Book #33

"Necklace and Calabash" by Robert Van Gulik

Judge Dee goes undercover! Man, for a judge, Dee sure gets around, doesn't he? This time he has to find a precious necklace that was stolen from the Third Princess and that could cause dissent at the imperial court. In this book, Dee has to rely only on himself, neither his trusted bodyguards nor his secretary are there to aid him. And all he wanted was to go fishing...

I just love Robert Van Gulik's books. The characters are so alive and the settings, the atmosphere of the various places that Judge Dee visits, are so well described that they just draw you right in.

Podfic rec: Star Trek Reboot

"A Truth That's Told With Bad Intent" by nikki4noo, read by revolutionaryjo | Kirk/McCoy | Bones finds himself in the predicament of being engaged, to THE Captain James T Kirk. How to get out of the situation? Well, consider one nine year old girl and a Starship Captain to the rescue. What could possibly go wrong? | 2hr. 58min.

Bones exited his room, that damned rabbit in his hands. Waiting just outside his door, in shorts, t-shirt and sneakers was Jim, just leaning casually against the wall. At the sight of the soft toy, Jim grinned.

"Aww Bones, Rascally wuvs you! He just can't stay away," Jim purred towards Bones.

"Don't you give me no sass, you damned infant. Now put him back where he belongs," Bones glared at him and shoved the toy into Jim's chest.

LOL! Loved it. A well thought-out fic, especially Bones' background. Why aren't there more Kirk/Bones podfics? *pouts*