Books

Copyright 2007 by Columbus Rose Ltd. Published by Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group USA, New York. This is the 3rd of 5 books by Baldacci featuring the “Camel Club”, a ragtag group of men in Washington DC who perform nearly superhuman feats of derring-do, mostly in service of the national security of the USA. … Continue reading »

Copyright 2022 by David Benjamin. Published by Last Kid Books, Madison WI. First, the usual disclaimer: David Benjamin is one of my best friends. But he is also a very talented author. I enjoy his books very much. Benjamin’s work can’t be pigeon-holed. He can write romance, mystery and historical fiction. Choose Moose is a … Continue reading »

Copyright 2022 by Lee Child and Andrew Child. Published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House, New York. Andrew Child (born Andrew Grant) is the younger brother of Lee Child and is reportedly being groomed by Lee Child to take over the Jack Reacher franchise. This is the second book (of 3) resulting from … Continue reading »

Copyright 2021 by David Baldacci, Published by Grand Central Publishing Co, New York. #3 of 4 books by Baldacci featuring FBI agent Atlee Pine. John Puller – one of Baldacci’s biggest heroes – is also featured. This is a book with two interwoven and interrelated plots – Atlee’s search for her twin sister who was … Continue reading »

Copyright 2020 by The New York Times Company. Published by Scribner, an imprint of Simon and Schuster, Inc., New York. This is a compendium of 29 short stories involving, in some way, the COVID pandemic. It was originally published as The Decameron Project, a reference the Boccaccio’s classic Decameron which is a compendium of stories … Continue reading »

Copyright 2016 by Harlan Coben. Published by Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, New York. This is the 9th Coben book that I have reviewed. Haven’t found a bad one yet. This is #11 in the series of Coben books that features Myron Bolitar, failed-basketball-star-turned-detective. As always, Bolitar is assisted in his endeavors … Continue reading »

Copyright 2005 by Harlan Coben, published by Signet, an imprint of New American Library, New York. This is the 8th book by Harlan Coben that I have reviewed here. I think I may have read this book before, many years ago, as it seems familiar. But I didn’t review it then so I will do … Continue reading »

Copyright 2009 by Dan Brown. Published by Anchor Books, a division of Random House, New York. I hadn’t thought of this as one of a series, but it is. It is #3 of 5, according to Amazon.com. The series features world-renowned symbologist Robert Langdon. The second in the series was the wildly popular The Da … Continue reading »

Copyright 2022 by David Benjamin. Published by Last Kid Books, Madison WI. The usual disclaimer: David Benjamin is a lifelong friend. I started reading Witness to the Crucifixion with the expectation that it would be written with the same whimsy that characterizes Benjamin’s other books. I expected a fun read. But a quarter of the … Continue reading »

Copyright 2002 by Hieronymus, Inc. Published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston MA. The technology in this book is a bit hard to swallow – literally – but the story is compelling and is very well-written. Connelly never disappoints. The story begins with the CTO of a cutting-edge biotechnology company, Henry Pierce, moves into a … Continue reading »