The Glass Magician by Charlie N Holmberg (2014) 47North

In which our heroine, Ceony, an apprentice paper magician, is pursued by evil magicians and finds a way to do what no other magician has done before.

Darker than Amber by John D McDonald (1970) J.B. Lippincott Co

In which a girl is thrown over a bridge with intent to kill, but Travis McGee saves her, only for her to try

to get her stash of money and get killed for the effort.  That angers McGee and he has to see justice done,

for her and for other victims of the same villains.

Incubus Dreams by Laurell K Hamilton (2004) Berkley Publishing Group

Not as good as the previous 11 books in the series.  Too much sex, not enough vampire hunter.  The title is revealed late in the story and seems to have no relationship to the purpose of the book.  Sorry, Ms. Hamilton, I like the other books.

The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman (2015) Harper

In which sleeping beauty is not who you think, and Rose Red knows how to fix the problem.

Snow, Glass, Apples by Neil Gaiman (2019) Dark Horse Books

An eerie retelling of the Snow White story from the viewpoint of the Queen in which there is no innocence to be lost.

The Dig by John Preston

On an estate in England, a widow commissions a local amateur archeologist to dig into barrows on her land in hopes of finding something of significance.  What they find is more that they expected and that attracts the attention of rival museums and the attendance of notable professional archeologists.

Stories edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio (2010) William Morrow & Company

A collection of stories by some of the best writers, including Gaiman's The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains, a masterpiece told in the isles about a man who lost a daughter and sought revenge.  

It also features Joyce Carol Oates, Joe R. Lansdale, Walter Mosley, Richard Adams, Jodi Picoult, Lawrence Block, Peter Straub, Gene Wolfe, Jeffery Deaver, Michael Moorcock, Joe Hill, and others.

A fun study of the short story in the twenty-first century.

Four Blind Mice by James Patterson (2002) Little Brown & Company

An Alex Cross episode where men in the Army who served in Viet Nam are being framed for murders.  This is not the best of the series.  It does move, though it seems a little stiff.  Yet it ends on a happy note.

Zero Day by David Baldacci (2011) Grand Central Publishing

The first Puller book.  An investigator in the army has to call on his incarcerated brother to prevent a nuclear disaster.