Showing posts with label Friday 56. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Friday 56. Show all posts

Friday, July 30, 2010

Friday 56: Murder Among the Owls by Bill Crider

Friday 56




Today's Friday 56


comes from


(A Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mystery)



by









"No one knew how old Billy Joe was. He'd been around Clearview as long as Rhodes could remember, but the only real sign on his age was the grey hair at his temples and in the day old stubble on his face."


Want to play? Here are the rules...

* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.

* Turn to page 56.

* Find the fifth sentence.

* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.

* Post a link along with your post back to this blog.

* Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST

Friday, July 23, 2010

Friday 56: Less Than Dead by Tim Downs

Friday 56





Today's Friday 56

comes from


(A Bug Man Novel)



by








"She was probably a political science major, pre-law, trying for one more impresive entry on her resume before she sent off her application to Georgetown or UVA. Not Harvard- definitely not Harvard-at least that's what she probably told the guy who hired her, since this was the office of the senior senator from Virginia, and a man with the deep roots of John Henry Braden wouldn't want a Virginia malcontent on his staff."


Great novel by the way. Click HERE to see my original post and review.


Want to play? Here are the rules...

* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.

* Turn to page 56.

* Find the fifth sentence.

* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.

* Post a link along with your post back to this blog.

* Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST

Friday, July 16, 2010

Friday 56 - Web of Lies by Brandilyn Collins

I found a fun post while perusing Michelle Sutton's blog Edgy Inspirational Author. It's called the Friday 56. Here's how it's done.



This fun meme was originally hosted at
Storytime with Tonya.

Want to play? Here are the rules...


Rules:


* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.

* Turn to page 56.

* Find the fifth sentence.

* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.

* Post a link along with your post back to this blog.

* Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST



SO, since this seemed like an incredibly fun idea, I decided to join the fun. The book I grabbed is Brandilyn Collins Web of Lies. Here's page 56.

"For some masochistic reason I'd stuck her phone number in my purse, and now it practically burned a hole through the leather. "


How fun is this? Give it a try and let me know what you post.