This Must Be the Place: A Novel
"Arthur had found Amy's last will and testament: a postcard written over a decade and a half ago and never sent.
Run, Amy told him, and pointed. There." (p.37).
one for me, 
, an historical mystery set in Cambridge, England, by Rebecca Stott (2007).
set in Vietnam, by Tatjana Soli (2010). Loved the cover and colors and I enjoy a good story. Think I'll stay home for a while, though, just to avoid bringing back more books :)
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by Joy Kogawa (1994) caught my eye because I know the name for Grandmother, which is Obaasan, with an extra emphasis on the first a. Turns out Obasan without the emphasis is the name for Uncle. The plaintive look on the little girl's face told me that this was a sensitive story, and the American Book Award that it received further recommended it. Author Joy Kogawa is a Japanese Canadian whose family was interned during WWII. by Kate Racculia (2010) is about Arthur Rook, newly widowed and grieving. He discovers a sixteen year old postcard, never mailed but addressed by his wife Amy to a woman he has never heard of. Arthur decides to visit the woman in the small town of Ruby Falls, New York. What happens, what secrets are unveiled, and the consequences are the meat of the novel.
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose
by Tony Hsieh (2010) makes me think of my former employers and the advice they may need to move forward in this competitive media environment. A key idea of the book: keep your employees happy and they will automatically work well for you. Sounds like a sensible idea to me!
A Darker God: A Laetitia Talbot Mystery (Mortalis)
by Barbara Cleverly, 2010.
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Every Bitter Thing: A Chief Inspector Mario Silva Investigation Set in Brazil
by Leighton Gage, a mystery set in Brazil, to be released December 2010. Series of deaths of former passengers on TAB Flight 8101 from Miami to Sao Paulo, Brazil, has Inspector Mario Silva busy, especially since the latest is the son of Venezuela's foreign minister, found dead in his apartment in Brasilia. I like the setting; Brazil has such a vital environment and rich history. 
The Insane Train (A Hook Runyon Mystery) by Sheldon Russell, to be released November, 2010. A mystery set in the 1940's, featuring railroad detective Hook Runyon. Survivors of a fire in an insane asylum are being transported by train to Oklahoma; several of the inmates and an attendant on the train are found dead. Hook Runyon investigates the suspicious circumstances and uncovers a long-held secret of revenge.
Too Rich and Too Thin, Not an an Autobiography
by Barbara DeShong, a Jessica LeFave Mystery, 2009. Psychologist Jessica LeFave is inclined to link the death of soft-porn novelist Bernice to the death of her husband David several months previously. Bernice was one of David's psychiatry patients and may have had secrets to hide.
I Curse the River of Time: A Novel (The Lannan Translation Series)
by Per Petterson, translated from the Norwegian by Charlotte Barslund and Per Petterson, 2008. A work of fiction set in Norway, 1989, the novel is about Arvid Jansen, 37, trying to understand the choices he made in his youth and to remedy the estrangement between himself and his now ill mother. 
The Man from Beijing
, a novel by Henning Mankel, translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson, 2010. A thriller involving Sweden, Beijing, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. I'm looking forward to this one too, as it seems to involve politics, history, as well as a mystery.Memes: The Sunday Post , It's Monday: What Are You Reading , Sunday Salon , and Stacking the Shelves I dip in and out of many b...
