Kate’s 2¢: “House. tree. person: a novel of suspense” by Catriona McPherson

“House. tree. person: a novel of suspense” by Catriona McPherson

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

Oh, what a wonderful story. I fell in love with some of the characters and thought some others were real jerks. I really like the justification of the ending.   

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Catriona McPherson (born October 22, 1965)[1] is a Scottish writer. She is best known for her Dandy Gilver series. Her novels have won an Agatha Award (2012),[2] two Macavity Awards (2012, 2015),[3] seven Lefty Awards (2013),[4] and two Anthony Awards (2014).[5]

Biography[edit]

McPherson was born October 22, 1965 in South Queensferry, Scotland[1] and remained in Scotland until 2010 when she moved to California.[6]

She received a Master of Arts degree in English Language and Linguistics and Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, both from the University of Edinburgh.[1][6]

Before committing herself to writing full-time in 2005, McPherson worked in banking, libraries, and academia.[6]

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House. tree. person: a novel of suspense DB109511

McPherson, Catriona. Reading time: 9 hours, 36 minutes.

Read by Kate Kylie.

Suspense Fiction

Mystery and Detective Stories

Psychological Fiction

“The body found in a muddy grave across the street is just the latest horror threatening to tear Ali McGovern’s life apart seam by seam. She knows Angelo, her brooding teenage son, is keeping secrets. She fears he’s in danger, too. But her new job at the psychiatric hospital, the job her husband pushed her into, is using up everything she’s got every day. She can try to ignore the sounds that surely can’t really be there. And she can try to trust the doctors, who can’t be as dark as they seem. But can Ali hold herself, her life, and her family together without getting blood on her hands?” — Dust jacket. Strong language and some violence.

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Kate’s 2¢: “All Is Not Forgotten” by Wendy Walker

“All Is Not Forgotten” by Wendy Walker

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   Well, to start with, although, Nancy Sklar, did a good job of narrating this story, the main psychiatrist telling the story is male, I’d have preferred a male reader. It would have been easier to know who was saying what.  Maybe, in the print copy, it is easier to identify when the patient is speaking.

   It would appear that the good psychiatrist didn’t adhere to high ethical standars within or without his practice.

   Overall, I enjoyed the story and the apparently random mentioning of the prisoner who obsessed on the doctor, made sense in the end.

www.wendywalkerbooks.com/about-the-author/

   Wendy Walker is the author of the psychological suspense novels All Is Not Forgotten , Emma In the Night , The Night Before , Don’t Look For Me and American Girl. Her novels have been translated into 23 foreign languages, topped bestseller lists both nationally and abroad, and have been optioned for both television and film.

   Walker became a published author in 2016 when her first novel All Is Not Forgotten was published which became an international bestseller and also optioned for adaptation for film by Warner Brothers.

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Walker, Wendy. Reading time: 8 hours, 53 minutes.

Read by Nancy Sklar.

Suspense Fiction

Psychological Fiction

Everything seems picture-perfect in the small affluent town of Fairview, Connecticut until one night when a young girl is attacked at a local party. As she struggles to heal from the violent attack after being given a new controversial drug, the ordeal reveals fault lines in her parents’ marriage and shadows emerge from the community that had been hidden for years. The quest to find the monster who invaded this idyllic setting or who perhaps lives among them brings this psychological thriller to a shocking and unexpected conclusion.

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Kate’s 2¢: “Dark Angel” by John Sandford

“Dark Angel” by John Sandford

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   This story has a lot of subtle humor amidst a lot of sharp shooting and killing. Interesting thoughts, about just what are the Feds up to. 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

John Sandford, born John Roswell Camp (born February 23, 1944), is an American New York Times best-selling author, novelist, former journalist, and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize.[1][2][3]

Early life[edit]

Camp was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Anne Agnes (Barron) and Roswell Sandford Camp.[4][5] His mother’s family was German and Lithuanian.[6] He received a bachelor’s degree in American history and literature[7] and a master’s in journalism, both from the University of Iowa.[8]

From 1971 to 1978, Camp wrote for The Miami Herald. In 1978, he moved to Minneapolis and started writing for The Saint Paul Pioneer Press as a features reporter; in 1980 he became a daily columnist. That year, he was a Pulitzer finalist for a series of stories on Native American culture.[9] In 1985, during the Midwest farm crisis, he wrote a series titled “Life on the Land: an American Farm Family,” which followed a typical southwest Minnesota farm family through the course of a full year. For that work, he won the annual Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing[9] and the American Society of Newspaper Editors award for Non-Deadline Feature Writing. He worked part-time at the Pioneer Press in 1989[10] and left the following year.

