Books
“Night Prey” by John Sandford
Copyright 1994 by John Sandford. Published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York. I love whodunnits. The thrill of the chase, the mystery of figuring out the identity of the culprit. But this is not a whodunnit; this is a howtocatchim. We learn almost immediately who is gutting the women, slicing them from guggle to … Continue reading
Blog booklets 2017-2019 (TTN, NET, STW, STE, TN4, TS4, TN5)
It appears that I never posted links to the blog booklets from 2017 through 2019. I correct that omission here. Tip: to find booklets for earlier years, use the Search box in the right panel. Enter “booklets” and you should get a list with all of the posts containing the PDF links.
“Personal” by Lee Child
Copyright 2014 by Lee Child. Published by Penguin Random House LLC, New York. There is no such thing as a bad Jack Reacher book, but some are better than others. This one, #19 in the series, is about average. It features an interesting primary plot in which Reacher is tasked – unofficially as he is … Continue reading
“The Steel Kiss” by Jeffery Deaver
Copyright 2016 by Gunner Publications LLC. Published by Grand Central Publishing, New York. I like Deaver’s Lincoln Rhyme books (this is 12 in a series of 14). Some of the puzzles that he has to unravel are among the most intricate – and perverted – of all the mysteries that I have read. His villains … Continue reading
“The Reversal” by Michael Connelly
Copyright 2010 by Hieronymous, Inc. Published by Orion Books. This is number 3 in the series of “Lincoln Lawyer” books by Connelly, all featuring Mickey Haller as the lawyerly protagonist. In both of the books in the series that I have read he teams up with LAPD homicide detective Hieronymous Bosch, the protagonist in many … Continue reading
“One False Move” by Harlan Coben
Copyright 1998 by Harlan Coben. Published by Dell, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. Some (a few?) of you may recall that I reviewed another Harlan Coben book, The Woods, back in August and raved about it. One of the best mysteries that I have read in many years. Well, this is the … Continue reading
“End Game” by David Baldacci
Copyright 2017 by Columbia Rose Ltd. Published by Grand Central Publishing. This is the 5th book in the series featuring the one-man army named Will Robie. The book starts with Robie in London single-handedly wiping out a band of 16 terrorists. But he is on the outs with his equally-lethal girlfriend, Jessica Reel, who while … Continue reading
“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