The Americana Series Monthly Challenge – April 2019: Iowa
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Each month, we will visit a different state in the United States of America for the Monthly Reading Challenge in the Mystery & Suspense Extra! Group. This month, we are traveling to Iowa – a Midwestern state that is more than just a “flyover” state full of cornfields and hogs.
(Flyover state = one that a person flies over or drives through on the way to somewhere else)
The Americana Series Monthly Challenge – April 2019: Iowa
History
On July 4, 1838, the U.S. Congress established the Territory of Iowa. President Martin Van Buren appointed Robert Lucas governor of the territory, which at the time had 22 counties and a population of 23,242. Almost immediately after achieving territorial status, a clamor arose for statehood. On December 28, 1846, Iowa became the 29th state in the Union when President James K. Polk signed Iowa's admission bill into law.
Iowa is the 26th most extensive in land area and the 30th most populous of the 50 U.S states. Its capital and largest city by population is Des Moines. Iowa has been listed as one of the safest states in which to live. Its nickname is the Hawkeye State.
The state was named after the Ioway people, a Native American tribe that once inhabited the area. But what “Iowa” really means has long been a subject of debate. One account says it was coined when a tribe of Native Americans spied the land for the first time and proclaimed it “Iowa, Iowa, Iowa,” which meant “beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.” Then there’s the tale that says it’s a variation on the French word “Ayuhwa,” which means “sleepy ones”—something the Dakota Sioux tribe called the Ioway Nation.
Iowa has come to play an important role in American politics. The state gets considerable attention every four years because the Iowa caucus, gatherings of voters to select delegates to the state conventions, is the first presidential caucus in the country. The caucuses, held in January or February of the election year, involve people gathering in homes or public places and choosing their candidates, rather than casting secret ballots as is done in a presidential primary election. Along with the New Hampshire primary the following week, Iowa's caucuses have become the starting points for choosing the two major-party candidates for president. The national and international media give Iowa and New Hampshire extensive attention, which gives Iowa voters leverage. Those who enter the caucus race often expend enormous effort to reach voters in each of Iowa's 99 counties.
Geography
Iowa is the only state whose east and west border are completely formed by water –Iowa is bordered by the Mississippi River on the east; the Missouri River and the Big Sioux River on the west; the northern boundary is a line along 43 degrees, 30 minutes north latitude. The southern border is the Des Moines River and a not-quite-straight line along approximately 40 degrees 35 minutes north, as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in Missouri v. Iowa (1849) after a standoff between Missouri and Iowa known as the Honey War.
Fun Facts
Iowa is the only state name that starts with 2 vowels.
The town of Fort Atkinson was the site of the only fort ever built by the US government to protect one Indian tribe from another.
Hogs outnumber humans 4-to-1
Nearly every single person (99 percent!) in Iowa can read—and with impressive numbers like that, Iowa easily has the highest literacy rate in the nation.
The ice cream capital of the world is Le Mars,Iowa, home to Wells Dairy (most well-known for its line of Blue Bunny sweets).
Iowa is home to the house in Grant Wood's American Gothic. Wood sketched the house when he passed through Eldon, Iowa, in 1930, struck by the contradiction of the modest Midwestern house with rather fancy windows. He painted the home back at his studio, then added the dour-looking man and woman, modeled after his dentist and his sister, respectively.
Opened in 1901, the Kate Shelley High Bridge is the tallest double-track railroad bridge in America. At 2,685 feet in length and 185 feet tall, this is where the Union Pacific Railroad crosses the Des Moines River.
The world’s largest popcorn ball, built in 2016, is located in Sac City, Iowa. It weighs 9,370 pounds and stands taller than 8 feet.
Kalona, Iowa is the largest Amish community west of the Mississippi River.
Snake Alley, located in Burlington, has been named the Most Crooked Street in the World by Ripley’s Believe it or Not.
Iowa is where Ozzy Osbourne's infamous bat incident happened. On January 20, 1982, a 17-year-old fan threw a bat on-stage at a Black Sabbath concert in Des Moines. Thinking it was a fake, Ozzy picked up the bat and chomped down—which is when he realized it was the real deal. He went to the hospital for rabies shots immediately after the show.
