Books
“The Innocent Man” by John Grisham
Copyright 2006 by Bennington Press Ltd. Published by Bantam Dell, a division of Random House Inc, New York. I grabbed this book before learning that it was one of Grisham’s few non-fiction books. In fact, I didn’t learn that until I started reading it while in Europe on the ATW-2. I don’t often read non-fiction, … Continue reading
ATW-2 Day 17: Paris, France
The day started with breakfast in our room, followed by a series of chores necessary to recover from the lost wallet, including replacing the temporary room card with a real one (which will only be used for one day but that is one day more than the temporary one could be used). I also paid … Continue reading
“Darkest Fear” by Harlen Coben
Copyright 2000 by Harlen Coben. Published by Dell, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc, New York. This is #7 of 12 in the series of Coben books featuring Myron Bolitar, professional sports agent, former professional basketball star and occasional detective. In this one he is approached by … Continue reading
“Live to Tell” by Lisa Gardner
Copyright 2010 by Lisa Garder. Published by Bantam Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York. The story begins with the mass murder/suicide of his family by the father of Danielle Burton. Killed were Danielle’s mother and her two siblings – a brother and a sister. Danielle was … Continue reading
“The Broker” by John Grisham
Copyright 2005 by Belfry Holdings. Published by Bantam Dell, a division of Random House Inc, New York. The eponymous broker in this case is disgraced and convicted Washington lobbyist Joel Backman. He is in prison, having served 6 years of a 20-year sentence (though the nature of his crime is a big vague), when he … Continue reading
“The Last Juror” by John Grisham
Copyright 2004 by Belfry Holdings Inc. Published by Bantam Dell, a division of Random House Dell, New York. Grisham is noted for his legal thrillers. Usually the protagonist is a lawyer, a judge or some other officer of the court. This one is a bit different – the protagonist is a small-town newspaper editor. The … Continue reading
“Rainbow Six” by Tom Clancy
Copyright 1998 by Rubicon Inc. Published by Berkeley Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Putnam Inc, New York. I thought I had read all of the Clancy novels, but I somehow missed this one. It is #2 in the series of 2 novels featuring John Clark. #1 in this series is “Without Remorse” and I … Continue reading
“Golden Prey” by John Sandford
Copyright 2017 by John Sandford. Published by G.P. Putnam Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, New York. This is number 27 in the long (currently 35) series of Sandford books featuring Lucas Davenport. Early in the series Davenport was a Twin Cities cop, but his career has taken him to several other state … Continue reading
“The Hit” by David Baldacci
Copyright 2013 by Columbus Rose Ltd. Published by Grand Central Publishing, New York. This is #2 in the series of Baldacci books that feature Will Robie, CIA assassin. In this one Will is tasked with tracking down and killing another CIA assassin who has “gone rogue” and killed her boss and a handler. Yes, “she” … Continue reading
“The King of Torts” by John Grisham
Copyright 2003 by Belfry Holdings, Inc. Published by Bantam Dell, a division of Random House, Inc, New York I go back and forth… Is Harlan Coben my favorite author? Or is it John Grisham? They are both terrific writers. They always keep me interested. Grisham, of course, writes about the legal profession while Coben is … Continue reading