Volt--#59 finished

 This is a short story book but does seem to revolve around a sheriff in a small town and the problems she is facing--the murder of a teenage girl, a flood and power going out and rounding up a felon that missed a court date.  Good stories and characters.  These are stories where a lot is left unsaid, you know things are happening but they are left out or for your imagination.  Seems to work but still after finishing it kind of want more--this is probably the author's goal.  

There are no copies on PBS so I will post it & see if it moves.

Going Dark--#58 finished

This is the 3rd and final book in series about soldiers that have computer overlays that allows them to communicate over them by thoughts as well as pass along info during missions.  The main character has this embedded onto his head/skull and gives him more advanced info and assistance but he also realizes it can control him at times as well.  This is a really good series about a not so futuristic time and what our soldiers will be like and what kind of enemies they could be facing.  I have really enjoyed this series and this was a good ending for it as well.

There are 3 WL for this so I will get it posted & mailed out soon.

Are You Anybody?--#57 finished

 This is a memoir of Jeffrey Tambor an actor that I remember first from Hill Street Blues--he married Franks ex-wife and was later a cross dressing city judge if I remember right.  I also seen him with bit parts elsewhere.  He might have mentioned Hill Street once in the book.  He also mentioned the Ropers & I remember him from that too.  He also did the Garry Shandling Show, Arrested Development and Transparent--all shows that he is a lot more famous for and shows that I have never seen even an episode of once.  Still though and quick & easy read with enough funny bits to keep it interesting.

There are 4 WL for this book on PBS so I will get it posted & mailed off at some point.  I should really watch Arrested Development too, I think I would enjoy it.

Also if you haven't noticed I was playing a little catch up on logging in my books tonight & finally got the August read books updated.

In the Shadow of the Arch--#56 finished

This is the 2nd book in a series but I didn't read the first book.  A detective moves from NY City--where 1st book was about--to St Louis and takes a job in one of the suburban departments there.  First day on the job a whirlwind starts and a serial killer is on the loose.  The 1st book was about a serial killer in NY City and a reporter wrote a book about this and the detective so most people he is working with has copies of this book too.  Story is okay but at least the action keeps moving.  This was written in early 1990s and just pushes the references to things around St Louis at that time--since I moved to St Louis only a few years before it was nice remembering some of these things.  The story is so so and the whole serial killer investigation and other detectives are not really memorable.  This was a mass market paperback that is kind of beaten up but wanted it for outdoor reading--especially before the shows started at the Muny and book did it's job.

There are enough copies already on PBS & this is a little beaten up so I will put it in the donate away pile. Not sure if I will bother getting the other books in series or not at this point.

Neon in Daylight--#55 finished

A young, mid 20's, lady moves to New York city to house/cat sit an apartment for a family friend of her mom.  The friend was going on an around the world trip and cat wasn't going.  Kate the young lady leaves behind a boyfriend that she was not really sure about and tries to find her way in NY.  In a kind of--really, you expect me to believe this way--she meets a younger more eclectic and outgoing girl that tries to break her from her shell and she also meets this younger lady's father--but doesn't know they are father daughter.  The father is a sort of famous writer of one book that has basically supported his life since & he is doing some teaching too.  Kate's life sort of bounces between the two and the book is about her time doing this.  Need to overlook the unlikely story and there is a lot of good in this book--interesting characters and people that are trying to grow up and understand their lives from 20 somethings to the older characters too.  Overall a good read.

There are 3 WL for this book so I will get it posted & mailed off probably in next few months. 

A Higher Loyalty--#54 finished

 This is James Comey's book about his career and especially his time as FBI Director and then working for those few months with Trump before Trump fired him.  Comey comes across as very believable and very reasonable about what was going on.  He didn't express strong feelings for or against Trump but more of a knowledge that Trump was in over his head and wasn't getting good advice.  I do wonder what he thinks of Trump now at this point after the 2020 election and Trump refusing to admit defeat.  Comey had a very good and important career for the US and our country should be grateful that people like him serve our country. 

There are like 17 copies in the PBS system already so I won't post another one.  I will put in the pile to share with friends since they might like to read it or if not to give away.

The Archer's Tale--#53 finished

 The first in a 3 part series about an English archer fighting in France.  The archer's village was destroyed by French invaders and a holy relic was stolen and Thomas, the archer, is sworn to return it.  He also swears to do several other tasks while fighting battles in modern day France to defeat the French king for his English king.  There is also an underlying question of where he came from and I am sure this will be gone into in the next 2 books.  I think I have the 2nd book, that is the reason I ordered this one.  A good start to a short series so will be pushing on to the next one hopefully soon.

I will go ahead and post this book on PBS now, there are no copies in the system so maybe it will get requested.  Movement of books on PBS seems a little slow but I do mail a couple a month or so to keep my credits around 10.

The Actor's Life--#52 finished

This is Jenna Fischer's book, Jenna the actress from The Office--Pam.  She is also from St Louis so that is a big reason had to read the book.  It is a book about how she got to where she is in Hollywood and acting--good story but more about helpful hints and advice and less about her life.  Still a good read and seems like really helpful advice for someone wanting to get into acting.  It took her 8 years in Hollywood before she landed on The Office and it was a tough 8 years to get there.  Good read.

There are 13 WL for this book so probably will mail off but I have kept a couple other books of actors from the Office so might keep it, haven't really decided.