Garam by Ruwi Meita

Seorang pegawai polis, Kiri Lamari telah ditugaskan ke daerah Surabaya selepas berlakunya tragedi pembunuhan seorang pemain piano yang disifatkan sebagai mengerikan. Tubuh mangsa disalut dengan adunan garam. Tidak cukup dengan itu rambut mangsa dicukur dan ditutupi dengan rambut palsu berwarna merah. Melalui autopsi, mangsa mati ketika dibedah tanpa bius dan beberapa organ hilang.

Dalam dia dan pasukannya cuba menyelesaikan misteri, pembunuh itu melakukan dua lagi pembunuhan. Setiap karakter dikisahkan dengan baik. Penulis dari awal sudah menggambarkan antagonis seseorang bernama Lelaki Lavender dengan dendam lama ditempiaskan terhadap mangsanya. Pembaca sudah boleh mengagak siapa tapi sebab dan bukti lain telah disimpan oleh penulis untuk diselesaikan oleh Kiri Lamari seorang. Sebab itu dia diberi gelaran Penghidu Jejak! Kampret Rebus!

Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

The Fletchers were a prominent Jewish American family. Zalig Fletcher immigrated to America from Poland in 1942 and eventually ascended to become a successful factory owner. In 1980, his son, Carl Fletcher, one of the wealthiest men in Long Island, was kidnapped from his driveway on his way to work. The kidnapping deeply affected his family, particularly his wife, Ruth, and their children.

After a week, a ransom was paid, and Carl was rescued, but the intergenerational trauma took a heavy toll on them. Carl became distant and aloof, while Ruth seemed devoted to her husband rather than to her children. The overbearing nature began to surface when the Fletchers spent money recklessly. Their friends seemed to reveal their true colors after the Fletchers encountered financial difficulties.

 This satire also shows readers how the Jewish family sought to fit into their new country by adopting American customs. The author depicts worn-out characters well from their point of view in every chapter in a slow-paced manner. It includes glimpses of Jewish traditional culture and folklore. The revelation of secrets, long-buried tensions, backstories, and the morality play are woven into dark and elaborate tales, which I find compelling.

Pos Malaysia

Eh, korang dah pernah hantar barang melalui pos laju? Aku jarang guna. Tapi baru² ni Pos Malaysia dah berwajah baru. Takde isi² borang lagi. Semua scan barcode je sekarang. Pada aku lebih mudah dan jimat kertas. Sebab Pos Malaysia yang paling dekat dengan rumah aku, jadinya memang aku akan setia dengan depa.