Books
“One Good Deed” by David Baldacci
Copyright 2019 by Columbus Rose Ltd. Published by Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group, New York. David Baldacci is a prolific author. I have read and reported here on 13 of his books. I have probably read a few more that I didn’t report on here. But he has probably written more than 50 novels … Continue reading
“American Assassin” by Vince Floyd
Copyright 2010 by Vince Floyd. Published by Pocket Books, a division of Simon and Schuster, Inc, New York. I am not sure when or where I got this book – some exchange library somewhere – but I was lucky to find the first book in a long (25 books) series featuring Mitch Rapp, the “American … Continue reading
“Bistro Nights” by David Benjamin
Copyright 2023 by David Benjamin. Published by Last Kid Books, Madison WI. Yes, I know… two Benjamin books in a row. Totally luck of the draw. I keep a list of the books in my “to be read” pile and pick from that list randomly. Just happened to get two Benjamins in a row. This … Continue reading
“Benjamin’s Mess” by David Benjamin
Copyright 2025 by David Benjamin. Published by Last Kid Books, Madison WI. This is the 14th David Benjamin book that I have reviewed. And while it is true that he is one of my oldest and best friends, I would not read 14 books by anyone if I didn’t enjoy them. He is a very … Continue reading
“The Survivors Club” by Lisa Gardner
Copyright 2002 by Lisa Gardner, Inc. Published by Bantam Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, New York. A serial rapist was on the loose in Providence RI, with at least three victims: Meg Pesaturo, a young college coed with a mobster uncle, Carol Rosen, a thirtyish housewife with a workaholic husband, and Jillian … Continue reading
“The Tristan Betrayal” by Robert Ludlum
Copyright 2003 by Myn Pyn LLC. Published by St Martin’s Press, New York. Robert Ludlum, best known for the series of books and movies featuring Jason Bourne, wrote a lot of other books before his death in 2001 And he wrote this one AFTER his death. Obviously, there was an unfinished manuscript and someone, under … Continue reading
“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