Megan Coughlin's Books Read in 2003

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Title

Author

Comment

1

 Endangered Species Nevada Barr   

2

 Affluenza John DeGraaf, David Wann, Thomas H. Naylor    

3

 Our Cosmic Habitat Martin Rees   

4

 Blue Highways William Least Heat Moon   

5

 Eloise in Paris Kay Thompson Re-read. I almost forgot how good this one is.

6

 Eloise in Moscow Kay Thompson Purchased with my Amazon Christmas gift certificate from the Dobbins.

7

 The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are Robert Wright Lunchtime reading.

8

 Bad Boy Brawly Brown Walter Mosley For reading on the treadmill at the gym.

9

 Visions of Sugar Plums Janet Evanovich Quickie Stephanie Plum adventure for Christmas.

10

 Right Ho, Jeeves P.G. Wodehouse   
11 Death at Dartmoor Robin Paige Pre-bed reading.
12 A Bicycle Built for Murder Kate Kingsbury Mystery set in wartime England. Not great, not bad.
13 Death of a Stranger Anne Perry Good one in the William and Hester Monk series.
14 Tricky Business Dave Barry His new novel. Very South-Floridian.
15 Southampton Row Anne Perry    
16 Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel Scott Adams   
17 For Whom Death Tolls Kate Kingsbury   
18 The Novice's Tale Margaret Frazer Good, Ellis Peters-like series.
19 Murder in the Hearse Degree Tim Cockey Fun undertaker mysteries.
20 Lost Gregory Maguire Not as fun as "Wicked" or "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister." It had moments that were almost Douglas Adams-like...just not quite enough of them.
21 Let Loose the Dogs Maureen Jennings   
22 Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life Maurice Sendak Couldn't resist buying this one.
23 The Servant's Tale Margaret Frazer   
24 Unhinged Sarah Graves I really like these Eastport, Maine-based mysteries. Don't know why.
25 Hold the Enlightenment: More Travel, Less Bliss Tim Cahill

  
26 Dead Midnight Marcia Muller   
27 Bill Bryson's African Diary Bill Bryson Benefit book for CARE
28 The Boy's Tale Margaret Frazer This is a great series.
29 Death is in the Air Kate Kingsbury Okay, I'm done with this series, unless I just get really, really bored. They're fine, but not particularly good.
30 Murder of a Small-Town Honey Denise Swanson Okay.
31 Memento Mori Muriel Spark Another find from the library book sale.
32 The Tail of the Tip-Off Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown Books written by cats are just the best.
33 Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death M.C. Beaton Meh.
34 Seinfeld and Philosophy William Irwin (ed.)   
35 Fish! Stephen C. Lundin, Ph.D., Henry Paul, John Christensen For work.
36 The Tipping Point Malcolm Gladwell Very interesting exploration of what makes a concept "tip" precipitously.
37 A Civil Action Jonathan Harr I don't get what was supposed to be so thrilling about this.
38 Day Job: A Workplace Readers for the Restless Age Jonathan Baird Third Place Books find.
39 The Prioress' Tale Margaret Frazer What a great series.
40 The Maiden's Tale Margaret Frazer   
41 Back Story Robert B. Parker My only complaint is that his books don't take me long enough to read.
42 Murder at Ford's Theatre Margaret Truman   
43 The King of Torts John Grisham   
44 Children of the Storm Elizabeth Peters Oh boy!! She needs to write faster.
45 The Reeve's Tale Margaret Frazer   
46 Death at Glamis Castle Robin Paige   
47 Flashback Nevada Barr Interesting mingling of current and historical mysteries.
48 The Squire's Tale Margaret Frazer   
49 Thursday Next: Lost in a Good Book Jasper Fforde This is such a great series. He needs to write them faster, too.
50 The Clerk's Tale Margaret Frazer   
51 Shroud for the Archbishop Peter Tremayne Series featuring a Celtic nun / judicial advocate.
52 The Bastard's Tale Margaret Frazer   
53 Squandering Aimlessly: My Adventures in the American Marketplace David Brancaccio The host of NPR's "Marketplace" explores the idea of what to do with a surplus.
54 From Beiruit to Jerusalem Thomas L. Friedman In progress. Memoir of NY Times writer on his experience in those two cities, with a lot of instructive history on the Middle East.
55 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown Great page-turner (finished it in about 24 hours). Reminded me of Kathreine Neville's "The Eight," which I think I should re-read.
56 The Big Dig Linda Barnes Oddly, a book about US terrorism (set in Boston's Big Dig) that was written/published before 9/11/01, which just seems sort of odd now.
57 The Witch Tree Symbol: Nancy Drew #33 Carolyn Keene Cathe found 4 more Nancy Drews!
58 The Secret of the Wooden Lady: Nancy Drew #27
59 The Ghost of Blackwood Hall: Nancy Drew #25
60 The Clue in the Old Album: Nancy Drew #24
61 Sucker Bet James Swain   
62 The Sinister Pig Tony Hillerman   
63 Tears of the Giraffe Alexander McCall Smith   
64 Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer Dorothy Gilman   
65 The Bishop's Tale Margaret Frazer   
66 Second Watch Lowen Clausen Not as good as "First Avenue," but good. I didn't realize until reading a jacket blurb that these books were supposed to be set in the 70s. How odd.
67 Murder on Mulberry Bend Victoria Thompson   
68 Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway Dave Barry Actually, I think I prefer his collections of columns to his original work.
69 Who's Your Caddy? Rick Reilly    
70 Jane and the Ghosts of Netley Stephanie Barron Sad ending.
71 The Subtle Serpent Peter Tremayne   
72 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J.K. Rowling Dark entry in the series, but insightfully written.
73 McNally's Alibi Vincent Lardo Not as adroitly written as Lawrence Sanders' or as Lardo's earlier entries in the series. Some of the McNally charm wore thin.
74 The Thai Amulet Lyn Hamilton   
75 In a Strange City Laura Lippman   
76 Absolution by Murder Peter Tremayne   
77 Enter Jeeves: 15 Early Stories P.G. Wodehouse Early Jeeves & Wooster stories & the complete Reggie Pepper series.
78 The Last Place Laura Lippman   
79 The Best Revenge Stephen White   
80 The Dirty Duck Martha Grimes Re-read
81 McCarthy's Bar Pete McCarthy   
82 I Am the Only Running Footman Martha Grimes Re-read
83 The Horse You Came In On Martha Grimes Re-read
84 Rainbow's End Martha Grimes Re-read
85 Murder on the Links Agatha Christie Re-read
86 McNally's Dare Vincenet Lardo   
87 The Apothecary Rose Candace Robb   
88 Under the Banner of Heaven Jon Krakauer   
89 Cards on the Table Agatha Christie

