Books
“The Soul of America” by Jon Meacham
Copyright 2018 by Merewether LLC. Published by Random House. It seems that the purpose of this book is to make us feel better about having Donald Trump as President by pointing out other times in our history when things looked similarly bleak. Because the country has survived other bad times and bad leaders, Meacham tries … Continue reading
“The Brass Verdict” by Michael Connelly
Copyright 2008 by Hieronymous Inc. Published by Little, Brown and Company, New York. This is one of the series of mysteries by Michael Connelly featuring Hieronymous Bosch, LAPD detective. But this one has a twist: Bosch is a supporting character. The main character is Mickey Haller, a lawyer fresh out of drug rehab who gets … Continue reading
“The Black Widow” by Daniel Silva
Copyright 2016 by Daniel Silva. Published by HarperCollins. This is my first Daniel Silva novel. Unlike most of my reading material (mysteries), this is a novel of international intrigue and suspense. The protagonist is Gabriel Allon, an Israeli spy and assassin who is slated to become the next head of Israeli intelligence. But first he … Continue reading
“Inferno” by Dan Brown
Copyright 2013 by Dan Brown. Published by Anchor Books, a division of Random House LLC. This is the 4th book featuring Robert Langdon, the Harvard professor and expert in medieval symbols, the most famous being The DaVinci Code. The plot in this one is centered on a brilliant genetic scientist who is a big fan … Continue reading
“Judgment Call” by J.A. Jance
Copyright 2012 by J.A. Jance. Published by HarperCollins, New York. This is one of Jance’s mysteries featuring Joanna Brady, sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona. This is a long series – this is apparently the 15th – so it is very popular. Sheriff Brady is petite, so she isn’t capable of overpowering anyone like Jack Reacher … Continue reading
“Summer of ’68” by David Benjamin
Copyright 2018 by David Benjamin. Published by Last Kid Books, Madison WI. I have mentioned before that the author is my bff from high school. I have read all of his books and have followed his career closely. He is, in the words of my sister-in-law who has also read at least one of his … Continue reading
“Foreign Affairs” by Stuart Woods
Copyright 2015 by Stuart Woods. Published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons. This is one of Stuart Woods’ many books featuring Stone Barrington, lawyer superhero. There are a bunch of these and this is #35 in the series. I am somewhat facetious when I call Stone a “lawyer superhero.” But his character approaches superhero stature. He … Continue reading
“The Woods” by Harlan Coben
Published by Signet, 2008. Copyright 2007 by Harlan Coben. I usually leave my summary rating to the end, but in this case I will put it right up front: 9.5 out of 10. This may be the most satisfying mystery that I have read in many years. The story centers on the disappearance in the … Continue reading
“Skulduggery in the Latin Quarter” by David Benjamin
Last Kid Books, April 2019. Copyright 2018 by David Benjamin. If you have read any of Benjamin’s other novels – in particular, Three’s a Crowd which is also a mystery and is also (partially) set in Paris – you will be struck by his growth as an author. While the characters in Three’s a Crowd … Continue reading
“Dragon” by Clive Cussler
Copyright 1990 by Clive Cussler Enterprises, Inc., published by Pocket Books. Another Clive Cussler adventure yarn featuring the intrepid Dirk Pitt. As usual, Dirk gets the girl. Two girls in this case. The interesting part about that is that they have lunch together at the end of the book, as they are tipping a glass … Continue reading