Woolly mammoth bones are abundant. The prehistoric pachyderms once lived in the area, so it's not that unusual for residents to find mammoth bones. They're especially prevalent in Mahaska County, where people seem to stumble upon them by accident.
When it comes to civil rights, Iowa has always been ahead of the curve. Married women received property rights in 1851, and in 1869, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that women should be allowed to practice law, making Iowan Arabella Mansfield the first female lawyer in the U.S. The state was also way ahead on school desegregation: The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that “separate but equal” schools were unlawful back in 1868, 85 years before Brown v. Board of Education decided the same thing on a federal level in 1954.
Iowa had only been a state for 15 years when the Civil War started, and had a population of just 600,000. Though the 76,534 Iowan men who served in the Union may seem like small potatoes compared to contributions from other states, no other state had a higher percentage of its male population serve. Iowa even had a regiment called the “Greybeards” because the men were all considered elderly, including one octogenarian.
Clear Lake, Iowa, is where "the music died." Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson all died when their plane crashed into a field there in 1959. Waylon Jennings, who was part of Holly's band at the time, was supposed to be on the flight, but gave his seat to an ailing Richardson. Jennings took a bus instead, and Holly jokingly told him he hoped he would freeze on the bus. "I hope your ol' plane crashes," Jennings joked back—and it haunted him ever since. "God almighty, for years I thought I caused it," he later told CMT.
Riverside, Iowa enjoys the unique status of being the future birthplace of one James Tiberius Kirk, Captain of the starship USS Enterprise. Not only does this city get to bask in future glory, it also boasts being the home of the present Trekfest. As Kirk says, “No, I am from Iowa. I only work in outer space.”
Iowa is home to the “Eighth Wonder of the World.” The Grotto of the Redemption, a religious monument in West Bend, is considered to be the world’s most complete man-made collection of minerals, fossils, and shells, the value of which is estimated to be more than $4.3 million.
Notable Residents
Herbert Hoover, a West Branch native was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933. Hoover was the first president born west of the Mississippi.
Five Nobel Prize winners hail from Iowa: Norman Borlaug, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize; Thomas Cech, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Alan J. Heeger, also a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry; John Mott, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize; and Stanley B. Prusiner, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Other notable scientists who worked or were born in Iowa include astronomer and space pioneer James A. Van Allen, ecologist Aldo Leopold, computer pioneer John Vincent Atanasoff, inventor and plant scientist George Washington Carver, geochemist Clair Cameron Patterson, and Intel founder Robert Noyce.
Notable writers, artists, and news personalities from Iowa include Bill Bryson, Corey Taylor, George Gallup, Susan Glaspell, Mauricio Lasansky, Tomas Lasansky, Harry Reasoner, Phil Stong, James Hearst, and Grant Wood.
Musicians, actors, and entertainers from Iowa include Tom Arnold, Julia Michaels, Bix Beiderbecke, Johnny Carson, Buffalo Bill Cody, Ashton Kutcher, Cloris Leachman, Glenn Miller, Kate Mulgrew, Eric Christian Olsen, Donna Reed, George Reeves, Brandon Routh, Jean Seberg, Tionne Watkins of TLC, John Wayne, Brooks Wheelan, Andy Williams, Meredith Willson, and Elijah Wood.
In honor of Iowa, read a Mystery/Suspense book (any sub-genre will do!) that satisfies one or more of the following:
• A Mystery/Suspense book with “River,” “Beautiful,” or “Sleep” in the title or has a River or House on the cover; or
• A Mystery/Suspense book that involves a plane crash or has a lawyer as a main character, or
• A Mystery/Suspense book where one of the author's initials (either the first OR last) can be found in IOWA.
Happy Reading ❤
(Flyover state = one that a person flies over or drives through on the way to somewhere else)
The Americana Series Monthly Challenge – April 2019: Iowa
History
On July 4, 1838, the U.S. Congress established the Territory of Iowa. President Martin Van Buren appointed Robert Lucas governor of the territory, which at the time had 22 counties and a population of 23,242. Almost immediately after achieving territorial status, a clamor arose for statehood. On December 28, 1846, Iowa became the 29th state in the Union when President James K. Polk signed Iowa's admission bill into law.
Iowa is the 26th most extensive in land area and the 30th most populous of the 50 U.S states. Its capital and largest city by population is Des Moines. Iowa has been listed as one of the safest states in which to live. Its nickname is the Hawkeye State.
