th Jack Fleming mystery
Elrod, P. N.: Blood in the Water, 6th Jack Fleming mystery
Fairstein, Linda: Entombed (2005), an Alexandra Cooper thriller
Fasman, John: The Geographer's Library
Frazier, Charles: Thirteen Moons (2006) unabridged audio
French, Linda: Talking Rain (1998) a Professor Teddy Morelli mystery
Gabaldon, Diana: Hellfire a novella featuring Lord John Grey
Gabaldon, Diana: Outlander unabridged narration by Davina Porter, a new hearing of a favorite story
Gabaldon, Diana: Dragonfly in Amber unabridged narration by Davina Porter
Gabaldon, Diana: Voyager unabridged narration by Davina Porter
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel: Chronicle of a Death Foretold translated from Spanish to English by Gregory Rabassa in 1982
Gilbert, Elizabeth: Eat, Pray, Love (2006) read by the author (WABC selection)
Grafton, Sue: S Is for Silence
Gore, Al: Earth in the Balance (1992)
Gruber, Michael: Tropic of Night, 1st in Jimmy Paz trilogy
Gruber, Michael: Valley of Bones, 2nd in Jimmy Paz trilogy
Gruber, Michael: Night of the Jaguar, 3rd in Jimmy Paz trilogy
Gruber, Michael: The Book of Air and Shadows
Harris, Lee: The Good Friday Murder (1992), first in the Christine Bennett mystery series
Hillerman, Tony: The Shape Shifter unabridged audio read by George Guidall
Hulme, Keri: The Bone People
Iraq Study Group: 2006 Report
Jance, J. A.: Outlaw Mountain, a Sheriff Joanna Brady mystery, unabridged audio version
Khoury, Raymond: The Last Templar (2005)
Lescroart, John: The First Law (2003) 8th Dismas Hardy mystery
Lescroart, John: The Second Chair (2004) 9th Dismas Hardy mystery
Lescroart, John: The Motive (2005) 10th Dismas Hardy mystery
MacGregor, T. J.: Cold as Death 5th in the Tango Key series featuring psychic Mira Morales
MacGregor, T. J.: Mistress of the Bones non-series story set on Tango Key
Maguire, Gregory: Mirror, Mirror
Maron, Margaret: Last Lessons of Summer 2003
Mayor, Archer: Open Season 1988, 1st Joe Gunther mystery
Mayor, Archer: Borderlines 1990, 2nd Joe Gunther mystery
Mayor, Archer: The Skeleton's Knee 1994, 4th Joe Gunther mystery
Mayor, Archer: Fruits of the Poisonous Tree 1995, 5th Joe Gunther mystery
Mayor, Archer: The Dark Root 1995, 6th Joe Gunther mystery
Mayor, Archer: Bellows Falls 1997, 8th Joe Gunther mystery
Mayor, Archer: The Disposable Man 1998, 9th Joe Gunther mystery
Mayor, Archer: Occam's Razor 1999, 10th Joe Gunther mystery
McCaffrey, Anne: Dragonsong unabridged audio
Meltzer, Brad: The Book of Fate 2006
Mina, Denise: The Dead Hour 2nd Paddy Meehan mystery
O'Connell, Carol: Mallory's Oracle, 1st in the NYPD Sgt. Kathy Mallory series
Parker, Robert B.: Night Passage (1997) 1st Jesse Stone mystery
Parker, Robert B.: Trouble in Paradise (1998) 2nd Jesse Stone
Parker, Robert B.: Death in Paradise (2001) 3rd Jesse Stone
Parker, Robert B.: Stone Cold (2003) 4th Jesse Stone
Parker, Robert B.: Sea Change (2006) 5th Jesse Stone
Parker, Robert B.: Blue Screen (2006) 6th Jesse Stone, w/Boston PI Sunny Randall
Parker, Robert B.: High Profile (2007) 7th Jesse Stone, w/Sunny Randall
Patten, Sue: Quilting Possibilities...Freehand Filler Patterns
Pearl, Michael: The Dante Club
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child: Brimstone abridged audio narrated by Rene Auberjunois
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child: Still Life with Crows abridged audio narrated by Rene Auberjunois
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child: The Wheel of Darkness (2007) unabridged audio narrated by Rene Auberjunois
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child: Thunderhead (1999)
Rowling, J. K.: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows 2007
Setterfield, Diane: The Thirteenth Tale (2006)
Seuss, Dr.:
Sierra, Javier: The Secret Supper (2006)
