![]() ![]() One editorialist described the House of Lords as a “worm farm of claret-gargling, bien pensant quangocrats.” I was pretty confident about the meaning of worm farm and claret, but had to slink off to Wiktionary to learn that a bien pensant quangocrat was a more or less orthodox member of a quasi-governmental organization. Journalists don’t dumb down their prose or tone down their political observations. Reading the morning newspapers is a humbling experience. You can learn more about Jeanne’s books at Įvery time I visit Great Britain, I come home with an expanded vocabulary. Where the Bones Are Buried, the fifth book in the series, is in bookstores now. She currently lives in Renton, Washington with her husband who is a law professor. Originally from Georgia, she enjoys traveling the world and learning about other cultures and customs, which she incorporates into her novels. Like her amateur sleuth, Jeanne was born with a serious wanderlust.
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