The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas - light reading - produced as a serial for a newspaper - keep those pages turning! A story of vengeance. The ending is unsatisfying - a man who has been consumed with revenge for so many years should not find happiness so easily - with a young, innocent Turkish slave girl. Men that cause false imprisonment (always the same with those French!) fall due to moral flaws.

Kiss Me Again, Stranger: A Collection of Eight Stories Long and Short by Daphne du Maurier - du Maurier best known for novel Rebecca. This collection includes The Birds which inspired the movie by the same name. Wouldn't classify exactly as suspense or horror - almost always a twist near the end - du Maurier feels comfortable leaving loose ends and unexplained events. Death a common theme so maybe macabre fits as a label. The Old Man was my favorite - recommend it.

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis - collection of four books based on WWII radio talks. Author beloved by American evangelicals - his theology tended more towards Catholic Church over time. Gentle, grandfather-like tone - will be appreciated more by Christians - arguments don't hold up so well in post-modern world or under trained logic. Great metaphors - comforting read - honest.