Review: Marble Hall Murders

Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Marble Hall Murders is the third book in the Susan Ryeland series by Anthony Horowitz.  You can read this by itself, but I recommend reading them in order because they reference events in previous books.  This book really brings to a close what happened in those books.  I'm not sure if there will be another one, so while they are long, it is worth the investment.  I didn't know they made TV series of the first two books until I read the acknowledgments.  I will definitely look for them now.  

The thing I enjoy about this book and the other Susan Ryeland books is that they are a mystery in a mystery.  You basically get two books in one.  You are reading the "real life" story that has a mystery book embedded in it.  Solving the mystery in the book will often help you solve the "real" mystery too.   All the clues are there for you if you can put them together.  You never would have expected book publishing to be so deadly! 

Bonus points for Hugo.  Susan was a winner in the universal cat distribution system. She doesn't think she is a cat person.  Ha!  Every cat person knows that cats and books pair well together.  I don't know if I need work or a relationship, but I definitely need a cat.  

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Review: Arkangel

Arkangel by James Rollins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Arkangel is the 18th book in the Sigma Force series by James Rollins.  You could read this as a standalone book although it does reference events and characters in previous books.  There is enough explanation that you don't need to have read any other books in the series, but I highly recommend you do!  

I really enjoy many of the characters in this book, but I am so glad to see Tucker, Kane, and Marco again.  They are by far my favorites.  I could also only wish that my dogs were as disciplined as Kane.  Reading through this time I realized that Sigma Force always reminds me of Thundercats.  For some reason, I always picture Monk as Panthro.  It's weird.  I know.  That's my guilty Sigma Force secret.  

It felt appropriate to be reading Arkangel in the midst of winter in Wisconsin.  Not quite Arctic temperatures, but I could feel the chill as they searched for a lost city through ice and snow.  The topic couldn't be timelier as people wonder why places like Greenland are important.  In another odd coincidence someone mentioned to me that being eaten by a plant wouldn't be so bad.  I suggested they read this book.  If that doesn't make you want to read this, I'm unsure of what will.  

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