Smith, Alexander McCall: The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (2007) 8th in the #1 Ladies Detective Agency mystery series
Smith, Alexander McCall: The Sunday Philosophy Club 1st in the Isabel Dalhousie mystery series
Steinberg, Janice: Death of a Post-Modernist (1995) 1st in the Margo Simon mystery series
Stone, Merlin: When God Was a Woman
Talley, Marcia: In Death's Shadow (2004) 4th in the Hannah Ives mystery series
Talley, Marcia, editor, and Nevada Barr, J. D. Robb, Nancy Pickard, Lisa Scottoline, Perri O'Shaughnessy, J. A. Jance, Faye Kellerman, Mary Jane Clark, Anne Perry, Diana Gabaldon, Val McDermid, and Laurie R. King: Naked Came the Phoenix (2001)
Vantrease, Brenda Rickman: The Illuminator (2005)
Winchester, Simon: The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary 1998
Woodward, Bob: State of Denial, Bush at War Part III

126 Books Read in 2006:

Allende, Isabel: The House of the Spirits
Atkinson, Kate: Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Barnes, Linda: Deep Pockets a Carlotta Carlyle mystery
Berry, Steve: The Third Secret
Berry, Steve: The Templar Legacy
Bissell, Sallie: In the Forest of Harm (2001) first in the Appalachian mystery series featuring Mary Crow
Bissell, Sallie: A Darker Justice (2002) Mary Crow #2
Bissell, Sallie: Call the Devil by His Oldest Name (2004) Mary Crow #3
Bissell, Sallie: Legacy of Masks (2005) Mary Crow #4
Bradley, Marion Zimmer: The Mists of Avalon rereading an old favorite before starting its sequels & prequels
Bradley, Marion Zimmer: The Forest House (1997) first prequel to The Mists of Avalon, so poorly written that I won't continue with the series
Burke, James: Connections
Burke, James Lee: Sunset Limited (1998)
Burke, Jan: Goodnight, Irene (1993) first in a still-running mystery series about southern California journalist Irene Kelly
Burke, Jan: Sweet Dreams, Irene (1994) Irene Kelly #2
Burke, Jan: Dear Irene (1995) Irene Kelly #3
Burke, Jan: Remember Me, Irene (1996) Irene Kelly #4
Caldwell, Erskine: Tobacco Road
Carter, Jimmy: An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood
Child, Lincoln: Utopia
Cohen, Ken: The Beginner's Guide to Feng Shui
Cornwell, Patricia: Trace audio version read by Kate Reading
Deaver, Jeffery: Cold Moon a Lincoln Rhyme mystery
Deaver, Jeffery: The Twelfth Card a Lincoln Rhyme mystery
DeMille, Nelson: Night Fall a John Corey thriller
DeMille, Nelson: Wild Fire A John Corey thriller, sequel to Night Fall
Doheny, Marilyn: Op-Art Quilt Illusions
Dubus, Andre III: House of Sand and Fog
Eco, Umberto: The Name of the Rose audio version of an old favorite
Fowler, Earlene: Delectable Mountains a Benni Harper mystery
Francis, Dick: Under Orders
Frazier, Nancy: Georgia O’Keeffe
Gabaldon, Diana: Outlander
Gabaldon, Diana: Dragonfly in Amber 2nd in the Outlander series
Gabaldon, Diana: Voyager 3rd in the Outlander series
Gabaldon, Diana: Drums of Autumn 4rd in the Outlander series
Gabaldon, Diana: The Fiery Cross 5th in the Outlander series
Gabaldon, Diana: A Breath of Snow and Ashes 6th in the Outlander series
Gabaldon, Diana: The Outlandish Companion
Gear, Kathleen O'Neal: Dark Inheritance
Gear, Kathleen O'Neal: It Sleeps In Me (2005)
Good Books: Amish Quilts (A Book of Days)
Grafton, Sue: S Is for Silence (2005) Another in the long-running mystery series featuring Kinsey Millhone, California private investigator
Grimes, Martha: The End of the Pier (1992) first in a 4-book series
Grippando, James: The Pardon (1994) first in the Jack Swyteck mystery series
Haddam, Jame: Act of Darkness (1991) Gregor Demarkian Holiday Mystery #3
Haddon, Mark: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2003)
Hall, James W.: Blackwater Sound (2002) a Thorn mystery audiobook ready by Dick Hill
Hamilton, Denise: The Jasmine Trade first in the Eve Diamond mystery series
Hart, Erin: Haunted Ground "Hart does for Galway what Sharyn McCrumb did for Appalachia."
