Riedel’s Recent Reads

Catchy title, huh?  “R–I–E–D–E–L” is a wonderful German name, to rhyme exactly with “needle”.  Don’t get it wrong!  hehehe  Man, people frequently mispronounce or misspell my first name too and there’s nothing foreign there.  Through my school days, it was a double whammy.  Cringe!

My fiancé keeps a log of his reading.  I think that’s great.  Fortuntely I have good recall, giving away or trading books I dislike.  It’s my great pleasure to share and compare with you.  I like to see original release year on lists.  It is a worthwhile detail whenever citing books, music, films, and personal photographs.

Here’s what I dipped into over the months, until April 17th, 2012.  I hope you find my selections and eras well-varied.  I would be thrilled if you posed questions or initiated conversation about any of them.

“The Trembling Hills”                              Phyllis A. Whitney – 1956
“The Mystery Of The Green Cat”            Phyllis A. Whitney – 1957
“The Golden Unicorn”                              Phyllis A. Whitney – 1976
“A Nun In The Closet”                             Dorothy Gilman – 1976
“The Tightrope Walker”                           Dorothy Gilman – 1979
“The Maze In The Heart Of The Castle”  Dorothy Gilman – 1983
“The Clairvoyant Countess”                   Dorothy Gilman – 1975
“Kaleidoscope”                                          Dorothy Gilman – 2002
“On Writing:  A Memoir Of The Craft”   Stephen King – 2000
“Letters For Emily”                                   Camron Wright – 2002
“Windwalker”                                             Natasha Mostert – 2004
“The Bright Silver Star”                            David Handler – 2004
“Graven Images”                                        Audrey Thomas – 1994
“Nancy Drew, Secret In The Old Attic”  Mildred A. Wirt – 1944  ‘Carolyn Keene’
“The Door To The Tower”                         Sylvia G. L. Dannet – 1966
“Storm’s End”                                             Rebecca James – 1974
“Ghosts I Have Been”                                Richard Peck – 1977
“Here Kitty Kitty”                                      Winifred Elze – 1996
“Site Unseen”                                             Dana Cameron – 2002
“The Tale Of Cuckoo Brow Wood”          Susan Wittig Albert – 2006
“The Tale Of Hawthorn House”              Susan Wittig Albert – 2007
“The Tale Of Briar Bank”                          Susan Wittig Albert – 2008
“The Tale Of Applebeck Orchard”          Susan Wittig Albert – 2009
“A War Bride’s Story:  Risking It All”    Cynthia J. Faryon – 2004
“The Hatbox Letters”                                Beth Powning – 2004
“Celebrity Detox:  The Fame Game”       Rosie O’Donnell – 2007
“The Hundred Secret Senses”                  Amy Tan – 1995
“Murder Past Due”                                     Miranda James – 2010
“Classified As Murder”                             Miranda James – 2011
“How To Wash A Cat”                               Rebecca M. Hale – 2008

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