Books
“The Woods” by Harlan Coben
Published by Signet, 2008. Copyright 2007 by Harlan Coben. I usually leave my summary rating to the end, but in this case I will put it right up front: 9.5 out of 10. This may be the most satisfying mystery that I have read in many years. The story centers on the disappearance in the … Continue reading
“Skulduggery in the Latin Quarter” by David Benjamin
Last Kid Books, April 2019. Copyright 2018 by David Benjamin. If you have read any of Benjamin’s other novels – in particular, Three’s a Crowd which is also a mystery and is also (partially) set in Paris – you will be struck by his growth as an author. While the characters in Three’s a Crowd … Continue reading
“Dragon” by Clive Cussler
Copyright 1990 by Clive Cussler Enterprises, Inc., published by Pocket Books. Another Clive Cussler adventure yarn featuring the intrepid Dirk Pitt. As usual, Dirk gets the girl. Two girls in this case. The interesting part about that is that they have lunch together at the end of the book, as they are tipping a glass … Continue reading
“Imperfect Strangers” by Stuart Woods
Copyright 1995 by Stuart Woods. Published by HarperCollins. This is my first Stuart Woods novel ever and it won’t be my last. He is a very talented writer who kept my interest. Those of you familiar with the movie Strangers on a Train will recognize the starting premise: two strangers meet – on a plane, … Continue reading
“Treasure” by Clive Cussler
Copyright 1988 by Clive Cussler Enterprises, published by Pocket Books This is a long book – 678 pages in this edition. But I finished it in less than 10 days which is a pretty good indicator of how much I enjoyed it. It isn’t great literature but it sure is a fun beach book. For … Continue reading
“Running Blind” by Lee Child
Copyright 2000 by Lee Child. Published by Berkley, New York. Yes, another Jack Reacher book. I always expect to be entertained and I am never disappointed. Some of the Reacher books are set during the time when he is in the army, but most are set post-Army when he is an aimless drifter. This one … Continue reading
“Almost Killed by a Train of Thought” by David Benjamin
Last Kid Books, April 2019 This is a collection of essays. That, alone, makes this book unique among the books that I have reviewed. It is also written by a guy I know very well – a good friend who goes way back – he was my best friend in high school. So this will be … Continue reading
“Tick Tock” by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
Copyright 2011 by James Patterson, Grand Central Publishing I NEVER read books of the famous-author-and-some-nobody variety because you know damn well that the book was written by the nobody and the famous author is just getting paid to put his name on the book. So I don’t know how this one slipped into my “to … Continue reading
“Hello, Darkness” by Sandra Brown
Simon & Schuster, 2003 I think I have read a Sandra Brown mystery before. I have certainly listened to one of her audiobooks. I had a fairly positive view of her skill as a writer. So it was with a modicum of pleasant anticipation that I picked up Hello, Darkness. Imagine my disappointment. This is … Continue reading
Blog booklets, 2014-2016 (QTN, STS, STN and TTS)
Here are the PDFs for the blog booklets for the years 2014 to 2016. OurWanderYears 2014 (10.8 MB) – the Quick Trip North (QTN), summer in MA and coming off the road OurWanderYears 2015 (21.4 MB) – winter in MA, Carnival cruise and the Second Trip South (STS) OurWanderYears 2016 (21.3 MB) – Second Trip … Continue reading