The Scorpion's Tail (Nora Kelly #2)

The Scorpion's Tail by Douglas Preston
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Action packed perhaps a bit to action packed and reminiscent of Indiana Jones, but a great escape book if you are willing to divorce yourself from reality.

The book begins with Sheriff Homer Watts arresting a treasurer hunter (Rivers) on federal land which brings Corrie into the picture and the discovery of a corpse and a "priceless" 16th century gold cross with no province has her asking Nora for assistance. The corpse is soon determined to be Gower a man whose home was taken from him by the government for the Trinity Project When Nora finds the campsite of the corpse she realizes the odd position of the body was the Apache burial ritual and that he wasn't alone at High Lonesome. Nora sets off to find the Apache that accompanied Gower and he tells her the story of how Gower came back to their camp at High Lonesome after being caught in the blast from the Trinity Project with the skin pulling off him and how he shot the mule to prevent it's suffering and buried Gower before fleeing with his half of the treasure map and Gower's gold watch. Gower had the gold cross and Nantan's medicine bag on him.

Meanwhile investigating a different avenue leads Corrie to the other half of the treasure map. But they aren't the only ones looking for treasure and their opponents are willing to kill as evidenced by the murder of River's in the hospital and the attacks on Corrie and Nora. And the torture and murder of Gower's grandson. One group is looking for Geronimo's rifle in High Lonesome the other group is looking for the Spanish Treasure.

Watts shoots his way out when he and Morwood (Corrie's boss) are surrounded in High Lonesome (think the OK Corral ) and Corrie, Nora and Skip seek refuge on the Navy base when they are taken hostage and forced to lead McGurk to the treasure.

Pendergast pops in at the end to explain things in case we aren't bright enough to figure them out for ourselves.


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Miss Benson's Beetle (Paperback) by Rachel Joyce

Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The book begins in September 1950 Miss Margery Benson is tired of being the butt of jokes and living her boring life, so she decides to go in search of a beetle, that is suppose to be in New Caledonia. She advertises for an assistant and winds up with Enid Pretty who isn't exactly what she seems. And unbeknownst to them both Mundic (a former POW) is following them. The voyage to Australia consist of Margery being seasick and Enid miscarrying her baby.

Nancy Collett's deceased husband is discovered in their bungalow and Nancy is the subject of a police inquiry.

As they search for the beetle Enid and Margery become closer. Enid realizes she is still pg and shares the news with Margery as well as the disturbing fact that he is Nancy Collet. Margery determines to protect Enid and the baby and they make plans to leave New Caledonia before the authorities can find them. Unfortunately a deranged Mundic stops them from leaving and only Margery and Gloria (the baby) survive the confrontation.

I didn't like the ending I wanted Enid, Margery and Gloria to all survive and have wonderful adventures together and don't understand the purpose of killing Enid off. I also think help should have been provided for Mundic.

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The Other Emily by Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author)

The Other Emily by Dean Koontz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Brilliantly eerie, 10 years ago author David Thorne's girlfriend disappears without a trace. Now Maddison has appeared in his life a woman who looks just like Emily right down to her birthmark. Who or what is she? and could the real Emily be alive somewhere? These are just two of the questions David Thorne wants answers too.

With danger around every corner will David preserve and be reunited with his lost love or like Orpheus will he look back at the crucial moment.

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Chihuahua Conspiracy (Pet Whisperer P.I. #6)

Chihuahua Conspiracy by Molly Fitz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Cute story when Nan adopts Paisley from the local animal shelter she is convinced something shady is going on and enlist Angie's aid in uncovering the conspiracy. Unfortunately Octo-Cat is not thrilled about the new addition to their family and enlist Pringle's aid in framing the dog. But by the end of the book that bad guys are behind bars and Paisley has thawed Octavius' heart. Thank God Angie refuses to call Octo-Cat by his full name.

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The Cat Caper (Pet Whisperer P.I. #5) by Molly Fitz

The Cat Caper by Molly Fitz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is full of lovable characters and a fast paced plot. When Angie's cat Octo-Cat is catnapped she fears for her friends life, but she is also in danger of losing her home since it's Octo-Cat's trust fund that pays for it.

Angie enlist the aid of some forest animals that it turns out have been spying on the house and soon tracks down the culprit that wants to strip Octo-Cat of his fortune.

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Master Bedroom

 

The Master Bedroom remodel is taking forever. We started in August 2020 and it's still not finished. Mainly because Hubby is having to redo the ceiling. The walls are painted Emerald Ice (this Calming Icy Green is a neutral so it will work with any color. This cool, refreshing neutral wavers between blue and green and has a touch of gray for easy versatility.- Sue Kim, Valspar Color Strategist) paired with the Urban Sunrise Trim and the LVP flooring is  Provenza's Uptown Chic series. The color is called Catwalk. I also found a gray and white cloth laundry hamper to go in there. With the remodel of the Master Closet I no longer had room for a laundry hamper tucked in the closet so I wanted something nice for the bedroom (we don't have room for it in the Master Bathroom either). 

 

And I got these Levolor Natural Shades - Bay Weave Room Darkening - White, They are custom made to fit your windows.I am hoping once the ceiling is done to either get a new bedroom suite or paint the existing one. If we paint it I am thinking a nice White to match the shades.

Master Bedroom Closet and Laundry Room

 

I liked the dragonfly hooks I found at Lowe's so much I asked Hubby to hang one in the Laundry Room for the dogs leashes.

 

The closet in the Master Bedroom was super small and it wasn't really made for two people to share. So we made a few adjustments that gave us more room. We raised the top shelf giving us room to hang two clothes rods.

Then Hubby added these shelves. 

Since I didn't have the length to hang my dresses on the clothes rods I asked hubby to hang hooks on the wall for my longer stuff. (This wouldn't work if you had lots of dresses but is fine for a few).

And a hook on the back of the door is perfect for hanging my robe. ~Alasandra