Books and banter by W.H.Manke

It is certain, the new snow we can now see  in the mountains will pay us a visit before long.  I’m just as certain to post the next excerpt of “Secrets of Hawking Manor” soon.  I’ll do my best to do so in the next day or two.  Meanwhile, please enjoy the view.

On another note, I’ve started previewing the book, “Think of a Number” by John Verdon.  The story’s main characters, Dave Gurney and his wife Madeleine appear to have lost some of their love’s spark.  Dave, an extremely successful detective, has retired.   Both of the Gurneys are trying to get used to Dave being around the house much of the time.

To please his wife he agrees to go with her to an art appreciation course.  It’s the last thing he wants to do, but he enjoys the course.  He is also impressed with Sonya who teaches the course.  Unexpectedly, a former classmate surfaces and announces he needs Dave’s assistance with a unique problem.  With the arrival of Mark Mellery, the former classmate, the reader begins to realize that a sense of uncertainty and possible danger has entered the casual tone of the story.  I’m looking forward to finish reading the preview.  This may well be a book I want to purchase for my Kobo Reader.