Finished Walking Around Money by Donald E. Westlake. It’s one of several novellas included in the book, Transgressions, edited by Ed McBain. If you’ve never read Westlake, start now. He’s one of my favorite writers, and he never disappoints. I especially love his Dortmunder series, about a gang of thieves, all of whom are lovable losers. Walking Around Money features →

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Finished Keller’s Adjustment by Lawrence Block. It’s a novella in the mystery anthology Transgressions, edited by Ed McBain. Keller is a hit man character that Block writes. In this novella, it’s just after Sept. 11, 2001, and Keller is reevaluating his life in wake of the tragedy. But work calls, and Keller heads off to Arizona to take out his →

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Finished ‘Scuse Me While I Kill This Guy by Leslie Langtry. This book focuses on Virginia (Gin) Bombay, a soccer mom who moonlights as an assassin. Gin comes from a long line of assassins, all of whom are named after places (Dakota, Savannah, etc). Things are looking up for Gin, when she meets a sexy bodyguard named Diego. There’s only →

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Finished Goblin Hero by Jim C. Hines. This is the second book in his Goblin series, which focuses on the misadventures of Jig, a goblin who’s a rather reluctant hero. In this book, Jig is making the new leader of the goblins uneasy (given his heroic antics in the last book), so she basically sends him off on a suicide mission →

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Also finished Revenge of the Homecoming Queen by Stephanie Hale. I got to sit next to Stephanie during the RWA conference in Dallas, and she was nice enough to sign a book for me. This is a young adult novel that focuses on Aspen Brooks. Aspen is smart, beautiful, and one of the coolest girls in school. So, it’s just →

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