#5 All Systems Red by Martha Wells

The subtitle of the book seems to make you think one thing about the SecUnit but as the story unfolds you realize this is less of a robot and more of something else. This unit managed to hack its controls so it decides when to patch updates and would much rather watch the entertainment downloads she has access to. But things are not going to plan at the science station she is assigned to. Data is missing from downloads the project was supposed to get and things are attacking the scientists she is assigned to protect.

A good tight mystery and the door is wide open for more stories et in this universe. I’ll be keeping an eye out for the next one.

#6 Dark in Death by J.D. Robb

The latest in this long running series has Eve and Peabody working a string of murders based on a mystery series. They get the major clue thanks to the writer coming forward when she noticed that the circumstances of the latest killing matched a scene in her book. They quickly realize that the killer may be someone that has reached out to the author and may eventually go after her. With an idea of who may be the next victim Eve has a chance to stop the crime before it happens. The killer is caught in the end and the book comes to it usual good conclusion. Another good entertaining read in this series.