- James Lee Burke (good to read - WONDERFUL to listen to as a book-on- tape) However, I did go on his web sight and wrote him an ugly e-mail concerning his last Dave Robichaux book -- I won't say why but if you are a fan, you already know!  1 of my mind-games is trying to decide who would play Dave Robichaux in a movie (1 has already been made but it was miscast and awful!).  Already know who should play Bootsey, Batiste, Clete & Alafair.

        - Nevada Barr (have all her books -- signed by her)  Nevada's writing improves with every book but even if it didn't,  I am fascinated by her character, Anna Pigeon.  She is also a transplanted to Mississippi Gal & a Episcopalian !

        -  Greg Iles (another Mississippi boy doing great!)  Great variety ! 

        -  Alice Hoffman (off-beat -- great writer -- super imagination)

        -  C. J. Box (male version of Nevada Barr)

        -  Stuart Woods (Super to listen to on tape! Stone Barrington is sexier by far than oo7 ever was !)

        -   Pat Conroy (THE BEST writer alive today -- no one puts together words as beautifully as he does -- I don't want his books to end!)

        -   Anne Lamont (funny, real, irreverent, deeply spiritual & my kind of woman)

        -   Dan Brown (Only read 2 of his: THE DEVINCI CODE & ANGELS & DEMONS -- or is it DEVILS ??? -- my copy burned up so I can't check!  Anyway, the under-girding subject made me think and runs closely to what I believe:  "the CHURCH discounted(s) women & tried(s) to keep them in their place which is somewhere  below men!"

       -    John McDonald (He's an old timer -- dead I think -- but I love listening to his Travis McGee series on tape! I compare Travis McGee books-on-tape to Jimmy Buffet's music -- not going down in musical greatness history but who can resist a Marguerita or a Cheeseburger!)

       -    BOY'S LIFE - Robert McCammon (his other books are very good & he is an excellent writer. However, he gets too disturbing for me!)

       -    SUMMER SISTERS - Judy Bloome (why have I never read any of her other books ?!?  Think I'll go to the library and see what's there!)

       -   SKIPPING CHRISTMAS - John Grisham (Another Mississippi boy who's done well and this is my favorite (well, THE PELICAN BRIEF and THE FIRM were good too) and really funny. And, this 1 reminded me of the year Ronnie & I ran away for Christmas & took our best friends, Lu & Randy, Lu's mom, their son from L.A.,  & our senior cat, Tim, with us.  WAS THE BEST CHRISTMAS WE EVER HAD!

       -    DEVINE SECRETS OF THE YA YA SISTERHOOD - Rebecca Wells (don't bother going to the movie or reading that awful sequel!  YUCK !)

       -    THE SHEPARD - Frederick Forsyth (actually all this books are great & I read every one until about 6 years ago when I got tired of WWII and spies and all that.  This isn't any of those things !)

       -    THE WIZARD'S TIDE - Frederick Buechner (Ops, TELLING SECRETS is another fabulous 1 of his too !)