@G S Moch: Hair decorations as weapon? I'm liking the sound of that!
@Peggy I've read Wicked, but need to check out the others.
@Tanya: I haven't read much Koontz, but you had me at genius dog!
@Yveva: I've been wanting to read that Zoe Archer series. I need to bump that up the TBR pile! Also, thanks for the kind words about scenery in my book. :)
@Annie: I love Harry's skull, Bob.
@G. Bisbjerg: I've only read the first Zodiac book, but thought the comic book angle was really great.
@Diana: Yes, my travel experience has definitely played a role in my writing, in both the settings (I used to live in California, the setting for my Arcadia Bell series) and the characters (Kar Yee, Arcadia's best friend, is a Hong Kong ex-pat, Arcadia's family is French, and Jupe is biracial).