user image

I am a library assistant at a small town library in northcentral Pennsylvania. Previously, I worked in the newspaper business for 14 years, mostly as an editor for weeklies in southcentral Pennsylvania. In my spare time, I've been blogging for the past 10 years.

bookmarks:
listography GIVE A GIFT OF MEMORIES
FAVORITE LISTOGRAPHY MENTIONS
IMPORTANT NOTICES
MESSAGES
PRIVACY
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith ****
  • Goldfinger by Ian Fleming as narrated by Simon Vance ***
  • Cover Her Face by P.D. James ****
  • Laura by Vera Caspray ****
  • The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo *****
  • Suitable for Giving by Jayne Martin ****
  • Nemesis by Jo Nesbo ****
  • Bossypants by Tina Fey *****
  • Maisie Dobbs by Jaqueline Winspear ****
  • The Devil's Star by Jo Nesbo ****
  • Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler ****
  • Burglars Can't Be Choosers by Lawrence Block ****
  • The Comedy Is Finished by Donald E. Westlake ****
  • Wycliffe and the Last Rites by W.J. Burley ***
  • The Colossus and Other Poems by Sylvia Plath ****
  • The High Window by Raymond Chandler ****
  • Helsinki White by James Thompson ****
  • Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben **
  • The Redeemer by Jo Nesbo *****
  • Unshelved: Vol. 1 by Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes ****
  • The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler ****
  • What Would Dewey Do? by Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes ****
  • Library Mascot Cage Match by Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes
  • Book Club: An Unshelved Collection by Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes ****
  • Little Sister by Raymond Chandler ****
  • Read Responsibly by Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes ****
  • Frequently Asked Questions: An Unshelved Collection by Gene Arbaum and Bill Barnes ****
  • Caught Stealing by Charlie Huston ****
  • Reader's Advisory: An Unshelved Collection by Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes ****
  • The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler ****
  • Six Bad Things by Charlie Huston ****
  • A Dangerous Man by Charlie Huston ****
  • The Wheelman by Duane Swiercynski ****
  • 361 by Donald E. Westlake ****
  • Soul Circus by George Pelecanos ****
  • Hard Revolution by George Pelecanos ****
  • The Snowman by Jo Nesbo ****
  • The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston *****
  • Already Dead by Charlie Huston ****
  • The Leopard by Joe Nesbo ****
  • Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami ****
  • Persona Non Grata by Ruth Downie ****
  • The Sins of the Fathers by Lawrence Block ***
  • Caveat Emptor by Ruth Downie ****
  • The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson ****
  • Death Without Company by Craig Johnson *****
  • Time to Murder and Create by Lawrence Block ****
  • Kindness Goes Unpunished by Craig Johnson ****
  • Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson ****
  • The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson ****
  • Junkyard Dogs by Craig Johnson ****
  • Hell is Empty by Craig Johnson ****
  • As The Crow Flies by Craig Johnson ****
  • In The Midst of Death by Lawrence Block ****
  • Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving *****
  • The Burglar in the Closet by Lawrence Block ****
  • The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling ****
  • Phantom by Joe Nesbo *****
  • The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza by Lawrence Block ****
  • The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen ***
  • The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian by Lawrence Block ****
  • Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie ***
  • A Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield ***
  • Roseanna by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo ****
  • The Hollow by Agatha Christie ****
  • Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn *****
  • The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters ****
  • Unwanted by Kristina Ohlsson ****
  • The Black Box by Michael Connelly ****
  • Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan *****
  • The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonansson *****
  • The Man Who Went Up In Smoke by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo ****

Ratings: * the crapper ** below fair, *** fair, **** good, and very good *****

jan 11 2012 ∞
jan 6 2013 +