Hart, Erin: Lake of Sorrows Sequel to Haunted Ground
Hecht, Daniel: City of Masks first in a mystery series featuring ghost-researcher Cree Black
Henry, Sue: Murder at Five Finger Light (2005) most recent entry in the Jessie Arnold mystery series set in Alaska
Hillerman, Tony: Sacred Clowns a Jim Chee & Joe Leaphorn mystery, audiobook version of an old favorite
Hillerman, Tony: The Fallen Man a Jim Chee & Joe Leaphorn mystery, audiobook version of an old favorite
Hillerman, Tony: Skinwalkers a Jim Chee & Joe Leaphorn mystery, audiobook version of an old favorite, read by the author
Hillerman, Tony: Talking God a Jim Chee & Joe Leaphorn mystery, audiobook version of an old favorite, read by the author
Hillerman, Tony: The Blessing Way a Jim Chee & Joe Leaphorn mystery, audiobook version of an old favorite, read by the author
Hillerman, Tony: The Fly on the Wall a Jim Chee & Joe Leaphorn mystery, audiobook version of an old favorite, read by the author
Hillerman, Tony: The Sinister Pig a Jim Chee & Joe Leaphorn mystery, audiobook version of an old favorite, read by George Guidall
Hire, Diane S. (editor): Oxymorons: Absurdly Logical Quilts
Hochschild, Adam: King Leopold's Ghost
Hoffman, Alice: Blue Diary (2001)
Hosseini, Khaled: The Kite Runner
Iles, Greg: Sleep No More (2003)
Iles, Greg: Blood Memory (2004) very powerful suspense novel set in the deep South
Kerr, Philip: Dark Matter: The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton (2002) historical fiction
Kingsolver, Barbara: The Poisonwood Bible
Lao-Tsu: Tao Te Ching (AudioBooksForFree.com version)
Larson, Erik: The Devil in the White City (2003) true accounting of 2 parallel stories about the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair
Leon, Donna: Blood from a Stone Guido Brunetti #14
Lescroart, John: Dead Irish (1989) first in the Dismas Hardy mystery series
Lescroart, John: The Vig (1991) Dismas Hardy #2
Lescroart, John: Hard Evidence (1993) Dismas Hardy #3
Lescroart, John: Son of Holmes (1986) historical mystery
Levin, Ira: Son of Rosemary (1997) sequel to his 1967 Rosemary’s Baby
Lippman, Laura: Every Secret Thing
MacGregor, T. J.: The Hanged Man (1998) first in the Tango Key series
MacGregor, T. J.: Black Water (2003) Tango Key #2
MacGregor, T. J.: Total Silence (2004) Tango Key #3
MacGregor, T. J.: Category Five (2005) Tango Key #4
Machiavelli, Nicolo: The Prince
Marasco, Robert: Parlour Games (1979)
Maron, Margaret: Bloody Kin (1985) sometimes listed as the first of the Deborah Knott mystery series set in North Carolina, but there isn’t a Knott in this book! Some other continuing characters are introduced, and the geographic and social stage is set for the coming series.
