I started reading Ms. Rice when she came out with "Witching Hour" and then I read all of her books after until Violin"...I was tiring of the series I think...Not to discourage people that are only familiar with her vampire series...I thought at the time of printing that Witching Hour ...

Penelope, have you read anything by Benjamin Black? I know its a pen name ...but for the life of me I can't remember his "real" name.

I think a reader always has more unread books on hand than he needs to... much like an overstocked refrigerator...however, books never spoil....I can count on one hand how many books I have started and didn't finish...although as I get older and time becomes more precious I have to admit I have beco...

I agree Ophelia...but I believe it is in his style of writing that makes it so wonderful as opposed to the story content.

I have always found it interesting that some readers are only non-fiction-al while others are fiction-al. Me, I'm a fiction-al kind of gal when reading but I will listen to both...so does that make me auditorially non-partisan?

I loved the Shadow of the Wind...excellent book..reading New England White be Stephen Carter...and just finished Turows limitations

2 of my favorites are Caleb Carr...the Alienist...and Stephen L. Carter..New England White.(reading this now)..and his "Emperor of Ocean Park" ...as a first fictional book was quite good.

hello Ophelia and thanks for the welcome

hi...my name is chrisanne...love hiking,kayaking ,fishing, reading, and my 6month old weimaraner.."AmosMoses"