Month End - August

THE BONE GARDEN: KATE ELLIS

From Booklist
Past and present come together in Detective Sergeant Wesley Peterson's latest case. In the course of restoring the gardens at historic Earlsacre Hall, three skeletons are uncovered. The bones appear to be centuries old, but they hold an interest for Peterson, whose degree is in archaeology. But despite the attraction of the skeletons, Peterson has more pressing concerns. A decomposing body with multiple stab wounds is found at a local campsite, and shortly afterward, the body of a local lawyer is discovered, his head bashed in by a cricket bat. Peterson's intuition tells him the two murders are connected, and he also suspects a link with Earlsacre, but he has no evidence to back up his hunches.

I finally get into sequence only to find the library does not own the next one and jumps some of the later ones as well. Pity, but I will read the ones they have. Not tired of them yet.

1 book
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Month End :13

To Date : 78

Movies:
The Soloist - DVD .. I had my doubts about a film about a homeless man playing classical music after seeing the trailers but the film itself delivered much much more. Solid acting, good story line and not at all preachy.

The Hurt Locker -- theatre .. loved it. The hand held camera shake bothered me a little but the story and the character portrayal was intense enough to make up for it.

Race to Witch Mountain - DVD .. Entertaining fun with some good lines. It always amazes my how good an actor The Rock is.

Caprica -- DVD .. Seeing as I followed B Galactica on TV I figured I should see this. Not bad. Could turn into an interesting series,

Fast and Furious --DVD .. Lots of cars, lots of crashes. Mindless entertainment but don't watch the extras on making of. Ruins all the stunts.

I Could Never Be Your Woman--DVD .. Got it from the library only because I like Michelle Pfeiffer. Lots of laughs thanks to a decent script. Hubby didn't cringe in horror so not totally a chickflick.


The International--DVD .. Again one that was better than the trailers led me to believe. Fantastic use of architecture, colours and cinematography. Finally a thriller without the lead actors having an affair. Smart script. Directed by Tom Tykwer.