The state was named after the Ioway people, a Native American tribe that once inhabited the area. But what “Iowa” really means has long been a subject of debate. One account says it was coined when a tribe of Native Americans spied the land for the first time and proclaimed it “Iowa, Iowa, Iowa,” which meant “beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.” Then there’s the tale that says it’s a variation on the French word “Ayuhwa,” which means “sleepy ones”—something the Dakota Sioux tribe called the Ioway Nation.
Iowa has come to play an important role in American politics. The state gets considerable attention every four years because the Iowa caucus, gatherings of voters to select delegates to the state conventions, is the first presidential caucus in the country. The caucuses, held in January or February of the election year, involve people gathering in homes or public places and choosing their candidates, rather than casting secret ballots as is done in a presidential primary election. Along with the New Hampshire primary the following week, Iowa's caucuses have become the starting points for choosing the two major-party candidates for president. The national and international media give Iowa and New Hampshire extensive attention, which gives Iowa voters leverage. Those who enter the caucus race often expend enormous effort to reach voters in each of Iowa's 99 counties.
Geography
Iowa is the only state whose east and west border are completely formed by water –Iowa is bordered by the Mississippi River on the east; the Missouri River and the Big Sioux River on the west; the northern boundary is a line along 43 degrees, 30 minutes north latitude. The southern border is the Des Moines River and a not-quite-straight line along approximately 40 degrees 35 minutes north, as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in Missouri v. Iowa (1849) after a standoff between Missouri and Iowa known as the Honey War.
Fun Facts
Iowa is the only state name that starts with 2 vowels.
The town of Fort Atkinson was the site of the only fort ever built by the US government to protect one Indian tribe from another.
Hogs outnumber humans 4-to-1
Nearly every single person (99 percent!) in Iowa can read—and with impressive numbers like that, Iowa easily has the highest literacy rate in the nation.
The ice cream capital of the world is Le Mars,Iowa, home to Wells Dairy (most well-known for its line of Blue Bunny sweets).
Iowa is home to the house in Grant Wood's American Gothic. Wood sketched the house when he passed through Eldon, Iowa, in 1930, struck by the contradiction of the modest Midwestern house with rather fancy windows. He painted the home back at his studio, then added the dour-looking man and woman, modeled after his dentist and his sister, respectively.
Opened in 1901, the Kate Shelley High Bridge is the tallest double-track railroad bridge in America. At 2,685 feet in length and 185 feet tall, this is where the Union Pacific Railroad crosses the Des Moines River.
The world’s largest popcorn ball, built in 2016, is located in Sac City, Iowa. It weighs 9,370 pounds and stands taller than 8 feet.
Kalona, Iowa is the largest Amish community west of the Mississippi River.
Snake Alley, located in Burlington, has been named the Most Crooked Street in the World by Ripley’s Believe it or Not.
Iowa is where Ozzy Osbourne's infamous bat incident happened. On January 20, 1982, a 17-year-old fan threw a bat on-stage at a Black Sabbath concert in Des Moines. Thinking it was a fake, Ozzy picked up the bat and chomped down—which is when he realized it was the real deal. He went to the hospital for rabies shots immediately after the show.
Woolly mammoth bones are abundant. The prehistoric pachyderms once lived in the area, so it's not that unusual for residents to find mammoth bones. They're especially prevalent in Mahaska County, where people seem to stumble upon them by accident.
When it comes to civil rights, Iowa has always been ahead of the curve. Married women received property rights in 1851, and in 1869, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that women should be allowed to practice law, making Iowan Arabella Mansfield the first female lawyer in the U.S. The state was also way ahead on school desegregation: The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that “separate but equal” schools were unlawful back in 1868, 85 years before Brown v. Board of Education decided the same thing on a federal level in 1954.
Iowa had only been a state for 15 years when the Civil War started, and had a population of just 600,000. Though the 76,534 Iowan men who served in the Union may seem like small potatoes compared to contributions from other states, no other state had a higher percentage of its male population serve. Iowa even had a regiment called the “Greybeards” because the men were all considered elderly, including one octogenarian.
