Books
Blog booklets, 2011-2013 (GTW, QTE, QTS)
I have received enough positive feedback on my printed blog booklets that I am going to post the PDFs online. Here are the first three, 2011 to 2013. OurWanderYears 2011 (13.9MB) – preparation and planning OurWanderYears 2012 (22.5MB) – rig acquisition, more preparation and the Great Trip West (GTW) OurWanderYears 2013 (35.4MB) – California, the … Continue reading
“The Midnight Line” by Lee Child
Copyright 2017 by Lee Child, published by Bantam Books Yes, another Jack Reacher book by Lee Child. I like them, for sure, but the fact that I have read 3 in a row is pure luck. I have a stack of, usually, 6 to 12 books in my to-be-read stack and I choose my next … Continue reading
Ghosted by my printer
I have published the first four volumes of the blog – 2011 through 2014 – and have the 2015 volume ready for print. But my chosen printer – printi.com – has disappeared. Apparently they have been gobbled up by VistaPrint. Their website now redirects me to the VistaPrint website. But I have been unable to … Continue reading
“Night School” by Lee Child
Copyright 2016 by Lee Child, published by Delacorte Press. This is the 21st book in the Jack Reacher series. I like all of the Jack Reacher books. He is larger than life, sometimes tender, sometimes brutal, always analytical and never predictable. All of which makes for a good read. In Night School he is in … Continue reading
“Never Go Back” by Lee Child
Copyright 2013 by Lee Child. Published by Delacorte Press. This is one of Lee Child’s popular mystery/adventure books featuring Jack Reacher. Reacher, for those of you who aren’t familiar with him, is a former MP standing 6′ 5″ and weighing 250 pounds. I mention his size only to remind those who think “Tom Cruise” when … Continue reading
“The Closers” by Michael Connelly
Copyright 2005 by Hieronymus Inc, published by Little, Brown and Company I had already decided to give this book high marks before learning that it had reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list when it was first published in 2005. It has an intricate plot that kept me guessing until the very end … Continue reading
The printed blog, 2011 and 2012
I have taken delivery of the first two volumes of the printed blog (2011 and 2012) and I have to say that I am thrilled with the result. It has been a lot of work – particularly 2012 which was 184 pages – but worth every minute. It will be a keepsake for us and … Continue reading
“Just Take My Heart” by Mary Higgins Clark
Simon & Schuster, 2009 I am not a huge fan of Mary Higgins Clark. I find her plots to be contrived and the characters thin. But I have to admit that she is easy to read. Short chapters and no long dialogs. I read this book in less than a week, which is fast for … Continue reading
“The Wrong Side of Goodbye” by Michael Connelly
Copyright 2016 by Hieronymus, Inc. Published by Grand Central Publishing. This is one of the series of mysteries featuring Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch, a retired LAPD detective working as a PI in southern California. He is a cerebral detective who can be tough when required. In this book he shoots a bad guy, so I guess he … Continue reading
“The Big Dig” by Linda Barnes
Copyright 2002 by Linda Appleblatt Barnes. Published by St Martin’s Press, New York. This was my first Linda Barnes mystery and I was impressed. She is a very good writer – describes people, places and events vividly and moves the story line along rapidly. I never got bored reading this one. The protagonist is Carlotta … Continue reading