Unfortunately, I did have to work on Friday, but I'm plotting lots of good reading and watching over the weekend. My daughter and her new husband will be visiting starting next Wednesday, so weekend after next I have a 5 day weekend, since I'm taking the 9th, 10th & 11th off!

My big plan for this weekend is to get some of the holiday decorations up. I always decorate my front porch, and will get that finished since it's going to be dry all weekend. There's nothing like decorating outside in typical Oregon weather. 

I have a pair of new to me Christmas mysteries on tap: Murder in the Snow by Gladys Mitchell, which was previously published as Groaning Spinney, and An English Murder by Cyril Hare. I also have the next in the Shetland Island series, Thin Air, checked out of the library, and finally got my hand on Murder with Peacocks, the first in the Meg Langslow series!

I'm also going to find time to watch some movies/television, and will likely turn to one of my old favorites, Poirot, while I do some Christmas sewing - I want to get the Christmas stockings I am making for my daughter finished before they arrive on Thursday!

This was a book I really looked forward to reading since I love the Shetland series. What I like with the Shetland series is a.) the characters b.) the setting and c.) the crimes. I like Detective Jimmy Perez, he is such a steady character. He is still recovering from the loss of Fran, but now he seems to be more himself again. Detective Willow Reeves was introduced in the last book and I liked her from the beginning. This hippie cop together working with the steady Jimmy Perez. It's just a terrific paring.

I liked the story very much in this book, I like that it didn't feel rushed that slowly, the pieces came together in the end. A tragic end, so much misunderstanding. The myth of the drowned child was an interesting part of the story. 

Now I'm just waiting for the next book to be released...whenever that will be!

I thought I would read a couple pf chapters before work, but instead I got stuck her at BL checking out everyone's glamour shots (damn you all for being so sexy!)...

Anyway this book works for me right now better than Traveler did yesterday so I'm going to stick with this one instead right now. It's lovely to finally getting to read the latest Shetland novel and I wish I could stay home and read, but alas I need to work to pay for my book addiction...