Clear Lake, Iowa, is where "the music died." Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson all died when their plane crashed into a field there in 1959. Waylon Jennings, who was part of Holly's band at the time, was supposed to be on the flight, but gave his seat to an ailing Richardson. Jennings took a bus instead, and Holly jokingly told him he hoped he would freeze on the bus. "I hope your ol' plane crashes," Jennings joked back—and it haunted him ever since. "God almighty, for years I thought I caused it," he later told CMT.
Riverside, Iowa enjoys the unique status of being the future birthplace of one James Tiberius Kirk, Captain of the starship USS Enterprise. Not only does this city get to bask in future glory, it also boasts being the home of the present Trekfest. As Kirk says, “No, I am from Iowa. I only work in outer space.”
Iowa is home to the “Eighth Wonder of the World.” The Grotto of the Redemption, a religious monument in West Bend, is considered to be the world’s most complete man-made collection of minerals, fossils, and shells, the value of which is estimated to be more than $4.3 million.
Notable Residents
Herbert Hoover, a West Branch native was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933. Hoover was the first president born west of the Mississippi.
Five Nobel Prize winners hail from Iowa: Norman Borlaug, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize; Thomas Cech, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Alan J. Heeger, also a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry; John Mott, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize; and Stanley B. Prusiner, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Other notable scientists who worked or were born in Iowa include astronomer and space pioneer James A. Van Allen, ecologist Aldo Leopold, computer pioneer John Vincent Atanasoff, inventor and plant scientist George Washington Carver, geochemist Clair Cameron Patterson, and Intel founder Robert Noyce.
Notable writers, artists, and news personalities from Iowa include Bill Bryson, Corey Taylor, George Gallup, Susan Glaspell, Mauricio Lasansky, Tomas Lasansky, Harry Reasoner, Phil Stong, James Hearst, and Grant Wood.
Musicians, actors, and entertainers from Iowa include Tom Arnold, Julia Michaels, Bix Beiderbecke, Johnny Carson, Buffalo Bill Cody, Ashton Kutcher, Cloris Leachman, Glenn Miller, Kate Mulgrew, Eric Christian Olsen, Donna Reed, George Reeves, Brandon Routh, Jean Seberg, Tionne Watkins of TLC, John Wayne, Brooks Wheelan, Andy Williams, Meredith Willson, and Elijah Wood.
In honor of Iowa, read a Mystery/Suspense book (any sub-genre will do!) that satisfies one or more of the following:
• A Mystery/Suspense book with “River,” “Beautiful,” or “Sleep” in the title or has a River or House on the cover; or
• A Mystery/Suspense book that involves a plane crash or has a lawyer as a main character, or
• A Mystery/Suspense book where one of the author's initials (either the first OR last) can be found in IOWA.
Happy Reading ❤
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Brenda's Americana Challenge for April 2019 - Iowa
3 of 3 Complete
• A Mystery/Suspense book with “River,” “Beautiful,” or “Sleep” in the title or has a River or House on the cover; or
Bad Little Falls by Paul Doiron; frozen river falls and a house on the cover; 4/19/19; 4 stars
• A Mystery/Suspense book that involves a plane crash or has a lawyer as a main character, or
Millennium by John Varley; plane crash; 4/19/19; 3 stars
• A Mystery/Suspense book where one of the author's initials (either the first OR last) can be found in IOWA.
White Nights by Ann Cleeves; 4/24/19; 3 stars
3 of 3 Complete
• A Mystery/Suspense book with “River,” “Beautiful,” or “Sleep” in the title or has a River or House on the cover; or
Bad Little Falls by Paul Doiron; frozen river falls and a house on the cover; 4/19/19; 4 stars
• A Mystery/Suspense book that involves a plane crash or has a lawyer as a main character, or
Millennium by John Varley; plane crash; 4/19/19; 3 stars
• A Mystery/Suspense book where one of the author's initials (either the first OR last) can be found in IOWA.
White Nights by Ann Cleeves; 4/24/19; 3 stars
3Carol420
Carol is Lost in the Cornfield in Iowa...But Has Lots of Pigs For Company
📌- ★
3/3
📌1. A Mystery/Suspense book with “River,” “Beautiful,” or “Sleep” in the title or has a River or House on the cover.
