A Thief of Time

 Fiction by Tony Hillerman

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In this story, apparently #8 in a series, Lieutenant Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee are looking for missing archeologist Dr. Eleanor Friedman-Bernal, and at the same time trying to solve the mystery of tribal relics being sold illegally.

This was a pretty good story, although It was a little slow. It did have a surprising ending.

I also read by this author: The Blessing Way

Better Luck Next Time

 Fiction by Julia Claiborne Johnson

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In 1938 Ward was a young man with an unusual job; he was a resident "cowboy" at a divorce ranch for women in Reno, Nevada.

Wait, what?

Yes, apparently there were such things at that time; Nevada could grant a quick, no-fault divorce to state residents, and only a six-week stay inside state lines would make you a "resident!" So well-off ladies from anywhere in the USA could stay at the ranch for the requisite six weeks with witnesses to attest to their continued presence there, and then a judge could grant their divorce quite easily.  Plus there were the cowboys for entertainment...

This was a good character story. I enjoyed it!

I also read by this author: Be Frank With Me

The Wake Up

 Fiction by Catherine Ryan Hyde

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Aiden Delacorte has been a cattle rancher all of his adult life. It’s a rough job for a tough man, and he’s always done it well. But one day his toughness inexplicably disappears and he become sensitive to the pain and fear of the animals he works with. It’s called The Wake Up, and it turns his life upside down. 

This was a really good book with a lot to think about.

I also read recently by this author: So Long Chester Wheeler