A Favorite Author

Michael  Robotham

I have enjoyed reading books written by Michael Robotham. A few years ago I had a chance to listen to him talk at a writers festival.
The Other Wife by Michael Robotham was excellent. Joe O'Loughlin's father is attacked and left in a coma. Joe discovers his father had a secret life and another wife. With the help of an ex police officer he discovers his father's secrets and who had a motive to attempt to murder his father.
As usual a very good novel. The characters and story line was well written. A quick easy read i could not put down.

Another very different type of book but covering some of my favorite themes - Mathematics and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders.
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty.
This was a junior fiction book about a girl who was struck by lightning and became a genius in mathematics.
She was home schooled but at age 13 her grandmother wanted her to spend a year in Middle School to make friends and join one activity and read a book.
Lucy has a problem fitting in. She has OCD and needs to perform rituals in order to concentrate. These rituals are quickly noticed by other children.
I loved this book and the friends Lucy met at school.