All of that - the measurements of alcohol in the brain, the injuries, the behavior, the full context of those deaths...

22.

The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum - Bookclub book! Well researched and well written short history of the birth of New York City's Medical Examiner's Office in the 20s and 30s. Blum paints a vivid picture of the two men that shaped the science that has almost become common place today and documents some of the more intriguing cases of poisoning they investigated.

Now that it was over, it made him feel bad.

23.

Who Dares Wins by Chris Ryan - How do you describe a thriller that isn't thrilling? Plotting that harkens back to the worst of 80s straight to video actioners. Or as Luke would say, "What the hell!?! He boinked a reporter and blew up some missles." When I told someone at work I was reading a Chris Ryan book he said, "My Dad read one. He thought it was rubbish."

Uncle Thoby decided he wanted to make his own prosthetic arm.

24.

Come Thou, Tortoise by Jessica Grant - This is one of those books that has been floating around me for a couple of years. A staff member recommended it to me. And then my Dad recommended it to me. And then I recommended it to people without reading it. Then a member of my bookclub recommended it to me. Well, I finally got around to reading it. It is good book. Good story, quirky yet poignant characters, and a heart-tightening finale. Highly recommend.

As loud as their sound might be, their image will always be louder.

25.

Why AC/DC Matters by Anthony Bozza - A short book, almost an article, by Rock journalist Bozza on the significance of AC/DC. It is fun and a pretty good argument as to why they are the best rock band in the 20th century. With quotes from Slash, Tommy Lee and a number of music professors he goes pretty far in proving his point.

Late on a rainy night in 1947...

26.

Death of a Lesser Man by Thomas Rendell Curran - The third in the Eric Stride mysteries by Newfoundland author Curran. I read the other two, thought the first was pretty good. The second was kinda boring. Well this one is back to the pretty good. Well researched take on WWI vets and their lives after the Great War. Wonderfully painted characters except, unfortunately, for the protagonist. He is two dimensional. Also, my father appears in this book. He is not two dimensional.