Death of a Poison Pen, by M.C. Beaton

Och! How I love a good Hamish Macbeth mystery. They may not be filled with profound or flowery imagery or obscure literary references, but they always tie up the loose ends.

Steppin' On a Rainbow, by Kinky Friedman

Fun and entertaining, of course, but the ending doesn't make a hell of a lot of sense and the love interest character is so hateful and annoying that I don't see why the author likes her, much less the main character (both of whom are called Kinky Freidman).