Re-read
90 The Murder of Roger Akroyd Agatha Christie Re-read
91 Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch... Kinky Friedman Kind of a touching episode from Kinky.
92 Deadlock Sara Paretsky   
93 The Hollow Agatha Christie Re-read
94 A Blind Eye G.M. Ford   
95 Fugitives and Refugees: a Walk in Portland, Oregon Chuck Pahahniuk Quite entertaining, at least for a former Portland resident.
96 The Old Fox Deceiv'd Martha Grimes   
97 The Potter's Field Ellis Peters   
98 The Lamorni Wink Martha Grimes   
99 Morality for Beautiful Girls Alexander McCall Smith   
100 To the Nines Janet Evanovich   
101 God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Re-read
102 Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker James McManus A somewhat "literary" take on Ted Binion's murder and actually making it to the final table in the WSOP.
103 Steaming to Bamboola: the World of a Tramp Freighter Christopher Buckley Very entertaining
104 Confess, Fletch Gregory Mcdonald Starring both Fletch and Flynn, his other protagonist.
105 The Eight Katherine Neville Re-read. Figured since I recommend it all the time, I should actually remember it.
106 Life of Pi Yann Martel I was sort of resistant to it, but it's excellent.
107 A Cold Heart Jonathan Kellerman   
108 The Anodyne Necklace Martha Grimes I'd never read this one.
109 The Slippery Slope Lemony Snicket Good entry in the series.
110 Clueless in Seattle Steve Oliver Short stories.
111 The Bobbsey Twins Laura Lee Hope Re-read
112 Full Court Press Mike Lupica Novel about the first woman to play in the NBA.
113 Persuasion Jane Austen Re-read in preparation for a trip to Bath.
114 Fletch Won Gregory Mcdonald Books for the planes to and from Boston & London.
115 Fletch Two
116 Fletch and the Widow Bradley
117 Fletch's Fortune
118 The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay Michael Chabon I'm a little bitter nobody mentioned that dogs die incredibly minor scene, granted), but good, sprawling American novel.
119 The Secret History Donna Tartt   
120 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J.K. Rowling Had to re-read it already.
121 The Happy Hollisters and the Punch and Judy Mystery Jerry West Re-read.
122 The Bobbsey Twins Forest Adventure Laura Lee Hope

Re-read, I'm sure.
123 The Thurber Carnival James Thurber Picked it up in a B&B in London. Moments of brilliance.
124 Death Trap Sue Henry Enjoyable Alaskan mystery.
125 Talking God Tony Hillerman Re-read.
126 The Fallen Man Tony Hillerman Re-read.
127 Notes From a Big Country Bill Bryson Forgot to include this one, an amusing take on America after a 20-year absence.
128 The First Eagle Tony Hillerman Re-read.
129 Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves P.G. Wodehouse   
130 Cold Company Sue Henry   
131 The Lady Chapel Candace M. Robb   
132 A Grave Denied Dana Stabenow   
133 Street Dreams Faye Kellerman This one featuring Pete Decker's daughter, who I find annoying.
134 Bare Bones Kathy Reichs   
135 The Pleasure of My Company Steve Martin Martin has certainly created a memorable character. This one is sticking with me much better than Shopgirl did.
136 The Unpublished David Ogilvy David Ogilvy My aunt lent it to me.
137 The Portland Laugher Earl Emerson Re-read.
138 Hey Nostradamus! Douglas Coupland Interesting.
139 Hard Time Sara Paretsky Good entry in this series.

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