procrastination.....

ok, so having finished the insipid bookclub selection- that shall go nameless for the purposes of this blog.....i have moved on to library books while i should be studying for my next lecture.....a trio from as series of cozy mysteries set on martha's vineyard....i like ex-cop who gets to spend his days fishing and cooking while his wife is at work as a nurse while he is not solving island murders/theft/kidnapping/mayhem.....the author likes to include recipes in the back in case one happens to have a bluefish or two ready to fix for supper......i did not take the time to read them 'in order' since this series like many others are standalone rather than sequential.....and i came upon the last one....i knew it had to be the last one because the last page was an obit- seems the author phillip r. craig passed away not long after finishing it.....i must admit that i had not taken the time to read this guy's credentials.....i am not looking for perfect prose when i read my cozy crime novels with the omnipresent sleuth who manages to solve the mystery within 5-6 pages of the end.... turns out this guy got his masters at the u of iowa writer's workshop- the most notable writing program in america.....wow....makes me want to start with the series at the beginning, and savor them anew.....i am also very sorry that there will be no more....