Best Reads of 2011

Another lovely day here in Maine, and another lovely beach walk. Late afternoon this time, the day having been consumed with other matters. At Pine Point, there was a definite breeze and the tide was coming in at sundown.

Pine Point shoreline at sunset

Pine Point shoreline at sunset


I woke this morning thinking about my most pleasurable mystery/suspense/crime reads in the year just past. Some were books published in 2011. Others had been sitting in my To Be Read pile for a while. Here they are, in no particular order:

1. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin. An absorbing story with well-drawn characters. For a couple of days it transported me to rural Misssippi. Silas and Larry are believable, flawed men with a powerful connection. http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/19243/Tom_Franklin/index.aspx
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Happy 2012

Happy 2012
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It’s a new year out there today, which is fine by me. 2011 had more than its share of sadness and worry, so I’m happy to turn the page. And I’m a big fan of even numbers, so the very thought of 2012 cheers me. I even like the sound of it. Twenty-twelve. Nice.
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