Glad you're better.

Finished a Clive Cussler this week, "The Gray Ghost." Always fun.

Just started on a Bentley Little, "The Disappearance."
"Gary, his girlfriend, Joan, and their friends intend to make the most of their three day vacation from UCLA partying at Burning Man. But soon after they arrive at the festival in the remote desert, Joan disappears. Calls to her parents’ home yield only dead air. Her school records are gone. And there’s no evidence that Joan, or even her roommate, ever existed."

Disappeared at Burning Man. I've never been but for many years was fascinated with it, reading every article and looking at all the pictures. So I will have to read that one. Thanks!

Just started a few minutes ago, but the first chapter makes me think this is going to be great.

".. a story of love, evil, and obsession, set at the edge of civilization." 5-star reviews.

a cataract surgery for myself soon.

I needed a happy book re-set, so now reading the latest published Chet and Bernie myster A Farewell to Arfs by Spencer Quinn. "Chet the dog, 'the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction' (Boston Globe) and his human partner PI Bernie Little are on to a new case, and this time they're entangled in a web of crime unlike anything they've ever seen before. Their elderly next door neighbor, Mr. Parsons, thought he was doing the right thing by loaning his ne'er do well son, Billy, some money to help get himself settled. But soon, Mr. Parsons discovers that his entire life savings is gone. A run-of-the-mill scam? Bernie isn’t so sure that the case is that simple, but it's Chet who senses what they're really up against." Always fun and thought provoking to read Chets views on life and how much he loves Bernie. Thank goodness Spencer Quinn has written a lot of other books for me to explore.

A Chet and Bernie tale is always welcome in my house. I hadn't read that one but I will soon.

Former army captain Rider Sandman is given a job by the Home Secretary to investigate the guilt of a man convicted of rape and murder in London in 1820. The Home Secretary expects Sandman to beat a confession out of the condemned man, but Sandman doesn’t believe he’s guilty.

really good stuff. A bit brutal sometimes but always interesting.

Indians fight against historical grievances. Lucas fights the Indians. Which makes him very unlikable in my view.

Plus pedophiles in the fbi. Timely.

Slightly off topic: best book ever without words. Extraordinary. Also a film.

The Arrival/Shaun Tan

‘ The Arrival is a story of migration and belonging, told through a series of images without words. It explores the challenges and mysteries of a new country…’

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Fascinating. Loved the "critters". Disappointed there were no comments on YouTube. Thanks for sharing that.