Stiletto Justice--#14 finished

Kind of a chic-lit type book.  Three ladies from a group to protest how innocent or at least wrongly sentenced people are in jail in KS area of Kansas City, KS.  A bad prosecutor that wants more people in jail and for longer terms to help keep a privately owned jail full to help him and investors is well the bad guy.  Seems like could have been a better story--the idea was decent to good but just not much there in the story.  Didn't really like this book but oh well, that is the way it goes.

I have posted it on PBS, it is the only copy but doubt it is going anywhere anytime soon.

38 Nooses--#13 finished

The rest of the title is: Lincoln, Little Crow, and the Beginning of the Frontier's End.  This the Little Crow or Dakota war that happened in Minnesota at the same time the Civil War was going on.  The Dakota indians were on a reservation in MN and the government issued payments to the tribe once a year.  Because of the Civil War the no longer got gold but script, if I am remembering right, and this year 1862, this money was delayed in getting there.  Throw in basically corrupt dealings with the traders and the indians and the indians really struggling with hunger and changes in their life, it didn't take much for some young warriors to basically start the war.  Little Crow was the chief and the book makes it sound like he might not really been for it but once started he didn't see a way to stop it and took charge as best he could.  White settlers were killed and many in horrific ways and some kept as captives and some of these accounts became part of this book.  For a little known war, that was a step along the complete defeat of the indians, this book does a good job of placing it in our history.

I have already posted it on PBS & hope to get it mailed off today yet.

The Malta Exchange--#12 finished

This is the next in the Cotton Malone series, this time it is the Pope that has recently died.  Right before a conclave to choose the next Pope, a Cardinal and his twin that has mostly been in background but has risen to head of Order of Malta, are on the trail of tracking down an old & important document.  Cotton comes at it from the Italy side to Malta and Luke Daniels, the young gun, is in Malta and eventually the meet up and things get done.  A good action page turner type book but I didn't think as good as others in this series.  Might be because I am a Catholic so just don't see some of the evil going on as being part of the church but I guess I could be very naive too.

There are 28 WL for this book so I will post it & mail it off at some point.

Eat the Document--#11 finished

A story about a couple radicals from the early 1970s that were protesting the war & put bombs inside homes of CEOs of military weapons manufacturers or others similar to this.  One bomb blew up & killed a housekeeper that wasn't supposed to be there.  The two had to split up & go on the run.  The story mostly focused on the lady of the two & where she jumped around too and eventually having a son & getting married.  Her husband dies and as her son gets older she wants to turn herself in once he is able to be on his own.  The guy is in hiding but didn't run far & is still sort of attached to the protest movements but I guess wasn't worried about getting found.  It ends with them turning themselves in.  An interesting read and I really enjoyed parts of it but overall I guess I was hoping for more.

I have posted this on PBS, there was already 1 copy in system so who knows how long it will take to move if it ever does.

When You Are Engulfed in Flames--#10 finished

This is another book of stories by David Sedaris. Really pretty funny overall.  Just an interesting person and what seems to be an interesting life.  Has a unique way of seeing things and while at times comes off maybe a little elite the next story he will talk about a crappy job he has had and even done as an adult and you realize he is probably pretty grounded with experiences of all kinds.  I was entertained.  I finished it a couple weeks ago and still remember some of the stories but they are not really the kind meant to stick with you--at least in my opinion--they are more for the entertainment or enjoyment of reading at the time.

There are already 13 copies in the system so will not bother posting it.  I have a couple of his that I have kept and will add it to that stack.  Not sure really keepers at this point, might get donated off at some point down the line.

The Tehran Initiative--#9 finished

This is the 2nd book in a 3 book series.  It is about a 12th Inman that has come about in Iran and is getting the Islamic countries to come together in a kind of union.  At the same time Iran has developed nuclear weapons and Israel believes Iran & this Inman will use them on Israel.  The US President doesn't see it that way though.  The story revolves around a CIA operative inside Iran that is gathering & sending intelligence to the US.  It is a good story, that maybe gets a little to wrapped up in the religion side of things but overall a good and interesting read.  I don't have the 3rd book yet and I don't think it is moving much in PBS, this might be one that I have to search out in the library.

I haven't decided yet if keeping the series or not.  Interesting and timely for sure but not sure really a keeper series.  I still have the first book in series and there are no copies in system & no WL for it either so just kind of in a holding pattern right now.  This 2nd book in series does have I think 12 WL for it so could post & move if wanted to.

Also, just to note, this book was finished in January which shows how slow I have gotten on logging in my books.  I have 3 finished in Feb at this point, hopefully get them logged in tonight too.