Books
“Bastard’s Bluff” by David Benjamin
Copyright 2021 by David Benjamin. Published by Last Kid Books, Madison WI. This is the second in Benjamin’s series of Jim Otis detective stories. In this one Otis gets drawn into a series of hate crimes in tiny Hercules WI which start as vandalism but escalate into bank robbery and attempted murder. He is no … Continue reading
“Blue Moon” by Lee Child
Copyright 2019 by Lee Child. Published by Dell, an imprint of Random House, New York. This is #24 (of 27 currently) in the Jack Reacher series of adventure/mystery books by Lee Child. I have read quite a few. But not 24. I will eventually read all of them, I think. But it will take some … Continue reading
“King and Maxwell” by David Baldacci
Copyright 2013 by Columbus Rose Ltd. Published by Grand Central Publishing, New York. This eponymous mystery is #6 in the series by David Baldacci featuring Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, two former Secret Service agents who formed their own private investigation business. It is a small, 2-person operation (though at the end of the book … Continue reading
“Flesh and Blood” by Jonathan Kellerman
Copyright 2001 by Jonathan Kellerman. Published by Ballantine Publishing Group. Normally when I finish a book in 4 days it means that I really like the book. In this case it means less than that because the 4 days were days without electricity following Hurricane Ian. Still, not a bad book. This is #15 in … Continue reading
“Tripwire” by Lee Child
Copyright 1999 by Lee Child. Published by Penguin Random House, LLC, New York. Chronologically, this is the third of the (many) Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child. I like them all, as I have mentioned before. This one isn’t my favorite as it is long on suspense and air travel, but with relatively litte (for … Continue reading
“Deal Breaker” by Harlan Coben
Copyright 1995 by Harlan Coben. Published by Dell, an imprint of Random House, New York. This is the first of the 11 books by Harlan Coben featuring Myron Bolitar, sports agent and investigator. I have read one other Myron Bolitar book – One False Move – and wasn’t impressed. But I saw this one in … Continue reading
“Lamb” by Christoper Moore
Copyright 2002 by Christopher Moore. Published by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, New York. The subtitle is “The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal.” That is a good capsule summary. Did you wonder what Christ did in those years between his appearance at the temple at 12 and the start of his … Continue reading
“Rogue Lawyer” by John Grisham
Copyright 2015 by Belfry Holdings, Inc. Published by Dell Books, an imprint of Random House, New York. John Grisham sure knows how to write. His books are always of the “can’t put it down” variety. This one is described as the “first in the Rogue Lawyer series.” It appears to be a series of one … Continue reading
“Blue Labyrinth” by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Copyright 2014 by Splendide Mendax Inc. and Lincoln Child. Published by Grand Central Publishing, New York., This is the 14th book in the series of Preston and Child books that feature, as the protagonist, Aloysius Pendergast, the rich FBI agent extraordinaire, and the sixth that I have read. This one immediately succedes White Fire. As … Continue reading
“Cockroaches” by Jo Nesbo
Copyright 1998 by Jo Nesbo. Translation copyright 2013 by Dan Bartlett. Published by Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc, New York. A (faint) silver lining to a miserable day in 2 ERs was that I read the last 200 pages of this book. This is the second of a series of books by … Continue reading