Bye-bye Patricia Cornwell.....

You are no longer on my favorite authors list. I haven't read any of your books in the last few years, but finally picked up "The Last Precinct" that I picked up for a buck at the library. Your characters sound dumb with all the stupid f-bombs they're dropping, and the stinky S words. I can understand in a place or two, but these characters are just dumb. What happened to your fun mystery novels? I don't remember Scarpetta being that foul mouthed or Marino sounding SO stupid. Did they lose intelligence in the last few years or what? How can they ever solve a crime now being so dumb? Seriously, the quad at the high school has less swearing than your used to be smart characters. Jeffery Archer, Kate Pepper, and even James Patterson, rise above that. Not that I'm totally perfect and never let a naughty word slip, but there was no reason for all of that. I dropped the book after I read the prologue and half of the first chapter. Too bad, you were one of my favorites. I'll miss Dr. Scarpetta and Marino. :( I think I hear James Patterson calling my name again.

Summer Reading List...

I was looking forward to a few t.v. series to end their season. My husband's secretary loaned me these books, I think he was complaining that I'd read the Twilight series a few too many times. They all look good to me. What are you reading this summer?

"One Cold Night" by Kate Pepper: I'm really liking this one!

"The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" by Alexander McCall Smith: Nothing but fun things I've heard about this series.

"Fire Sale" by Sara Paretsky: This is another book in the V.I. Warshawski series. I've read one before, wish I could remember which, I did like it. So I'm looking forward to getting through this one.

"Sons of Fortune" by Jeffrey Archer: New author to me, looks good!