I'm still struggling with stomach problems, but I'm getting better, and I'm awake more hours than I was before. Which means, my fingers are finding their way to my keyboard. And even though it's a bumpy start, I'm working on The Body in the Lobby again. I love this book. It has some odd, dysfunctional characters that intrigue me.
I read once that a culture's view of religion is often based on how hard or easy it is to survive where they live. The Vikings believed that to get to Valhalla, a warrior had to die in combat. A bit of a dim view, but then, just to survive a long, bitter winter took lots of preparation and stamina. Many people didn't make it until spring. Therefore, the Vikings viewed their gods as harsher than most. The Romans, who had an easier climate, thought of their gods as interfering and fickle. Jupiter often had affairs with beautiful mortal women, making his wife, Hera, so jealous she'd punish the women, since she couldn't punish her husband.
In The Body in the Lobby, the victim is Janis. Her family belongs to a small, odd church that believes that they're the only true believers who will get a free pass into heaven. When Janis shows signs of leaving the church, and is later killed, her mother tells Jazzi and Gaff that it might be better that Janis died while her soul was still safe. The remark bothers Jazzi until she learns Janis was mostly estranged from her family anyway.
More suspects show up, so Jazzi and Gaff start digging through more clues, all while Jazzi, Ansel, and Jerod are flipping a tea house into condos and later using shipping containers to make into houses. New territory for me, so it's been fun!
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