This post will be almost a duplicate of the last one.

Another book about a group of women who come together somewhat randomly and end up best friends. The Professor's Wives' Club by Joanne Rendell. Rendell has a Phd in literature and is married to a professor so I'm assuming that there is some accuracy in her writing about this environment. However, it didn't really feel any different than The Friday Night Knitting Club. And it's interesting that the cover has a quote by Kate Jacobs, author of that book. Maybe that's a telling point. There is a thread that runs through women's friendships that is similar no matter where or why they meet so that "women's" literature all starts to sound alike. Someone who loves this genre may get believe that I am belittling the style. That would not be true. I love murder mysteries but I would be the first to admit that there are more simlarities than dissimilarities between them. Just as someone who loves John Wayne movies can tell them apart and can recite all the nuances while someone else who recognizes John Wayne as a unique talent may still see them as all seeming to be so similar as to be "another John Wayne movie" rather than a particular movie with a title and specific plot.

The second book is Trunk Music by Michael Connelly. I'm still working my way through the set that mom gave me. This one goes back to Harry Bosch. The language is still pretty rough but it would not be possible to write this particular type of murder mystery without some reference to this type of language. And it's not used gratuitously. Connelly does a good job of allowing Bosch to be quite introspective. He frequently analyzes his emotions as well as his actions so that you come away feeling as if you are getting to know him. This book has a happy ending-his honeymoon in Hawaii.