August Books:

Murder in Ancient China by: Robert van Gulik

Fiction: Mystery, Short Story, History, E-book

A poet is murdered, and frogs help to solve the case.

The Little Book of Pandemics by: Peter Moore

Non-fiction: Science, 144 pages

A collection of information on major things that caused or can cause pandemics.

Bobo by: Richard Schiver

Fiction: Short Story, Horror, Paranormal?, E-book

This short story needed to be less short. With the moving back and forth in time, and starting in the middle of the action, I'm not sure if the main character went insane, already was, was dreaming, a doll came to life or something else.  Also this story should have all sorts of trigger warnings. 

The Assassin's Doctor by: Robert K. Summers

Non-Fiction: History, Science, Biography, E-book

This book has basically everything about the life of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, the doctor who helped John Wilkes Booth after he killed Lincoln.  It even includes things he wrote for school and his personal letters to friends and family.  While he wasn't in on the murder plan, he was in on the kidnapping one, and knew who he was helping when he was helping him. (Although didn't know about the murder at the time.) And so lied at his trial. Also a total racist jerk. And this book is soooooo long, it says the e-book is 614 pages long be it seems longer and took me months to finish. 

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula by: Loren D. Estleman

Fiction: Mystery, Classic, 224 pages

What would happen if Sherlock Holmes was part of the story of Dracula?  Sure he couldn't be in parts of the story we read, but he could also be solving the mystery in parts that got left out.  At least that's what this story is.

A Teacher of Strange Things- Who Jesus Was, What He Taught, and Why People Still Follow Him by: Cy Kellett

Non-fiction: Religion, 239 pages

**** I was given this book for free from the author.****

Now that I got the legal notice out of the way, I will say that this book was written to be a intro to Christianity book for people that are curious about Jesus.  And I think it does do that, but having read it as not the intended audience, there were things in it that were new ideas for me. (Which was a pleasant surprise.)