August Reading Summary

 

The novels (marked bold) and short stories that I have read in the past one month …

1          Novel: The Nostradamus Prophecies by Mario Reading

2          PKD Shorts: Of Withered Apples by Philip K Dick

3          PKD Shorts: Human Is by Philip K Dick

4          PKD Shorts: The Impossible Planet by Philip K Dick

5          PKD Shorts: James P Crow by Philip K Dick

6          PKD Shorts: Planet for Transients by Philip K Dick

7          Prof. Shonku Short: The Unicorn Expedition by Satyajit Ray

8          3I Crimebusters Novella: Thriller Diller by Megan and William Stine

9          ACD Shorts: The Silver Mirror by Arthur Conan Doyle

10        ACD Shorts: The Blighting of Sharkey by Arthur Conan Doyle

11        ACD Shorts: The Marriage of the Brigadier by Arthur Conan Doyle

12        Hitchcock – The Shadow of Silence: A Gun is to Shoot by Pauline C Smith

13        Hitchcock – The Shadow of Silence: The Man in the Chair by Clayton Matthews

14        Hitchcock – The Shadow of Silence: The Sheriff's Christmas Gift by Elijah Ellis

15        Novel: The Cobra by Frederick Forsyth

16        Hitchcock – Shrouds & Pockets: The Experts by Michael Zuroy

17        Hitchcock – Shrouds & Pockets: Murder on Tape by Herschel Cozine

18        Hitchcock – Shrouds & Pockets: Lost Gun by Arthur Porges

19        Hitchcock – Shrouds & Pockets: Time Waits for No Man by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr.

20        JA Shorts - Quiver Full of Arrows: Old Love by Jeffrey Archer

21        Novel: Drop Dead Diva by Christine Lynxwiler, Jan Reynolds and Sandy Gaskin

22        3I Series by MZ – Short Story: Ruined Roses by Mark Zahn

23        Hitchcock – Home Sweet Homicide: A Young Man called Smith by Patricia Moyes 

24        Hitchcock – Most Wanted: To Catch a Wizard by Walter Satterthwait

25        Hitchcock – Most Wanted: The Right to Sing the Blues by John Lutz 

26        3I Crimebusters Novella: Reel Trouble by G H Stone 

 

Read the last story from the collection of 12 short stories by Jeffrey Archer and also last one from the first collection of Prof. Shonku short stories by Satyajit Ray … both short story collections finished. I am yet to find the second collection of Prof. Shonku short stories – seems to be out of stock / unavailable on most of the online book stores.

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