Maron, Margaret: Rituals of the Season (2005) most recent in the Deborah Knott series
Martini, Steve: The Judge part of the mystery series featuring California lawyer Paul Madriani
Mina, Denise: Field of Blood (2005)first in the Paddy Meehan series
Montanari, Richard: Deviant Way
Muller, Marcia: Point Deception, featuring Rho Swift, Soledad CA deputy sheriff
Niffenegger, Audrey: The Time Traveler’s Wife (2003)
O’Connell, Carol: Shell Game (1999) one entry in the mystery series about sociopathic NYC policewoman Mallory
Pagels, Elaine: The Gnostic Gospels
Parker, Emma: Behind the Scenes at the Museum: a reader's guide
Patterson, James: The Jester audio version of an old favorite
Picoult, Jodi: Plain Truth (2000) good book, made into a pretty good movie
Preston, Douglas: The Codex
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child: Dance of Death (2005) 2nd in the Pendergast Trilogy (follows Brimstone)
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child: Book of the Dead (2006) 3rd in the Pendergast Trilogy
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child: Cabinet of Curiosities Reread this one to answer some background questions in Dance of Death and Book of the Dead
Pushkin, Alexander: The Queen of Spades and Other Stories
Reichs, Kathy: Deja Dead, featuring Dr. Tempe Brennan (on whom the "Bones" TV series is based)
Reynolds, Bethany S.: Stack-n-Whackier Quilts
Riccio, Dolores Stewart: Circle of Five (2003) first in the mystery series about modern-day witches in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Riccio, Dolores Stewart: Charmed Circle (2003) second in the series
Riccio, Dolores Stewart: The Divine Circle of Ladies Making Mischief (2005) third in the series
Riccio, Dolores Stewart: The Divine Circle of Ladies Courting Trouble (2006) most recent in the series
Roberts, Nora: Morrigan's Cross (2006) 1st in the Circle Trilogy
Roberts, Nora: Dance of the Gods (2006) 2nd in the Circle Trilogy
Roberts, Nora: Valley of Silence (2006) 3rd in the Circle Trilogy
Rowling, J. K.: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005)
Smith, Alexander McCall: The Kalahari Typing School for Men, 4th in the #1LDA series
Smith, Alexander McCall: The Full Cupboard of Life, 5th in the #1LDA series
Smith, Alexander McCall: In the Company of Cheerful Ladies, 6th in the #1LDA series
Smith, Alexander McCall: Blue Shoes and Happiness, 7th in the #1LDA series
Smith, Scott: The Ruins
Snicket, Lemony: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book the First, The Bad Beginning
Talley, Marcia Sing It To Her Bones the first Hannah Ives mystery
Talley, Marcia Unbreathed Memories Hannah Ives mystery #2
Talley, Marcia Occasion for Revenge Hannah Ives mystery #3
Tyson, Timothy B. Blood Done Sign My Name
Walker, Michael: Laurel Canyon
Walters, Minette: Acid Row
Weisberg, Jacob (editor): More Bushisms
Weisberg, Jacob (editor): Still More Bushisms
Woods, Stuart: Run Before the Wind (1983)

Books I read in 2005 (those I can remember!):

Ablow, Keith: Murder Suicide (2004)
Andrews & McMeel: Dogs
Barr, Nevada: High Country (2004) featuring Anna Pigeon, park ranger
Barr, Nevada: Hard Truth (2005) the latest Anna Pigeon mystery
Braun, Lilian Jackson: The Cat Who Brought Down the House (2003) another in the long-running Qwilleran series of gentle mysteries
Braun, Lilian Jackson: The Cat Who Talked Turkey (2004) a Jim Qwilleran mystery
Caldwell, Ian & Dustin Thomason: The Rule of Four (2005) Overrated under-edited DaVinci Code wannabe
Chiaverini, Jennifer: The Quilter’s Legacy (2003) Leans more toward romance than mystery
Child, Lincoln: Riptide (1998) Exciting, suspenseful, and almost believable!
Conrad, Joseph: Heart of Darkness (1902) Rereading an old favorite
Coonts, Stephen: Liberty (2003) Excellent entry in the Jake Grafton series
Deaver, Jeffery: The Vanished Man (2003) My favorite of all of this author’s excellent books
Deaver, Jeffery: Garden of Beasts: A Novel of Berlin 1936 (2004) A departure for this author, but interesting, with a strangely satisfying ending!
Diamond, Jared: Collapse (2005) Read this with my book group. I loved it; most of them didn’t.
