Storytime and Babytime return for 2009!

The wacky tales, rhymes and rhythms, songs and silliness of Storytime and Babytime return from February 4, 2009!

Come along & join the fun at one of the following locations:

Storytime:

Blaxland Library Every Wednesday 10:30am

Springwood Library Every Thursday 10:30am

Katoomba Library Every Friday 10:30am

Lawson Library First Thursday of every month 10:30am

Babytime:

Springwood Library First Wednesday of every month 10am

Katoomba Library Last Wednesday of every month 10am

The Brass Verdict (#14 in the Harry Bosch series)

AUTHOR : Michael Connelly

PUBLICATION DATE : 2008

No. PAGES : 422

CATEGORY : Detective and mystery stories

GEOGRAPHICAL SETTING : US

TIME PERIOD : Contemporary

PLOT SUMMARY : (From Fantastic Fiction) Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the courtroom. When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch him into the big time, he learns that Vincent's killer may be coming for him next.Enter Harry Bosch. Determined to find Vincent's killer, he is not opposed to using Haller as bait. But as danger mounts and the stakes rise, these two loners realize their only choice is to work together.

COMMENTS : This book has an intriguing story line and is a great read for a crime thriller. It is fast paced and builds to some interesting twists before it comes to a close. It brings together Hieronymus Bosch and Mickey Haller, two of Connelly’s characters from previous novels. An enjoyable read for the holiday season.

NAME OF REVIEWER : Carolyn

Carolyn's Books of the Month - January 2009

Best read for the month : The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly
Thriller : Smoke Screen by Sandra Brown
General : Silent Predator by Tony Park
Saga/Romances : Gold Dust by Kimberley Freeman and The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Australian Author : Misconceptions by Sophie Townsend

Crime : The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffrey Deaver

Robert Burns letters

The National Trust for Scotland and the new Robert Burns Birthplace Museum are using a blog to publish Robert Burns' letters on the day they were written from November 1787 onwards.

The blog is part of the work by the National Trust for Scotland to not only celebrate Burns’ 250th anniversary and raise awareness of the man and his letters, but also the upcoming new Robert Burns Birthplace Museum.

This Welcome from David Hopes, Burns’ Curator, Burns Cottage Museum, Alloway further explains the reasoning behind the project.

The Island

AUTHOR : Victoria Hislop

This book has been reviewed in Readers in the Mist twice before by
Diamantina and by Carolyn.

BOOK CHAIN COMMENTS :

• A novel about Crete durinig and post WWII. A novel about leprosy. A novel about relationships. Everything the blurb notes sy is true, it's moving, gripping, page-turning, beautifully crafted. I look forward to reading more of her work.
• I found it hard to get into this one. I didn't really like the characters and found it hard to get stuck into it. Didn't enjoy it at all.
• Hislop's sure-footed storytelling and her thorough research make this novel immensely readable. My only gripe is coming across cliches at times; and the way Anna and Maria are characterised as Bad Sister and Good Sister respectively. Both are extremes. A little more light and shade there would have worked for me, though I do appreciate that the social mores of that time and place were restrictive.
• I found this trite and formulaic. Don't bother.