Bruno, Chief of Police, by Martin Walker was recommended by both Tall Reader and Canadian Reader! Bruno, a former soldier has happily settled into a small, quiet town in the South of France. It's a mystery, folks, so you know this will change, and it does, with the murder of an elderly hero of the French Army (with a nasty message found with the body). Well written, just an excellent read, it is the first in the series and Tall Reader and Canadian Reader are happily working their way through the next books.

It looks like author Dianne Harman has several cozy mystery series to her name and Murder on Bainbridge Island: a Northwest Cozy Mystery is the first in her new series set in the PNW. Not a bad read, good for a rainy afternoon! I enjoyed the local feel.

I picked up another armchair tourist book because of the promise of humour in the stories. The subtitle did not mislead, By the Seat of My Pants: Humorous Tales of Travel and Misadventure, edited by Don George, was full of funny tales. It is Mr. George's belief that to travel, one must have a sense of humor (in his case, humour), and these stories are proof of that. From strange foods, to unplanned detours, to accidents in the middle of no where, and a search for the perfect pair of cowboy boots, you should chuckle, laugh, and even snort!

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