Showing posts with label librarians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label librarians. Show all posts

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Book review: Out of Circulation

TitleOut of Circulation: A Miss Zukas Mystery
AuthorJo Dereske
Rating***
Tagsmystery, series, jo dereske, librarians

Fifth in the Jo Dereske series on librarian Helma Zukas. In this one Helma and her friend Ruth take a kiking trip to the mountains near Bellehaven, WA. naturally murder ensues, and Helma and Ruth are caught in an early snow in an emergency cabin with other stranded hikers.
PublicationAvon (1997), Mass Market Paperback, 212 pages
Publication date1997
ISBN0380782448 / 9780380782444

Book Review: Miss Zukas and the Raven's Dance

TitleMiss Zukas and the Raven's Dance
AuthorJo Dereske
Rating***

Fourth in the Jo Dereske series about librarian Helma Zukas. I liked this one better, because it dealt with Indian culture. Helma's director forces her to work cataloging a collection of books at a local Native American museum after the murder of the previous cataloger. Miss Zukas becomes involved with a troubled Indian teenage boy who is a genius at carving, and it humanizes her.
PublicationAvon (1996), Mass Market Paperback, 256 pages
Publication date1996
ISBN038078243X / 9780380782437