irst extended break from my blog this week. My vacation reading consists of David Liss's The Whiskey Rebels, historical fiction about a famous 1794 political insurrec
tion in the infant United States, prompted by the financial shenanigans of unscrupulous bankers who speculated ruinously in the infant American economy (takes a real stretch of imagination to get your mind around that one, I know). On a whim at least partially sparked by the impish charm of its cover, I picked up the newly published Something Missing, a first novel by Matthew Dicks, about a house burglar afflicted by the twin burdens of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and a conscience. Maybe I'll have something to say about one or both when I get back.If you happen to drop by in my absence, please catch up on the newly launched Maria Chronicles (below) or have a look at my piece in the lastest issue of Common-Place. I'll resume with Maria next week. Thanks for paying a visit. --JC
