Grace Under Pressure by Julie Hyzy

When I go on vacation I take my Kindle in order to avoid overweight baggage fees from all the books I need/want to take along. I can't imagine anything worse than being stranded in an airport, on an airplane, or anywhere else without a book to pick up and read. (Side note: that's the only reason I got as far as page 203 in Atlas Shrugged--I was on a plane and had absolutely nothing else to read.)

I also take a paperback or two with me. What if, heaven forbid, something happened to my Kindle? Also I don't like to take my Kindle to the beach or other public water places. I have a couple shelves of used books that I consider disposable. Mostly mysteries, with a few novels thrown in there for good measure. When I finish them on vacation, I leave them there.

Grace Under Pressure was one of the paperbacks I took on this trip.  This is the first book in a new mystery series by Julie Hyzy (author of the White House Chef Mysteries, which I enjoy). I felt this book was as good as her others. It even held up to being read intermittently--only when I was on the deck of the cruise ship or on the beach. That's pretty good for me. I'm pretty much a one book at a time reader. (Maybe that's why I don't do more audio books.)