During the first three months of 2013 I read books by nine new authors to me:
1.) Slip & Fall
by Nick Santora;
2.) River in a DryLand by Trevor Heriot;
3.) The Crown by
Nancy Bilyeau;
4.) Healthy, Wealthy& Dead by Suzanne North;
5.) Blood of theWicked by Leighton Gage;
6.) To Kill a MockingBird by Harper Lee;
7.) Murder Leaves Its Mark by Victoria Nalani
Kneubuhl;
8.) A Lawyer’s Journey
by Morris Dees with Steve Fiffer; and,
9.) Red Sparrow by
Jason Matthews.
River in a Dry Land and
A Lawyer’s Journey were non-fiction
while the other six were mysteries. With nine new authors it meant just over half of the
books I read during the first three months were new authors for me.
The choice of the best for the first quarter was easy. To Kill a Mocking Bird is a remarkable
book that is a classic that will be read with pleasure for generations to come.
Of the remainder they were decent to good reads but none
were outstanding. The best of the rest was Red
Sparrow. I think it will get a lot of attention when it is published in
June.
Drop over to Kerrie Smith’s fine blog, Mysteries in Paradise ,
to find a collection of New to Me Author posts.
Bill - Thanks for sharing your reads. To Kill a Mockingbird really is a classic on many levels and I'm not at all surprised that it was your pick of the month. I'm glad all of the rest of your reads were at least decent.
ReplyDeleteA nice variety of books on this list. I am looking forward to reading Blood of the Wicked if I can ever fit it in.
ReplyDeleteMargot: Thanks for the comment. I hope I can a book in the next quarter that will come close to the quality of To Kill a Mocking Bird.
ReplyDeleteTracyK: Thanks for the comment. I would like your perspective on Blood of the Wicked.
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