Apprentice in Death (In Death, #43)

Apprentice in Death by J.D. Robb
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When a sniper kills three skaters Eve quickly concludes that the elderly ob/gyn was the target and the other two victims were cover for the kill. But why did someone want the kindly doctor dead and can Eve discover their identity before they kill again.

With Roarke's help the nest is found and Eve comes to the chilling realization that there are two snipers a teacher and an apprentice. Thanks to an observant concierge the snipers identity is revealed as a former NYPSD sniper who retired after his young pregnant wife died in a vehicle accident. Now with the help of his daughter Willow he is killing anyone even remotely connected with her death. But Eve soon comes to the realization that the 15 year old girl is the mastermind behind the killings. Unless Eve can catch Willow people will continue to die because Willow has her own list and no plans to stop killing.

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Cat #JHC

Yin from ATCAD was the inspiration for today's post.

Spooky #JHC

Chimera, Yin and Scylla from ATCAD are helping me with Spooky.

#JHC Ghost

The blog header for Alasandra, The Cats and Dogs was my choice for the word ghost.

#JHC Pumpkin

I was made aware of a fun Halloween Challenge going on throughout all of October. This challenge is being hosted by Jennifer Nichole Wells (JNW), who has created a calendar with a word prompt for each day of October. On that day, we are challenged to post something - whether it be a photo, art, a poem, or even a quote - relating to that word.  The prompt for today is pumpkin.

 Sweet Annie Tuiren the Beagle from ATCAD helped me with today's prompt. ~Alasandra

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Cat Who..., #1)

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Not sure why I haven't read this one before as I have read numbers 2, 3, and 4 and enjoyed them as usual it is a quirky read. In the book Qwilleran has just come to town and been assigned the art beat. Befriended by the art critic for the newspaper he rents the downstairs apartment from him and soon finds himself running errands and cat setting for him. Qwilleran becomes enchanted with Koko (the cat) and spends many happy hours playing with him.

When a local gallery owner winds up dead, Qwilleran starts investigating oddly enough the investigation begins to point toward the art critic who has also meet an untimely end. When Qwilleran with Koko's help finds the stash of paintings supposedly by the famous Scrano the pieces began to fall in place. When the killer returns to cover his tracks Koko alerts Qwilleran and the two capture the dastardly artist.

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Rampage (The Singular Menace, #3)

Rampage by John Sandford
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Shay and friends gather enough evidence against Singular to bury them, they uncover the plot to assassinate the President and while Harmon goes to warn the Secret Service Shay and X attack Thorne and prevent him from taking the kill shot.

The CIA recruits Shay for a job, so we should be seeing her and Harmon again.

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