Just added two books to my wish list after reading Wendy's post about Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach. I wasn't familiar with Mary Roach, but found several other nonfiction lay science books that she has written that sound fascinating. I love lay science!
The other book Wendy mentioned was The Mind at Night: The New Science of How and Why We Dream by Andrea Rock. I've read a couple of novels lately about dreaming (The Vault of Dreamers-post scheduled for Aug. 20--loved, and The Anatomy of Dreams- post scheduled for Sept. 2- not so much). I also read articles in The Guardian like Sleep May Help Memories Form by Creating New Synapses and Sleep's Role in Memory Formation and Lucid Dreaming Can Be Induced by Electric Scalp Stimulation (my own lucid dreams are rare, but appreciated).
Sleep and memory are also discussed in How We Learn by Benedict Carey (this one was so good, but I haven't scheduled my review yet). In fiction and fact, dreams are intriguing to most of us.
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I've got two great possibilities for Carl's R.I.P. Challenge lined up:
The Pierced Heart by Lynn Shepherd. "The shadow of Bram Stoker’s Dracula looms large over the darkest mystery yet faced by Victorian detective Charles Maddox—as the acclaimed author of The Solitary House and A Fatal Likeness once again pays homage to a literary classic, in a chilling tale of superstition, dangerous science, and shocking secrets."
I've read both The Solitary House and A Fatal Likeness by Shepherd and expect this one to be a perfect R.I.P. book.
The Lazarus Prophecy by F.G. Cottam. A copy cat Jack the Ripper, a connection to the Templars, and a prophecy that is even older.
I've never read this author before, but the content and the cover make
it look suitable for R.I.P.
Now, I must leave these two alone until the Challenge begins. I MUST not go ahead and read them UNTIL the Challenge begins.
Sometimes a dry spell occurs when none of the books on my Kindle or in my towering stacks are just what I want to read. But then, just as I settle down with a second choice, wonderful new titles appear on NetGalley or in the mail. Feast!
I read my first Michael Robotham novel in March (Watching You) and found it an excellent psychological thriller. I wanted to read the first in the series, but as usual, got lost in all the other books in the TBR que.
Then Mulholland Books sent me an email offering both the first and second in the series! Yes! Now, I have The Suspect and Lost in my que. I've already read the first two chapters of The Suspect and am again impressed with Robotham's writing! Great psychological suspense and terrific writing--can't get much better.
I'm eager to get more of the back story on this series, and I'm eager to see more of Joe O'Loughlin and Vincent Ruiz. O'Loughlin suffers from Parkinson's which puts a unique twist on the protagonist and hampers his abilities. Another thing I liked about Watching You is that although O'Loughlin and Ruiz are definitely important to the story, Marnie Logan, one of O'Loughlin's patients, is the main focus--it is her mystery, she isn't a secondary character.
I'm not all sure what will happen in this first novel in the series, but it will be Joe O'Loughlin's first involvement with a high profile crime, and Robotham's first chapter grabbed my interest immediately.
Also new from NetGalley: The Ship of Brides by JoJo Moyes and Terminal City by Linda Fairstein. Two authors I've enjoyed previously.
Tonight will be just me and Joe O'Loughlin and a good story, I hope.