Sleeping in the Ground by Peter Robinson - 4.5★
📌2. A Mystery/Suspense book that involves a plane crash OR has a lawyer as a main character
The Rule of Law by John Lescroart- 2.5★
📌3. A Mystery/Suspense book where one of the author's initials (either the first OR last) can be found in IOWA.
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens- 3.5★
4gaylebutz
I'm going to read The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware. "W" in Iowa.
5Olivermagnus
Lynda and Oliver Beam Over to Iowa
In honor of Iowa, read a Mystery/Suspense book (any sub-genre will do!) that satisfies one or more of the following:
• A Mystery/Suspense book with “River,” “Beautiful,” or “Sleep” in the title or has a River or House on the cover; or
📌 A Mystery/Suspense book that involves a plane crash or has a lawyer as a main character
Rogue Lawyer - John Grisham - 3.5 Stars - 4/14/19
📌 A Mystery/Suspense book where one of the author's initials (either the first OR last) can be found in IOWA.
My Sister the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite - 3 Stars - 4/1/19
In honor of Iowa, read a Mystery/Suspense book (any sub-genre will do!) that satisfies one or more of the following:
• A Mystery/Suspense book with “River,” “Beautiful,” or “Sleep” in the title or has a River or House on the cover; or
📌 A Mystery/Suspense book that involves a plane crash or has a lawyer as a main character
Rogue Lawyer - John Grisham - 3.5 Stars - 4/14/19
📌 A Mystery/Suspense book where one of the author's initials (either the first OR last) can be found in IOWA.
My Sister the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite - 3 Stars - 4/1/19
6jguidry
Jaret's Trip to Iowa
(2/3 completed)
• A Mystery/Suspense book with “River,” “Beautiful,” or “Sleep” in the title or has a River or House on the cover; or
Voice of the Violin by Andrea Camilleri 4 stars 4/6/2019 houses on cover
• A Mystery/Suspense book that involves a plane crash or has a lawyer as a main character, or
• A Mystery/Suspense book where one of the author's initials (either the first OR last) can be found in IOWA.
My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk 2 stars 4/2/2019 author's first initial in IOWA
(2/3 completed)
• A Mystery/Suspense book with “River,” “Beautiful,” or “Sleep” in the title or has a River or House on the cover; or
Voice of the Violin by Andrea Camilleri 4 stars 4/6/2019 houses on cover
• A Mystery/Suspense book that involves a plane crash or has a lawyer as a main character, or
• A Mystery/Suspense book where one of the author's initials (either the first OR last) can be found in IOWA.
My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk 2 stars 4/2/2019 author's first initial in IOWA
7Carol420
#3 - the authors initial "A" can be found in IOWA
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
3.5★
"College student Joe Talbert has an assignment to interview a stranger and write a brief biography. With deadlines looming, he heads to a nearby nursing home. Carl Iverson is a dying Vietnam veteran -- and a convicted murderer. Writing about him, Joe can't reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict, and tries to uncover the truth.
It's a crime novel as well as a well done detective story. it will draw you in and hold your attention right to the very last page. The hero is likable and to me this is always important. I really liked that he was "hell-bent" on doing a selfless deed for a dying old man, who was a Vietnam veteran with a less than stellar past but absolutely no future. It's the authors first book but it won't be the last one that I will read.
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
3.5★
"College student Joe Talbert has an assignment to interview a stranger and write a brief biography. With deadlines looming, he heads to a nearby nursing home. Carl Iverson is a dying Vietnam veteran -- and a convicted murderer. Writing about him, Joe can't reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict, and tries to uncover the truth.
It's a crime novel as well as a well done detective story. it will draw you in and hold your attention right to the very last page. The hero is likable and to me this is always important. I really liked that he was "hell-bent" on doing a selfless deed for a dying old man, who was a Vietnam veteran with a less than stellar past but absolutely no future. It's the authors first book but it won't be the last one that I will read.
8Carol420
#2 - a lawyer in the story
The Rule of Law by John Lescroart
Dismas Hardy series Book #18
2.5★
Dismas Hardy knows something is amiss with his trusted secretary, Phyllis. Her out-of-character behavior and sudden disappearances concern Hardy, especially when he learns that her convict brother—a man who had served twenty-five years in prison for armed robbery and attempted murder—has just been released.
