I'm finding it to be an increasing challenge to carve out the time blocks to do my reading for leisure and fun. Maybe my flagging energy stems from writing my own novels. I had four novels published in 2011 -- more books than any previous year's output. Usually more writing begets more reading for me. It could be just a phase with the shorter daylight. That's what I hope is the case. Right now I'm still working my way through Jo Nesbø's creditable The Snowman which runs to almost 400 pages. But I'm on the home stretch, so the events are unfolding briskly. The good thing is there are more titles in the series.

By Ed Lynskey
Twitter: @edlynskey
Ask the Dice (Newest Stand Alone Washington, D.C. Crime Noir)



The Zinc Zoo (Newest P.I. Frank Johnson Mystery)