I have read a couple of books during the last couple of weeks of Olympics mania. Nothing too heavy-going because I had to read during the events. This, however, is something I've always done-watched TV and read at the same time. I love both activities and they always seemed to dovetail very neatly for me. My husband and kids don't like it, however, because I'm frequently saying things like-"who's that? wait, what's going on? what did he say? I don't understand-how does that fit in with (fill in the blank)?" That's got to be better than swearing that I never saw something because I actually slept through most of it-which is what I did most of the time when our kids were little. And now, of course, with the miracles of fast forwarding and rewinding, I can keep up-although that makes my daughter want to kill me.

Anyway, here's one of the things I read during beach volleyball, or maybe dressage, or was it sabre fencing? Murder is Academic A Cambridge Mystery by Christine Poulson. This is her first book and I enjoyed it. I mentioned in an earlier post that I love English mysteries-this one has an added benefit-it's an English mystery set in an English university. It's an OK read, the plot was a little thin but I did enjoy the setting and the people were well described. I'd give Poulson one more chance if I find her.