Camp is an avid fiction reader himself. When asked in 2018, “What’s your favorite book of all time?” by the New York Times, he responded, “An impossible question. If you put a gun to my head—say a .40-caliber Walther PPQ, or maybe a .45 ACP Colt Gold Cup—I’d say The Once and Future King by T. H. White.”[11] Both weapons he mentioned make appearances in many of his novels.

Camp is a personal friend and hunting companion of fellow Minnesota author Chuck Logan.[12]

Fiction writer[edit]

In 1989, Camp wrote two novels that would each spawn a popular series. The Fool’s Run (Kidd series) was published under his own name, but the publisher asked him to provide a pseudonym for Rules of Prey (“Prey” series), so it was published under the name John Sandford. After the “Prey” series proved to be more popular, with its charismatic protagonist Lucas Davenport, The Fool’s Run and all of its sequels were published under John Sandford.

In 2007, Camp started a third series (also under the name John Sandford), featuring Virgil Flowers, who is a supporting character in some of the “Prey” novels, including Invisible Prey and Storm Prey.

A fourth series, featuring Letty Davenport, daughter of Lucas Davenport of the “Prey” series, was launched in 2022.

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Sandford, John. Reading time: 11 hours, 10 minutes.

Read by Robert Petkoff.

Suspense Fiction

Mystery and Detective Stories

“Letty Davenport’s days working at a desk job are behind her. Her previous actions at a gunfight in Texas—and her incredible skills with firearms—draw the attention of several branches of the US government, and make her a perfect fit for even more dangerous work. The Department of Homeland Security and the NSA have tasked her with infiltrating a hacker group, known only as Ordinary People, that is intent on wreaking havoc. Letty and her reluctant partner from the NSA pose as free-spirited programmers for hire and embark on a cross country road trip to the group’s California headquarters. While the two work to make inroads with Ordinary People and uncover their plans, they begin to suspect that the hackers are not their only enemy. Someone within their own circle may have betrayed them, and has ulterior motives that place their mission—and their lives—in grave danger.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.

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Kate’s 2¢: “Fast, feast, repeat: the comprehensive guide to delay, don’t deny intermittent fasting–including the 28-day fast start” by Gin Stephens

“Fast, feast, repeat: the comprehensive guide to delay, don’t deny intermittent fasting–including the 28-day fast start” by Gin Stephens

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   I have completed my 28-day feast, Fast, and Repeat part of my new life-style.  

   Now, several months later, I’ve settled into a 6-hour feast and 18-hour clean fast. There have been a few exceptions to this schedule, but, it really seems to be working. Even my husband doesn’t object to this, although, he’s more apt to have a light snack making his fast ‘dirty’.

   Here’s a helpful guide:

Clean fast – yes

Water unflavored

Black coffee unflavored

Tea brewed from dried leaves, black green, unflavored

Mineral water, club soda sparkling water or selser water

minerals/electrolytes no additives or flavor

Medications as prescribed

Maybe:

Peppermint oil, breath freshener

Herbal tea with bitter flavor

Vitamins and supplements

No-no:

Food

Flavored water

Flavored coffee

Fruity, sweet or  teas

Diet sodas

Natural or artificial flavors

Natural or artivicial sweetners

Gum or mints

Food-like flavors of any type

Fruit juices, flavors, etc

Bone broth, broth or boullion

Fat, including coconut oil, butter, etc.

Cream, creamers, milk or milk substitutes

From https://www.ginstephens.com

   Gin Stephens lives in Augusta, Georgia, where she has been following an intermittent fasting lifestyle consistently since 2014. Gin earned a Doctor of Education degree in Gifted and Talented Education from Northcentral University in 2009, an Interdisciplinary Master of Arts degree in Natural Sciences from the University of South Carolina in 1997, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from Wake Forest University in 1990.

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Fast, feast, repeat: the comprehensive guide to delay, don’t deny intermittent fasting–including the 28-day fast start DB99414

Stephens, Gin. Reading time: 11 hours, 22 minutes.

Read by Gin Stephens.

Diet and Nutrition

The author, who lost eighty pounds with intermittent fasting, explains how it is a lifestyle, not a diet, and discusses how to work a variety of IF approaches into your life. Highlights academic research supporting intermittent fasting as the health plan with a side effect of weight loss. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020.

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