A Sunless Sea (William Monk, #18)

A Sunless Sea by Anne Perry
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

When Monk finds Zenia's body on Limehouse Pier he assumes she is a prostitute. The truth turns out to be much different and leads him to the ultra respectable Dr. Lambourn. Unfortunately Dr. Lambourn is dead a supposed suicide, but Runcorn had his doubts from the beginning and at Monk's urging reopens the case, even though those higher up would prefer for him not to.

Forced into arresting Dinah Lambourn for Zenia's murder Monk urges Rathbone to represent her and works with him to prove her innocence. But everything seems to be against them including the Judge who rules against Rathbone and stops him from presenting evidence that would prove Dinah's innocence every chance he gets. To prevent an innocent woman from hanging Rathbone will use his inheritance from Ballinger "the photographs" to induce the Judge to give Dinah a fair trial.

At a loss to discover the identity of the murderer, Rathbone takes a desperate gamble to discover the truth.

On a personal note Runcorn is married to Melisande "Ewart" a witness he and Monk had questioned years ago. Rathbone and Margaret are permanently separated.

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Utility/Kitchen/Dining Room/Entry Remodel Part 1

 It finally looks as if we are making progress. Friday they came out and did the prep work for the tile.

 And delivered the tile. Boy does this look like a lot of tile.

 Bo also got the paint, can't wait to see it on the walls.

 Saturday and Sunday they laid the tile.

Ashton Moore (Moore's Floores) laid his first tile.

One of the things I love about this tile is the various neutral colors it has it it and the granite look it has. The colors range all the way from gray to cream and depending on how the light hits it, it changes color. It even has a hint of blue in it. Today they will come grout it. ~Alasandra

I've Got My Eyes on You by Mary Higgins Clark

I've Got My Eyes on You by Mary Higgins Clark
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

When Kerry is murdered after her pool party, held while her parents are out of town, special needs Jamie is the only witness. Afraid the police will think he did it, his Mother forces him to keep what he knows a secret. Then Kerry's boyfriend Alan is arrested and Marge (Jamie's Mother) decides that Jamie has to come forward to prevent an innocent man going to prison.

Meanwhile Kerry's sister Aline is trying to get the young girl who confided a dark secret in Kerry to open up to her. But the "secret" is what got Kerry killed, will Aline and Jamie be next on the killers list.

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The Wanted (Elvis Cole, #17; Joe Pike, #6)

The Wanted by Robert Crais
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

When Devon finds large sums of money in her socially awkward sons room she hires Elvis Cole to find out where her son is getting the money. It doesn't take Elvis long to discover that Trevor, his girlfriend Amber, and Adam have been robbing houses. Unfortunately the kids picked the wrong house to rob and now two hitmen are after them.

Elvis and Pike race to find Trevor and Amber before the hitmen do after Adam is killed, along with a string of other people who had information about the kids and the laptops they stole. The body count is mounting and Elvis still doesn't have a clue why the laptop the kids stole is so important it's worth killing for.

Elvis arranges to turn the kids into the police after he tracks them down seconds before the hitmen do and puts himself in the duos cross hairs, but things go wrong when Amber runs away from the safe house and straight into the arms of the waiting hitmen. Despite the danger Elvis goes after her and plays for time hoping that Pike will get their before they are killed.

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Artistic Endeavors

 I learned to turn the background black and white in Craft Artist.

 This was for a Challenge in a Craft Artist group. Create a journal page for the Badger.

 And this page was to illustrate the quote.

 This was for a movie called Harvey. I tried to create something fanciful.

 Coloring pages.

Alone (Detective D.D. Warren, #1)

Alone by Lisa Gardner
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

James and Maryanne Gagnon, have a secret James will kill to keep. Catherine the victim of a pedophile when she was 12 years old will do whatever she has to do to protect her son, even if it means going up against the powerful Judge James Gagnon. But when the Judge arranges for her abuser to be released from prison the death toll starts mounting and even the Judge may not be safe from the killer he set lose.

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Acceptable Loss (William Monk, #17) by Anne Perry

Acceptable Loss by Anne Perry
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

When Parfitt is murdered the trail leads straight to Robert Cardew. But Hester, with the help of Crow soon uncovers proof that he was framed. When Monk digs deeper the trail leads to the man behind not only Parfitt (another man profiting off the misery of young boys and blackmail) but the man behind Jericho Phillips (Execution Dock).

Realizing that Monk would never stop seeking justice for the victimized boys Arthur Ballinger killed Parfitt in hopes of destroying Monk, when he brought the innocent Cardew to trail for his murder. Now his plans to destroy Monk and frame Cardew have gone awry and only Oliver Rathbone, his son-in-law, can save him.

Forced into defending a man he doesn't believe in and with his marriage in shambles, Oliver is horrified to discover that Margaret was the one who lead the prosecutions' witness (a prostitute that was paid to steal Robert Cardew's cravat) out of the safe house, which resulted in her murder. When Ballinger is found guilty Margaret refuses to forgive Rathbone for losing the case and leaves him. Ironically Ballinger leaves the "photographs" used to blackmail men in power to further Ballinger's agenda, to Rathbone in his will.

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Escatawpa River (August 20th, 2017)

 We got a lot of RAIN last year, this is usually a shallow stretch of river, but due to the rain was flooded.

 There were still a few sand banks where you could stop for a rest.

This is the last time we went kayaking. Weather, and remodeling have kept us busy since not to mention my diagnosis with PMR. I miss kayaking, but I am not sure when or if we will be able to go kayaking again.

Rusk Deepshine

The shampoo is a lovely dark purple (the bottles are clear so that is the actual color of the shampoo in the picture) and the conditioner is a delightful lavender.  If feels wonderful and smells great so far this is my favorite product.

One of the best Violet shampoo and conditioners for platinum/silver hair. It brightens and detoxes impurities that can add harsh warm hues to your hair. A good tip if you WANT a more Violet or silver hue is to leave it in your hair longer in the shower for about 5 minutes to over tone it. This everyday gentle cleansing formula features wheat protein to help balance moisture; and  honey, lemongrass, verbena and citrus extracts to help brighten hair color.

The Rooster Bar by John Grisham (Goodreads Author)

The Rooster Bar by John Grisham
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

In their last year at a for profit law school that is nothing more than a diploma mill, heavily in debt and no job prospects in sight Mark, Todd and Zola decide to drop out of "law school" after their friend's suicide. In an effort to make money they begin to practice law without a license, sign on to a class action lawsuit with bogus clients and create fake identities.

Zola, whose parents are in the country illegally, uses her parents deportation to start a new life in Senegal along with her brother Bo. Mark and Todd soon follow with their ill gotten gains. When a life of leisure begins to bore them they open The Rooster Bar.

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The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author)

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

The Time Traveler's Wife - very romantic and sad. I didn't like the casual drug & alcohol abuse throughout the book. I also found Henry's attitude that breaking the law while Time Traveling was OK, disturbing.

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