I finished reading:

"Sacred Clowns" by Tony Hillerman.

See, as my wife says I don't always read "snobby" books. I do enjoy themed mysteries, but, my main enjoyment out side the "classical realm" for want of a better expression are Cold War and WWII spy novels. I think this also links into my fascination with the Russia as well as most the ones I choose have something to do with that. I have enjoyed the Hillerman Navajo Cop series featuring Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. I think I have only one to go. An interesting thing is that there was a connection between this book and the last I read (The Wayward Bus) as Kit Carson was mentioned in both.

-Richard