Trace of the cat by Nevada Barr

 

Anna is a West Texas backcountry park ranger. She was out on patrol and she smells something really bad not far frown where she is. She walks closer and hiding in tall grass is a body. She checks it out more and she knows her. It looks like she's been attacked by a lion. That's not a good thing. They will hunt it down and kill it. She doesn't like what this looks like concerning the dead body. Something is wrong, she can feel it. She takes pictures. Other then that, all she can do now is report what happened. 

A lot of things going on and the main ranger station. Her boss, Paul tells her to leave it alone. The FBI are taking over it. This isn't right. Anna tells Paul she wants to see the autopsy when he can get a copy for her. She begins to think about everything. She needs answers to some of the questions she's having. 

Christina was working in the office while she was typing out forms for what happened and she keeps making mistakes. Anne decides to ask her for help. She also offers her a cold beer, which turns into, 'I'd rather have a glass of wine.' Anna say's thank you and walks away. 

Christina shows up at Anna's house. After sitting down with a glass of wine. Anna starts a conversation and in a way it sounds like she grilling her on where she's been and all that. Christina is a little defensive over it and decides it's time to leave. 

A few days later, Anna goes for a walk with her backpack and things she might need. She radio's ahead to ask for a ride when she gets back down is awhile. She's usually very good and paying attention to where she's walking and she falls down a 300 feet cliff. It kept my attention for awhile. Hoping she wasn't going to die. 

The book is a slow burn, but things do happen that makes you want to know what's going to happen. Anna knows that there's a murder out there. You'll just have to pick up the book and find out how it ends. Tell next time. 

Ink and Bone By Rachel Caine

 

This is the first book in a series called, The Great Library. Ruthless and supremely powerful, the great library is now present in every major city. Alexandria is where the main library is. Young Jess Brightwell is only ten years old when his father asks him to carry a book to one of his customers. Jess is never happy about doing this, he would rather be reading the books his dad is holding, even if it's against the law. Jess is what your call a runner and if he's caught with a book he could end up being hanged. His dad tells him where to take the book and protects it by hiding it in a sleeve under his clothes. Jess takes off running. 

The Garda is what tries to catch the runners. They see Jess and he takes off running. He ends up close to where the one library is in his town and sitting on stone pedestals are lions and they are looking at him. Their eyes turn red and Jess is frozen. Then, they start to move and people start to run. it's time for him to move it. He finally makes it to where he needs to be. But, the person he hands the book too, starts to tear pages and eat them. Jess is shocked and tries to get the book back and the guy pushes him out of the door. He ended up on the ground, frozen over what he saw. He finally makes it bac home. 

A few days later his dad tells him that he's going into be tested for the library. He also thought the library was a good thing and he hopes he'll get in. He does. 

His dad take him to the train. It will be a long trip. His dad tells him that he will be his eyes and ears for him. Jess, looks at his father and says, ' that's if I make in in.'  He meets other people that are going to the library. When the train finally pulls in, they meet their teacher Wolfe and he has no mercy at all when it comes to the way he teaches.

Jess is good at seeing things and he watches a lot of what's going on. Many things happen in this book and you should read it. I'm not going to spoil what goes on. I will say this, it's one of those reads that you won't put down tell you get to the ending. It has even got me thinking of reading the second, but, I'm going to wait. There is differently a few bad people and really bad things that happen. Deaths also happen. That's all for now. 

Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz

 

Reichenbach falls, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson make their way to Switzerland to confront Professor James Moriarty. Only for them to fight with words then it gets physical and James falls into the falls. The next thing that happens, Mr. Morran shows up and pushes Sherlock over the falls. 

Inspector Athelney Jones from Scotland yard shows up on the scene. He has followed Sherlock and being that he's followed everything Sherlock has ever done. Wants to know what happened and is Sherlock dead. 

Then, a Pickerton investigator by the name of Frederick Chase shows up one scene. Inspector Jones wants to know why he's there. He said, that he has been following a guy by the name of Clarence Devereux and heard about James and Sherlock and came to see what happened. He tells Jones that they found a body and it's a good chance it might be Moriarty. They both go see the body and they look through his stuff and on the body. They find something.

Athelney Jones, invites Mr. Chase to come back to London with him. On the train trip, Mr. Jones tells Mr. Chase a story about how he met Sherlock Holmes a few times and has read everything ever written about him. Mr. Chase is sitting there listening to all this guy is saying. Wondering if this guy is just good or maybe not. 

As the story goes on, there's a murder and not just one, but four people in the same house. To, Mr. Jones, it's a little weird. Him and Mr. Chase has just gone and told to the people and the very evening they get murdered. Mr. Jones, doesn't know what to make of it. There are a lot of things going on that don't make any sense to him. 

I'm not going to give the good stuff in the book away. You won't believe the ending. It shocked me. I wasn't expecting it at all. Pleasantly very happy how it turned out. If you have ever read any of the Sherlock Holmes stories. This on is right up there with them.