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Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole)
Robert Crais
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Totally Fun Summer Read
Personally, I was glad to have Elvis back at the center of the story again, and thrilled that Lucy was relegated to nothing more than a single phone call. Joe Pike takes a back door as well, but that didn't bother me this time. I think for any of these mystery writers ...
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The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel (Lincoln Rhyme)
Jeffery Deaver
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Datamining insights add to the usual twists and suspense
Data mining and identity theft drive the fast-paced plot as quadriplegic detective Lincoln Rhyme and his partner/lover Amelia Sachs attempt to clear Rhyme's estranged cousin, Arthur, of murder charges.
A look at the slam-dunk evidence suggests to Rhyme, a consultant ...
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Tribute
Nora Roberts
Putnam Adult, 2008
Fantastic!
I always look forward to another Nora Roberts. Tribute was a story that keeps Nora at the top of her game!
The hero was just super. He was not your typical gung-ho macho hero, but completely and totally lovable. His quirky humor, his absence of mechanical ...
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Swan Peak: A Dave Robicheaux Novel
James Lee Burke
Simon & Schuster, 2008
"He had already mortgaged too many tomorrows to get through the present day."
James Lee Burke continues to be one of the treasures in current fiction. No one is better at evoking a sense of "being there" as JLB. Whether describing a bucolic scene in the Bitterroot Mountains or a depraved honky tonk in New Orleans, Burke has the reader feeling ...
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The Monster of Florence
Douglas Preston
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
A look into the dark heart of Italy
I lived in Tuscany as a student from late '84 until '86, and remember very well the last murder committed by the Monster of Florence, along with the public reaction. (I actually dated a police officer connected to the investigation.) This book brought back a lot of ...
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The Last Patriot: A Thriller
Brad Thor
Atria Books, 2008
An Islamic twist on the Da Vinci Code
I bought this book after hearing Brad Thor talk about it with Glenn Beck and I'm glad I did. I don't read much fiction, but I couldn't put this one down. It's easily one of the best books I've read in quite some time.
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Rules of Deception
Christopher Reich
Doubleday, 2008
A Future Movie!!
Mark my words, this book will be made into a movie (although movies usually are not as good as the book)! It has all the elements of a good espionage, electronics & technical gadgets, along with assassins and a few different things going on at once, yet all coming ...
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Sail
James Patterson, Howard Roughan
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Sailing with the Dunnes
On the drive to and from work for the last few days, I've been listening to the reading of Sail by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. Talk about being on the edge of your seat (car seat).
The Dunne family experiences problem after devastating problem when they ...
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel
David Wroblewski
Ecco, 2008
A New Favorite
This is a beautifully written story. I have placed it with The Life of Pi and The Time Travelers Wife on my list of favorites, a book that is with you long after the last page. I too purchased it because of the reviews (yes, and Stephen King's, Mr. King has seldom ...
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The Spies of Warsaw: A Novel
Alan Furst
Random House, 2008
Furst at the Top of His Form
Alan Furst and Charles McCarry are the two best spy novelists writing today. Neither of them write books with an excess of action, yet both write gripping page turners, capable of creating suspense and menace by virtue of something as commonplace as a late train. They ...
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Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher Novels)
Lee Child
Delacorte Press, 2008
A nice addition
I have read all the books in the Reacher saga and frankly they are becoming very predictable. I liked the latest one but was not knocked down and waiting for the next. Mr Child, in my humble opinion, Jack Reacher needs to get on with his life. I mean saving us from ...
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The Appeal
John Grisham
Doubleday, 2008
Overly Political and not Grisham's best
I think the name of my review says it all. While I have not read all of Grisham's books this is the first that I have read that has a clear political message - it yells "HANDS OFF TORT REFORM" and "JUDGES NEED TO BE APPOINTED".
While I don't have a problem with ...
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Plague Ship (Oregon Files)
Clive Cussler
Putnam Adult, 2008
Oregon Files
I have always been a Cussler fan. I like the characters he has created, from Pitt to Cabrillo. This particular book touches on a subject that gives me concern and that is the over population of our planet and the ramifications of same.The "bad guys" take things ...
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Odd Hours
Dean Koontz
Bantam, 2008
Not bad
One of the most charming things about the Odd Thomas series is Odd's interactions with the people around him, whether they're living or dead, dangerous or silly, or in the case of Hutch, nostalgically bittersweet. While this book briefly brushes with some characters ...
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The Front
Patricia Cornwell
Putnam Adult, 2008
The Front by Patricia Cornwell
I loved this book because Patricia Cornwell is one of my favorite authors. It really helps if you've read her former book At Risk which I read last year because the main characters are the same. Some of my friends were disapointed that Kay Scarpetta was not part of the ...
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