I got bored. My library already has all the books I know I want to own, and the public library gets me what I want to just read. For the past few years, therefore, the book entry on my Christmas gift request list has been a scavenger hunt: I pick a trite critical phrase and said to friends and family, pick me up something that has that phrase on the back cover, if you feel like it. 2006: "A Delightful Romp". Result: Put A Lid On It by Donald E. Westlake. A good choice. 2007: "Could Not Put It... read more
