Playing With Fire by Dana Stabenow, 253 pages

 KATE SHUGAK is a native Aleut working as a private investigator in Alaska. She's 5 foot 1 inch tall, carries a scar that runs from ear to ear across her throat and owns half-wolf, half-husky dog named Mutt. Resourceful, strong-willed, defiant, Kate is tougher than your average heroine – and she needs to be to survive the worst the Alaskan wilds can throw at her.

PLAY WITH FIRE.
A ten-year-old boy 'hires' Kate to find his missing father and when Kate stumbles across a body in the woods she fears she may have found him. Finding out what happened will lead Kate to a right-wing religious sect, a conspiracy of silence and a smouldering evil.

Betty and Veronica Double Digest #33, 253 pages

 

Archie and Me Jumbo Comics, 253 pages

 BRAND NEW “Jingles’ New Job!” Jingles the elf has given up on the elf business and moved to Riverdale! But Archie and his friends might not be too overjoyed to have this new person join their crew!

Mother, Can You Not? by Kate Siegel, 253 pages

 There is nothing more wonderful than a mother’s love. There is also nothing more annoying. Who else can proudly insist that you’re perfect while simultaneously making you question every career, fashion, and relationship decision you have ever made?

 
No one understands the delicate mother-daughter dynamic better than Kate Siegel—her own mother drove her so crazy that she decided to broadcast their hilarious conversations on Instagram. Soon, hundreds of thousands of people were following their daily text exchanges, eager to see what outrageous thing Kate’s mom would do next. Now, in Mother, Can You NOT?, Kate pays tribute to the woman who invented the concept of drone parenting. 

From embarrassing moments (like crashing Kate's gynecological exams) to outrageous stories (like the time she made Kate steal a cat from the pound) to hilarious celebrations (including but not limited to parties for Kate's menstrual cycles), Mother, Can you NOT? lovingly lampoons the lengths to which our mothers will go to better our lives (even if it feels like they’re ruining them in the process).

The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse, 253 pages

The Inimitable Jeeves contains eleven interconnected stories featuring the luckless Bertie Wooster, his perennially lovelorn friend Bingo Little, and who else but our old pal, the indefatigable butler Jeeves. These tales are sure to quench one's thirst for cultured buffoonery.

Married With Zombies by Jesse Petersen, 253 pages

A heartwarming tale of terror in the middle of the zombie apocalypse.

Meet Sarah and David.

Once upon a time they met and fell in love. But now they're on the verge of divorce and going to couples' counseling. On a routine trip to their counselor, they notice a few odd things - the lack of cars on the highway, the missing security guard, and the fact that their counselor, Dr. Kelly, is ripping out her previous client's throat.

Meet the Zombies.

Now, Sarah and David are fighting for survival in the middle of the zombie apocalypse. But, just because there are zombies, doesn't mean your other problems go away. If the zombies don't eat their brains, they might just kill each other. 

97 Orchard, An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement by Jane Ziegelman, 253 pages

A look at the dishes immigrants brought into the American kitchen as seen through 5 families that lived at an address in New York City over the years. I would have liked more family history but this was still a really interesting look at how food tastes have changed over the years, especially as immigrants came into the country.

Murder on a Midsummer Night by Kerry Greenwood, 253 pages

These are such a great read, witty and funny, and just all around well-written.

The Job, True Tales From the Life of a New York City Cop by Steve Osborne, 253 pages

True stories about working as a New York City Cop. Really fascinating, I always love these behind the scenes stories.

Treasury of the Lost Litter Box by Darby Conley, 253 pages

I really enjoy reading these at night before bed. Always a nice way to relax.

The Authoritative Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson, 253 pages

Rereading these collections has reminded me how much I miss Calvin and Hobbes in the daily newspaper.

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure, 253 pages

I'd remembered these books because of all the hoopla over the 50 Shades books. It had been a decade or two since I'd read these books but I didn't want to request them via inter-library loan. I was talking with a friend about books we loved and it came up that she owned these books. I traded my Trueblood comics for her Sleeping Beauty books for us to read. Boy, these make the 50 Shades books look very tame.