Books
“The Fallen” by David Baldacci
Copyright 2018 by Columbia Rose, Ltd. Published by Hatchette Book Group, New York. This is #4 in the series (currently 7 in number) of Memory Man novels by Baldacci. The “memory man” is Amos Decker, a former pro football player who, due to receiving a brain injury on a blind-side hit, lost his career and … Continue reading
“The Forgotten Man” by Marcus Miller
Copyright 2017 by Marcus Miller. Self-published. This is the first of a series of 6 “forgotten man” books by Miller. The forgotten man is cast in the image of Jack Reacher – an iconoclast loner who roams the world, carrying few possessions, owning nearly nothing. But trouble finds him and he has an almost supernatural … Continue reading
“Smoke Screen” by Sandra Brown
Copyright 2008 by Sandra Brown Management Ltd, published by Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc, New York Britt Shelley is a young, ambitious television news reporter in Charleston SC. She is a rising star. But she goes to a party hosted by her old friend and occasional lover, Jay Burgess, has a … Continue reading
“Never Call Retreat” by Bruce Catton
Copyright 1961 by Bruce Catton. Published by Broadway Publishing Group, a division of Random House Inc, New York. This is the third of the three books in Catton’s American Civil War Trilogy. It covers from 1864 to the end of the war. As with the other two volumes, it provided me with a new perspective … Continue reading
“The Inmate” by Freida McFadden
Copyright 2022, 2024 by Freida McFadden, published by Poisened Pen Press, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Naperville IL The Inmate is my first Freida McFadden book and probably won’t be my last. It was well-written, with intriguing characters and many plot twists. But it read more like a horror story than a mystery. The protagonist, Brooke … Continue reading
“Dark Light” by Randy Wayne White
Copyright 2006 by Randy Wayne White. Published by the Berkeley Publishing Group, New York. Randy Wayne White is an author who lives in – and writes about – southwest Florida. His books, with settings familiar to me, have special interest. I wanted very much to enjoy Dark Light, his 13th book featuring marine biologist Doc … Continue reading
“Terrible Swift Sword” by Bruce Catton
Copyright 1961 by Bruce Catton. Published by Broadway Publishing Group, a division of Random House Inc, New York. This is the second volume of Catton’s Civil War trilogy. It covers just one year of the war – 1862. That year warrants an entire volume because it is the year that shaped the war. When the … Continue reading
“Dirty Work” by Stuart Woods
Copyright 2003 by Stuart Woods. Published by Penguin Putnam, Inc, New York. This is a book featuring Stone Barrington, Esquire, a lawyer who doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty. In this Barrington novel – the 9th of 67 (Woods is very prolific) – the “dirty work” is photographing a husband getting a “happy ending” massage. … Continue reading
“The Coming Fury” by Bruce Catton
Copyright 1961 by Bruce Catton. Published by Broadway Publishing Group, a division of Random House Inc, New York. I mostly read fiction. Mysteries, with some action/adventure thrown into the mix. But on rare occasions I read some non-fiction. This is one of my rare non-fiction readings. [NOTE: The image is for the audiobook version, but … Continue reading
“Dead Shot” by David Benjamin
The usual disclaimer: David Benjamin is a lifelong friend so I might be biased. But I think I know a good book when I read one. This is a good book. Copyright 2023 by David Benjamin. Published by Last Kid Books, Madison WI. This is #4 in Benjamin’s series featuring Jim Otis, a disgraced ex-cop … Continue reading