Judging a Book by It's Cover

Or in this case by it's title. I've decided to expand my reading a bit in an effort to discover new authors, so every time I go to the library I now choose a book solely on the basis of it's title. So far I've tried these:

• One about crusaders in Jerusalem that I've forgotten the title. Most annoying because I wanted to read more of his work.


• The Reeve's Tale by Margaret Frazer - a nice medieval mystery with a nun solving the crime, worth reading more of her work


• Anonymous Rex by Eric Garcia - I couldn't even finish it. The premise is that dinosaurs did not become extinct and are running around in human costumes a la the aliens in Men in Black. That wasn't the bad part, it was the attempt at a hard boiled PI style that didn't work or maybe I just don't like hard boiled PI anymore. \\shrug\\


• The Raven and the Nightengale by Joanne Dobson - the third in her "literary" series, not bad, well plotted, lots of interesting info, lacks edge of seatness. I've checked out the first book in the series to try it out.


• Shadows at the Fair by Lea Wait - this one is an "antique print" mystery altough the plot really had nothing to do with prints. This one was one I had to force myself to put down at night, definitely will read more of her work.

I've also read One for the Money by Janet Evanovich. My mum was reading them during her post op recovery and I thought I'd give them a try. Similar in feel to Sue Grafton's alphabet series, although Stephanie Plum is way more girly than Kinsey Millhone. I'll probably read more since it's nice to see the girls kick some ass.