In fact, after reading The Rope I swore I'd never bother with another Anna Pigeon book again. I should have kept to it. The only reason I broke my oath was because I was desperate and in a hurry. I couldn't find anything that looked appealing, but I didn't have time to really browse the rest of the shelves, so I just grabbed a few books from the library's "New Books" shelf.
I already knew that Destroyer Angel was set in Minnesota (my librarian had mentioned it to me a few months ago), so, since I often enjoy reading books set in my home state, I thought oh well, maybe it won't be as bad as The Rope. And I was right, it was worse, imho. 
Since I finished Destroyer Angel last night, I've spent the morning looking up my remaining three random choices on GoodReads. I've eliminated two of them right off the bat - they sound absolutely awful to me - they'll be going straight back to the library unread. I'll give the third one a reluctant try - only because the library isn't open again until Tuesday, and I just can't bear not having something to read on my lunch breaks at work for the next two days.
Thank you for your sympathy on my long wait for my library requests - very kind of you considering how I've slammed a book you liked. 
Come Tuesday, I'm heading straight to the "D" shelf in their Fiction section and hope they have a Sherlock Holmes book or two to tide me over. If not, I'll re-read the two Ian Rankin books that I know they have on the "R" shelf. They usually get their inter-library loan books delivered on Thursdays, so I'll be holding out hope that maybe one of my requested books will show up.
SAVE ME O YE LIBRARY GODS!!!! No more "Thrillers"!!!! 
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