Saturday, April 13, 2019

Caught Dead in Wyoming - Sign Off by Patricia McLinn 


It has been a long time, looks like five years, since I've written anything for this blog  The intervening time has been spent recovering from a long time working (slept for a year) and then gradually piecing together a life of retirement.  I went back to work though not with the ferocity that I had worked before but something to do for part of the day crunching numbers.

And, I've been reading.  Lots and lots of reading.  I discovered Kindle and get many of the book I read from Kindle's special deals most every day.  These are books that I am able to read for free!  And, "Sign Off" from the Caught Dead in Wyoming series by Patricia Mclinn is a book I recently found to read.  Check out webberbooks.com to get on their mailing list and receive Amazon's Kindle Free and Reduced price books yourself.  You can get to the link on Amazon to download "Sign Off" for free (at least as of April 13, 2019) here.

What drew me back to the blogging board after having been gone for so long is my complete lack of organization.  I wanted to remember this series and this author so I could go back and find other books by Patricia McLinn to read.  It turns out that I am now also forgetful as hell and having this blog is a terrific way to remember the books I read and go back when I feel like reading the same one or another by the same author.

What's so special about "Sign Off"?  It was gripping.  I was hooked from the beginning and you can't always say that with every free book you get from Amazon.  EM Danniher is a big city television reporter who is banished to the wilds of Wyoming after a particularly distasteful divorce.  Her ex did the banishing, the cad.  So, she has landed in the small town of Sherman, Wyoming where things are ever so different from life in the big city.  Murder makes its way into the picture.  A little girl asks her for help and the story is on.  Also, best of all there are more books in the series.  This one is the first one, always nice to start there, but there are seven more to read and no telling how many more Patricia has written. 




I like how Patricia McLinn writes.  She's got a rhythm and freshness that caught and held my attention.  Her characters are genuine.  I'd gravitate to them if I met them on the street.  Thanks to Patricia McLinn I was moved to do my first book review in five years. 

Caught Dead in Wyoming - Sign Off by Patricia McLinn  It has been a long time, looks like five years, since I've written anything fo...