Halloween Thrillers are treats for your eyes and ears.

this.is.not.here@evpl — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:54:00 GMT

Since it's Oct. and Halloween is just around the corner it is only fitting to dip into the library's collection of thrillers. There's a new chapter in the Chelsea Cain trilogy of terror. The newest one is called Evil at Heart. in which Gretchen Lowell, female serial killer is once again on the trail of the long suffering (in more ways than one) detective Archie Sheridan. In the first book, Heartsick , Archie is married with 2 kids when he first crosses paths with Gretchen. He's in charge of The Beauty Killer Task Force and has been unsuccessfully trying to catch the killer for 10 years. Enter Gretchen Lowell, a beautiful seductive blonde who is more than willing to lend a helping hand. But wait---maybe there's a reason she knows so much about the Beauty Killer. Too late Archie discovers Gretchen's true colors and is held captive for 10 days as she tortures him in all manner of horrible ways including removing is spleen. If you love blood, gore, torture, and scattered body parts, and psycho-sexual obsession then this one is for you. Then there's Sweetheart where she's turned herself in to the authorities but has managed to escape. And she's after Archie again. He's trying to kick the vicodin and she's still feeding them to him and has found new ways to tempt and torture him. In fact she's so "over the top" with her ‘bag of tricks" that it's almost comical. Now in Evil at Heart she's at large and on another killing spree with a seeming affinity for eyeballs. Or is she? She's become the object of a cult following and is perhaps tutoring a new, really confused group of young people on the internet in the ways of torture. Gretchen has become super villain and Archie is super victim. How he's managed to stay alive is the biggest mystery of all.

Boo , Boo Who, and Boo Hiss -- don't let the titles scare you.

this.is.not.here@evpl — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:06:00 GMT

We are always encouraged to read outside our comfort zone so I chose this little series of books by Rene Gutteridge The Boo Series that are tagged as Christian Fiction. The first book is called Boo and you have to read them in order. I've never read a Christian Fiction book but I'd run out of romantic suspense books to download to my mp3 player from Overdrive and I was going through withdrawal so I decided to take a chance. I listened to the first book and was pleasantly surprised to find that rather than being all "preachy" it was filled with humorous situations, and a colorful cast of charismatic characters complete with all their little idiosyncracies. They reminded me a little of the townspeople of Stars Hollow from Gilmore Girls. The plot of the first book, Boo was cute and simple.

Wolfe Boone (nicknamed Boo) the famous writer of horror books who lives in the small town of Skary, Indiana has decided to quit writing horror because he has found God. This comes as a shock to its residents who have become accustomed to having his many fans come to visit, frequent the local "haunts" and spend lots of money. They have redesigned the town using a horror theme. The restaurant is now The Haunted Palace" with "bloody fingers" - french fries with ketchup. The bookstore is now "Spooky's Bookstore". The plot twists and turns as the residents try to come up with a plan to convince him to change his mind and go back to writing the very profitable horror books.

"Boo" is in love with Ainsley Parker, the lovely daughter of the overprotective widowed Sheriff Parker. Ainsley is over 21 and still lives at home. She takes care of her father, Sheriff Parker and everyone else in the town that needs looking after and everyone loves her. She has never liked Wolfe feeling that his books are the work of a very evil mind. Before the two can get together he must convince her that he is really a nice person but he gets tongue tied every time he sees her. He's trying to get close to her and the townspeople are trying to keep them apart.

Suffice it to say it is a comedy of errors and a happy romp worthy of a Frank Capra movie. The plot twists come unexpectedly and sneak up on you. This includes the little background story of the mysterious overpopulation of cats --- Thief, the sheriffs's cat unbeknownst to the townspeople in Skary, is the victim of a botched neutering operation. These are feel-good stories that give you a warm fuzzy feeling. The theme of the 1st book Boo is cats. The second, Boo Who, is about owls (big surprise). The third is Boo Hiss and is about ----snakes. Not my favorite subject but Rene Gutteridge manages to make it both funny and fascinating. The snake is a boa constrictor with two heads named Bob and Fred. It is on the loose in the town wrecking havoc everywhere.

What do you read when you go outside your comfort zone?

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Halloween Thrillers are treats for your eyes and ears.

Boo , Boo Who, and Boo Hiss -- don't let the titles scare you.