i just finished this, which is the first of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. both Brian and i have been sucked into this series from watching the BBC Mystery marathon on one of the public channels over the holiday weekends.

now my sister is sucked in, too, because she gave the first 2 books to Brian for Christmas, and also bought this title for herself.

the only other mystery series i’ve read, and still sometimes read, is the Cat Who mysteries by Lillian Jackson Braun. they’ve changed over time, and are now so incredibly predictable, but when a new one comes out in paperback, i read it anway.

fortunately, A Great Deliverance isn’t at all predictable. i hope the rest of the series continues in that way.

i talked to the sensei at Choyokan Kendo Dojo this past summer just to get some info. at the time, i was going to martial arts regularly, but still wanted to learn more about/try kendo. since we couldn’t afford for me to do both, i decided to put kendo no hold.

before i go to observe a class or make any sort of commitment, i thought i’d read up on it first—not for any how-to’s, but about the history, philophy, and such.

the couples counselor suggested this for me because anxiety holds me back from doing all kinds of things, including stuff with Brian, like volunteering, meeting new people, stuff like that—social activities.