My dog and I didn't do much more than lie in front of the fan during the time of the 'heat dome' and the formerly unheard of triple digit heat so I am a bit behind in my reading. Who knew it'd be too hot to read! Anyway, this post has one fiction and one non-fiction book, a bit of a change from my usual posts. Hope we are back to more normal weather now, and that you all stayed safe and cool.

Murder at the Races, one of the Rosa Reed Mystery books by Lee Strauss and Norm Strauss is about the early days of NASCAR racing. I am not a fan so I read this because it was the next in the series. ;-) As expected the mystery was good and I enjoyed the characters. (Keep an eye on the cat). What causes an experienced (and the winning) driver to crash after the race is over? And what made the ME suspicious? This is a great cozy series. :-)

Do you watch the news? How accurate is it? Do you believe what you read or hear? What about things like Twitter, where just about anything can by posted by just about anyone? Shouldn't we change this? Is it even possible? For a most interesting read about this, go for Veils of Distortion: How the News Media Warps Our Minds, by John Zada.

Reading Hermit With Dog