What I read in October 2017

I'm writing this on October 30--it seems unlikely that I'll finish the 528 page book on the top of the pile by tomorrow night since I'm only on about page 50....

Here we go:
1.  Audio CD in Car--Laughter of Dead Kings (Elizabeth Peters).  Still love it, still good, read the rest of the series first if you haven't or you'll be lost.
2. Close to Home (Robert Dugoni)--I do like this series, it hasn't failed me yet. Mystery/suspense set in the Pacific Northwest.  Female lead character.
3.  The Proving (Beverly Lewis)--probably never a top ten, but Amish romantic fiction is always entertaining. In this installment, a girl comes home from the English world to run her family's bed and breakfast.
4.  The Alice Network (Kate Quinn)--bounces between World War I and just after WWII.  Two female lead characters, lots of twists.  Good book and seems to be historically accurate for a fiction book.
5.  The Deep Dark Descending (Allen Eskins)--I was impatient to read this and was a little disappointed--it is a slightly different book than his earlier ones in the series.  I still liked it, but not as much as the others.  This one focuses on a police officer investigating his wife's death.
6.  Dead Stop (Barbar Nickless)--Set in Denver, a female railroad police officer and Iraq War Vet solves mysteries with her service dog.  This one was very good--the first was free on Amazon, I think this is the 3rd.
7.  When I'm Gone (Emily Bleeker)- Saw it recommended somewhere (the newspaper?) and thought it looked good.  Follows a man whose wife has just died of cancer and who is trying to solve a family mystery.  Pretty good story, a couple plot surprises, a few predictable.  Probably will look for other things by her.
8.  Haunted Hikes (Maren Horjus)--Recommended by Backpacker Magazine when I read a preview there.  Has the actual hikes (a few for each region of the US) and legends to go with each.  Hikes vary from "easy walk" to "expert only".  A fun, quick, read. Might pick it up used in a few months (when it isn't as new) to have for hike reference.
9.  Haunted Colorado (Charles Stanfield, Jr.)--I feel like I've probably read it before.  It was a quick read, not very exciting or spooky.  Arranged by regions, but appeared to be organized by someone who hadn't spent much time here.  Stories were mostly typical urban legends, very few facts.

Happy Reading!