Books
The printed blog, 2011 and 2012
I have taken delivery of the first two volumes of the printed blog (2011 and 2012) and I have to say that I am thrilled with the result. It has been a lot of work – particularly 2012 which was 184 pages – but worth every minute. It will be a keepsake for us and … Continue reading
“Just Take My Heart” by Mary Higgins Clark
Simon & Schuster, 2009 I am not a huge fan of Mary Higgins Clark. I find her plots to be contrived and the characters thin. But I have to admit that she is easy to read. Short chapters and no long dialogs. I read this book in less than a week, which is fast for … Continue reading
“The Wrong Side of Goodbye” by Michael Connelly
Copyright 2016 by Hieronymus, Inc. Published by Grand Central Publishing. This is one of the series of mysteries featuring Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch, a retired LAPD detective working as a PI in southern California. He is a cerebral detective who can be tough when required. In this book he shoots a bad guy, so I guess he … Continue reading
“The Big Dig” by Linda Barnes
Copyright 2002 by Linda Appleblatt Barnes. Published by St Martin’s Press, New York. This was my first Linda Barnes mystery and I was impressed. She is a very good writer – describes people, places and events vividly and moves the story line along rapidly. I never got bored reading this one. The protagonist is Carlotta … Continue reading
“The Sacred Vault” by Andy McDermott
2011 Bantam Books Mass Market Edition This is a book of epic adventure, #6 in the series featuring archaeologists Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase. These books are reminiscent of the Clive Cussler novels in that they involve fantastic locations and non-stop action. And a huge body count. In this book I counted 87 deaths, plus … Continue reading
“No Safe House” by Linwood Barclay
Copyright 2014 Barclay Perspectives, Inc. Published by Penguin Random House. I will give Barclay credit for coming up with a plot that I have never encountered before. A small-time gangster goes into the “private banking” business, taking in cash and other valuables from people who don’t want them where the authorities might find them should … Continue reading
“Speaking in Tongues” by Jeffery Deaver
Pocket Books, 2000. This book was special to me, not because it had great characters or plot, but because it was the first book I read using reading glasses. A few weeks ago I admitted to myself that my reading time had been greatly reduced because it was no longer a pleasure. Too much squinting, … Continue reading
“Sycamore Row” by John Grisham
Dell Mass Market, 2014 Yes, it has been quite a while since I posted my last book review. My primary excuse is that I have been busy traveling over 10,000 miles. But John Grisham deserves a share of the blame, too. Sycamore Row is long (637 pages in this edition) and it moves slowly. It … Continue reading
“A Wanted Man” by Lee Child
Delacorte Press, New York, 2012. It has been quite a while since I posted my last book review, which is both a statement about how much traveling/driving I have been doing and how this particular book just didn’t demand that I finish it. It wasn’t bad but it wasn’t one of the best in the … Continue reading
“The Affair” by Lee Child
Delacorte Press, New York, 2012 You probably know by now that I love the Jack Reacher series of mystery/adventure books by Lee Child. I like them so much that I have a different scale for them when reviewing them. “The Affair” is about a 4 out of 10 on the Reacher scale but a 7 … Continue reading