Things take a shocking turn when Phyllis is suddenly arrested at work for allegedly being an accessory to the murder of Hector Valdez, a coyote who’d been smuggling women into this country from El Salvador and Mexico. That is, until recently, when he was shot to death—on the very same day that Phyllis first disappeared from work. The connection between Phyllis, her brother, and Hector’s murder is not something Dismas can easily understand, but if his cherished colleague has any chance of going free, he needs to put all the pieces together—and fast.
This is going to probably be the shortest review I have ever written in my entire life. It was a decent criminal story but had entirely too much political opinion. Everyone is entitled to theirs but pick a different venue.
The Rule of Law by John Lescroart
Dismas Hardy series Book #18
2.5★
Dismas Hardy knows something is amiss with his trusted secretary, Phyllis. Her out-of-character behavior and sudden disappearances concern Hardy, especially when he learns that her convict brother—a man who had served twenty-five years in prison for armed robbery and attempted murder—has just been released.
Things take a shocking turn when Phyllis is suddenly arrested at work for allegedly being an accessory to the murder of Hector Valdez, a coyote who’d been smuggling women into this country from El Salvador and Mexico. That is, until recently, when he was shot to death—on the very same day that Phyllis first disappeared from work. The connection between Phyllis, her brother, and Hector’s murder is not something Dismas can easily understand, but if his cherished colleague has any chance of going free, he needs to put all the pieces together—and fast.
This is going to probably be the shortest review I have ever written in my entire life. It was a decent criminal story but had entirely too much political opinion. Everyone is entitled to theirs but pick a different venue.
9Sergeirocks
A good one to start off with, Footsteps in the Dark by Georgette Heyer 4.5★s - has an English barrister as one of the lead players. (Didn't even know this would fit the bill before I began reading - a serendipitous choice... And I still have my original choice, a Josephine Tey, to look forward to.)
10bhabeck
>9 Sergeirocks: I liked that book too - gave it 4 stars. I like her Country House Mystery series quite a bit.
11Carol420
>9 Sergeirocks: I read Footsteps in the Dark 2 or 3 years ago and loved it.
12gaylebutz
"W" in Iowa
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
3.5 ★
Description
Travel writer Lo Blacklock has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful of cabins. At first, Lo's stay is nothing but pleasant. But as the week wears on, Lo witnesses what she can only describe as a dark and terrifying nightmare: a woman being thrown overboard. But all passengers remain accounted for despite Lo's desperate attempts to convey that something (or someone) has gone terribly, terribly wrong.
This was an easy and entertaining read as the on-edge Lo went around asking too many questions. I thought I knew where the story was going but was a bit surprised when things turned out differently. It was a bit drawn out in places but I enjoyed the story.
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
3.5 ★
Description
Travel writer Lo Blacklock has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful of cabins. At first, Lo's stay is nothing but pleasant. But as the week wears on, Lo witnesses what she can only describe as a dark and terrifying nightmare: a woman being thrown overboard. But all passengers remain accounted for despite Lo's desperate attempts to convey that something (or someone) has gone terribly, terribly wrong.
This was an easy and entertaining read as the on-edge Lo went around asking too many questions. I thought I knew where the story was going but was a bit surprised when things turned out differently. It was a bit drawn out in places but I enjoyed the story.
13Carol420
# 1 the word "sleep" in the title
Sleeping In The Ground by Peter Robinsin
Alan Banks series Book #24
4.5★
At the doors of a charming country church, an unspeakable act destroys a wedding party. A huge manhunt ensues. The culprit is captured. The story is over. Except it isn't. For Alan Banks, still struggling with a tragic loss of his own, there's something wrong about this case — something unresolved. Reteaming with profiler Jenny Fuller, the relentless detective deeper into the crime... deep enough to unearth long-buried secrets that reshape everything Banks thought he knew about the events outside that chapel. And when at last the shocking truth becomes clear, it's almost too late.
I have never read a bad or mediocre book in this series. I like the way Peter Robinson ages his character of Alan Banks and how he gives him a private life that we are privy to outside of his life as a detective. Alan is a very through police officer. He sees things that are often overlooked and helps to solve the crime. Banks family and professional history always adds context to the story. In this one compassion was also a big factor. The books don't necessarily need to be be read in order but each one just serves to make Alan Banks come alive for the reader.
