The Third Pole: After the North and South Poles were reached, what was left? Scaling Everest/ Some referred to it as the third pole, hence the title of this fascinating book about an expedition to find the body of Sandy Irvine, the climbing companion of George Mallory and to locate Irvine's camera. Did the two reach the summit? Perhaps the camera could answer that question. Besides the tale of this expedition, there is much about people who climbed and the many who died on their way. Fact: Mt. Everest is named for a man who was mapping longitude and never climbed a mountain.
Peril. Yes, I read Bob Woodward's latest book, which is about 50-50 between Trump and Biden. Interesting.
The Maidens. A student at Cambridge is murdered and the aunt of a fellow student who comes to comfort her tries to find out who did it. Like those kids in horror movies, she visits the home of the potential killer--poor motivation. I would give this book a C.
It Ends with Us. Another book with poor character motivation and weird backstory. I don't recommend it at all.
Apples Never Fall. I give this one an A. It's the story of the missing mother of four grown children. Has she met with foul play? If so, who did it? And what about the young girl who once showed up at their house and became the mother's buddy? Engaging and funny.
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