Books

Copyright 2017 by Nelson DeMille. Published by Pocket Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster, Inc., New York. I am having a hard time evaluating this book. This is my first Nelson DeMille novel and I have to say that I like his writing style. Very lively. The characters are interesting. The settings are places … Continue reading »

Copyright 2013 by Catherine Coulter. Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York NY. I had a really hard time finishing this book. I felt that I should be liking it more than I was. I blamed the good weather, the holidays, Jett’s death, demands of a long To Do list. But now I think that … Continue reading »

Copyright 2014 by Smart Blonde LLC. Published bySt Martin’s Press, New York. You all know about “chick flicks.” This is a “chick mystery.” Yes, it is a whodunit but it is also about feelings and relationships. You know – chick stuff. This is a book with very little testosterone. The is one of Scottoline’s many … Continue reading »

Copyright 2010 by Harlan Coben. Published by Penguin Group (USA) Inc., New York. A (very) few of you may recall that I raved about Coben’s The Woods last August, rating it as one of the best mysteries that I have ever read. Well, move over, The Woods – you are going to have to share … Continue reading »

Copyright 2010 by Splendide Mendax Inc and Preston Child. Published by Grand Central Publishing. This is #10 in the series of mysteries featuring Aloysius Pendergast, effete FBI special agent extraordinaire. It is only the second Pendergast mystery that I have read and that first one for me was #14 in the series, so some of … Continue reading »

Copyright 2006 by Sandra Brown Management Ltd. Published by Simon and Schuster, New York. Let me begin by apologizing for the preponderance of book reviews in this blog which is intended to be a diary of our full-time RV lifestyle. But in this pandemic there is darn little left to do but read. So, sorry, … Continue reading »

Copyright 2007 by Lincoln Child. Published by Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. This book is strongly reminiscent of the Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton. That is not a bad thing. But where Crichton wrote realistic medical mysteries, this one tiptoes into the sci-fi genre. That surprised me as Child is … Continue reading »

Copyright 2020 by David Benjamin. Published by Last Kid Books, Madison WI. Full disclosure: the author is a friend. A very good, lifelong friend. We met in high school, in Madison WI in 1963. That is particularly relevant because this book is set in a high school in Madison WI in 1963. It is semi-autobiographical. … Continue reading »

Copyright 2004 by James Patterson. Published by Little, Brown and Company, New York. This is one of Patterson’s wildly popular books featuring Alex Cross, FBI agent and psychologist. It appears to be the 9th of his Cross books and the second where Cross is up against the Russian supervillian known as “The Wolf.” This book … Continue reading »

Copyright 2013 by Splendide Mendax, Inc and Preston Child. Published by Vision, New York. I really liked the first 80% of this book. Then it got ridiculous. This is the 13th book in the Preston & Child series featuring Aloysius Pendergast, a rather effete FBI agent. My wife loves these books and I can see … Continue reading »