finished the Val McDermid mystery and also P.D. James Murder Room.  so i'm feeling a little tired of corpses, blood, gore, and britishness.  although the McDermid took place in Scotland.  That Distant Echo went on a little too long and i guessed the perpetrator way too early.  i also guessed whodunnit in  Murder Room, it seemed more than obvious.  american reviewers have been less than kind to this book, but i read it in two days (and not free days, either.  so i read well into the night.) and quite enjoyed it.  the british have been kinder, here's an example with a good plot summary as well.  Adam Dalgleish grows mellow with love, a new man, and i have to admit i liked him better dark and brooding.  he broods a little, but nothing like what used to be his wont.  we all deserve our shot at happiness, maybe this is his. 

now i am BB (between books) and open to suggestions.  i have a couple of things from the library but nothing that shouts to be picked up and read immediately.  i want Drop City, but there's a wait list for it at the library.  i bought Anne Tyler's new one for G last week. she hasn't started it, would it be too cheap and tacky if i read it first?