Estleman, Loren D.: The Undertaker’s Wife (2005) Historical fiction about the American west
Evanovich, Janet: Hard Eight (2002) More like a romance than a mystery
Evanovich, Janet & Charlotte Hughes: Full Bloom (2005) Definitely a romance
Fairstein, Linda: The Deadhouse (2001) Very tight mystery featuring NYC ADA Alex(andra) Cooper
Fowler, Earlene: Benni Harper’s Quilt Album Short stories filling in some of the gaps in the series of novels, also includes some quilt patterns from the book titles
Gogol, Nikolai: Christmas Eve Very clever political satire thinly disguised as a ghost story, written in Russia in the early 1800s
Grafton, Sue: R Is for Ricochet (2004) Another in the long-running mystery series featuring Kinsey Millhone, California private investigator
Grogan, John: Marley & Me (2005) subtitled “Life and love with the world’s worst dog” – a marvelous memoir
Hiaasen, Carl: Skinny Dip (2005) another fun and funny Florida mystery, full of political satire
Maguire, Gregory: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (1995) Can’t believe I missed this book and the surrounding phenomenon for 10 years! Loved it! And by the time I’d finished it, I loved the wicked witch, too!
Maguire, Gregory: Son of a Witch (2005) pretty good sequel, not quite as engaging as the first
Maguire, Gregory: Lost (2001) This one totally “lost” me as a reader. Pretty lousy.
Maron, Margaret: Bootlegger’s Daughter (1992) Introduces North Carolina attorney/judge Deborah Knott
Maron, Margaret: Southern Discomfort (1993) second in the series
Maron, Margaret: Shooting at Loons (1994) third in the series
Maron, Margaret: Up Jumps the Devil (1996) fourth in the series
Maron, Margaret: Killer Market (1997) fifth in the series
Maron, Margaret: Home Fires (1998) sixth in the series
Maron, Margaret: Storm Track (2000) seventh in the series
Maron, Margaret: Uncommon Clay (2001) eighth in the series
Maron, Margaret: Slow Dollar (2002) ninth in the series
Maron, Margaret: High Country Fall (2004) tenth in the series
Martin, Judy: Scrap Quilts
Mayor, Archer: Scent of Evil (1992) first in the mystery series featuring Vermont police detective Joe Gunther
Mayor, Archer: The Marble Mask (2000) ninth in the series
McCrumb, Sharyn: Ghost Riders (2003) Excellent!
Preston, Douglas: Tyrannosaur Canyon (2005)
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child: Relic (1994) First book featuring Pendergast, good story made into an awful movie
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child: Mount Dragon (1996)
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child: Reliquary (1997) Weak sequel to Relic; at least it includes Pendergast.
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child: Riptide (1998)
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child: The Ice Limit (2000)
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child: The Cabinet of Curiosities (2002) third Pendergast story
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child: Still Life with Crows (2003) fourth Pendergast story
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child: Brimstone (2004) fifth Pendergast story
Preston, Douglas & Lincoln Child: Dance of Death (2005) sixth Pendergast story
Rowland, Laura Jo: Black Lotus (2001) My first sample of the mystery series set in ancient Japan, featuring samurai and police officer Sani Ichiro
Rowland, J. K.: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003) fifth in the phenomenal series
Sakmyster, David: The Belhurst Story A brief history of ghost sightings near New York’s Finger Lakes
Smith, Alexander McCall: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (1998) first in the #1LDA series
Smith, Alexander McCall: Tears of the Giraffe second in the #1LDA series
Smith, Alexander McCall: Morality for Beautiful Girls third in the #1LDA series
Stoller, Debbie: Stitch 'N Bitch: The Knitter’s Handbook
Walker, Barbara G.: The Craft of Multicolor Knitting (1973)
Woods, Stuart: Capital Crimes (2003) sixth in the Lee family saga
Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn: Dark of the Sun (2004) #17 (or #16.5?) in the St. Germain series of historical novels. This time the vampire travels in China shortly after the eruption of Krakatoa.
Zimmerman, Elizabeth: Knitter’s Almanac
Zimmerman, Elizabeth: Knitting Around