Sleeping In The Ground by Peter Robinsin
Alan Banks series Book #24
4.5★
At the doors of a charming country church, an unspeakable act destroys a wedding party. A huge manhunt ensues. The culprit is captured. The story is over. Except it isn't. For Alan Banks, still struggling with a tragic loss of his own, there's something wrong about this case — something unresolved. Reteaming with profiler Jenny Fuller, the relentless detective deeper into the crime... deep enough to unearth long-buried secrets that reshape everything Banks thought he knew about the events outside that chapel. And when at last the shocking truth becomes clear, it's almost too late.
I have never read a bad or mediocre book in this series. I like the way Peter Robinson ages his character of Alan Banks and how he gives him a private life that we are privy to outside of his life as a detective. Alan is a very through police officer. He sees things that are often overlooked and helps to solve the crime. Banks family and professional history always adds context to the story. In this one compassion was also a big factor. The books don't necessarily need to be be read in order but each one just serves to make Alan Banks come alive for the reader.
15bhabeck
>14 Carol420: Congrats Carol!
16Sergeirocks
Doubling up on a book that has a lawyer as a main character - The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey 4.5★s.
Very enjoyable book; made into a movie in 1951 starring Michael Denison and his wife Dulcie Gray.
Very enjoyable book; made into a movie in 1951 starring Michael Denison and his wife Dulcie Gray.
17Carol420
>16 Sergeirocks: Love movies that are made from books and Netflix has it. My lucky day it seems.
18Andrew-theQM
1. A Mystery/Suspense book with “River,” “Beautiful,” or “Sleep” in the title or has a River or House on the cover;
✔️House of Shadowsby Nicola Cornick 16/4/19 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️
2. A Mystery/Suspense book that involves a plane crash or has a lawyer as a main character, or
3. A Mystery/Suspense book where one of the author's initials (either the first OR last) can be found in IOWA.
✔️ The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov 20/4/19 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Both initials in IOWA
✔️House of Shadowsby Nicola Cornick 16/4/19 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️
2. A Mystery/Suspense book that involves a plane crash or has a lawyer as a main character, or
3. A Mystery/Suspense book where one of the author's initials (either the first OR last) can be found in IOWA.
✔️ The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov 20/4/19 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Both initials in IOWA
20Sergeirocks
Second category achieved:
A book with a River (The River Thames) on the cover - The One You Love by Paul Pilkington 3.25★s
A kindle 'freebie' - well written, but plot not so hot...
A book with a River (The River Thames) on the cover - The One You Love by Paul Pilkington 3.25★s
A kindle 'freebie' - well written, but plot not so hot...
22Sergeirocks
>21 Carol420: Thank You, Carol, :D
To complete the set:
An author whose initial is in 'Iowa' - Andrea Camilleri, The Dance of the Seagull 4.5★s
To complete the set:
An author whose initial is in 'Iowa' - Andrea Camilleri, The Dance of the Seagull 4.5★s
23jguidry
Jaret's Trip to Iowa
(3/3 completed)
• A Mystery/Suspense book with “River,” “Beautiful,” or “Sleep” in the title or has a River or House on the cover; or
Voice of the Violin by Andrea Camilleri 4 stars 4/6/2019 houses on cover
• A Mystery/Suspense book that involves a plane crash or has a lawyer as a main character, or
Death and Judgment by Donna Leon 4 stars 4/30/2019 one of the main characters was a lawyer
• A Mystery/Suspense book where one of the author's initials (either the first OR last) can be found in IOWA.
My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk 2 stars 4/2/2019 author's first initial in IOWA
(3/3 completed)
• A Mystery/Suspense book with “River,” “Beautiful,” or “Sleep” in the title or has a River or House on the cover; or
Voice of the Violin by Andrea Camilleri 4 stars 4/6/2019 houses on cover
• A Mystery/Suspense book that involves a plane crash or has a lawyer as a main character, or
Death and Judgment by Donna Leon 4 stars 4/30/2019 one of the main characters was a lawyer
• A Mystery/Suspense book where one of the author's initials (either the first OR last) can be found in IOWA.
My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk 2 stars 4/2/2019 author's first initial in IOWA
25bhabeck
>24 jguidry: Congrats!
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