Today was mother's day in Australia but I actually celebrated the day, yesterday as my kids had work and other commitments today. They came up in the afternoon and we spent a lovely few hours chatting, reminiscing about their childhood and just spending some quality time together. I talked myself hoarse! I am not used to a lot of speaking in one day, much less a few hours.

They gave me the complete series of Hornblower on DVD and Hannah, my eldest daughter cleaned all the cobwebs off the outside of the windows. Next Saturday my son is taking me to see the new Star Trek movie.

I feel very blessed and very loved.

To all the moms/mums on my flist, Happy Mother's Day!

I have added this book to my top 5 for 2009. I found it a gripping read from start to finish with many twists and turns that kept me guessing right up to the last moment about who 'The Crucifix Slayer' was. When his identity was revealed I was so surprised that I actually exclaimed aloud.

That does not mean that the revelation was implausible as thinking about the clues given throughout the story made it perfectly obvious in hindsight. The action is non-stop from the first page, plunging us into the world of police investigation into the killer's doings.

The underlying romance between Police officer Daniel Hart and Phoenix Love, is interesting and multi-faceted and sometimes left me wondering if Daniel was merely the victim of the machinations of a crazed psychopath, a view shared by other characters in the book, I might add.

Although there are many characters in this tale who are quite unlikeable, the author's craft and dedication to his tale still managed to make me care about what happened to them. The writing is tight, building tension as the story progresses and the ending left me feeling satisfied that all the questions asked were answered. A definite must read for anyone who enjoys a good, solid mystery with a dash of romance thrown in for flavor.

*****

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Yeah, right. We all believe this, don't we?

Apparently Amazon.com has glitches, not only in their website, but also in their staff, because they're now saying that the removal of sales rankings was a glitch. So that means the email to Mark R. Probst must be one too?

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6651080.html