What Fiction are you reading this week, June 21, 2026? [View all]

I'm reading Memory Man by David Baldacci. The first in the series from 2015. "Big, bold and almost impossible to put down.." It starts off seeming like a police procedural with an unsolved murders case. But then it takes several turns into "yikes" territory. It is hard to put down.

I got a small book to carry when I have to wait somewhere, like a laundromat or veterinarian's office. Homer's Odyssey by Gwen Cooper is a true story about a lady who adopts a blind cat. It is so sweet and funny. A real treat.

I'm listening to A Last Goodbye by J.A. Jance, a fictional adoption story. "A fun and exciting e-novella" that's also a thriller. Ali Reynolds is about to get married when she finds a stray miniature dachshund whose elderly owner has mysteriously vanished. Good story.

Speaking of dogs, I just listened to Old Habits by Steve Higgs, the first book in Albert Smith's Mystery Thrillers series. This book continues on from the Albert Smith's Culinary Capers series and it appears to only be an e-book right now. Retired policeman Albert Smith and his "assistance" dog Rex travel to Belgium where they happen upon a crime in progress. Rex meets up with a pack of strays and they figure out how to help Albert find the culprits. The doggie dialogues are quite amusing.

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