Books
“Birds of Prey” by J.A. Jance
Copyright 2001 by J.A. Jance. Published by Avon Books, an imprint of Harper Collins, New York. This is the first J.A. Vance mystery I have ever read. This one features J.P. Beaumont, a retired Seattle homicide detective. I guess I jumped into the middle of the series as this is #15 of the 23 Beaumont … Continue reading
“The Target” by David Baldacci
Copyright 2014 by Columbus Rose Ltd. Published by Grand Central Publishing, New York. This is #3 in the series of books by Baldacci featuring Will Robie and Jessica Reel, America’s premier team of assassins. I have read and reported on the previous book – “The Hit” – and I strongly recommend that you read that … Continue reading
“Atlantis Found” by Clive Cussler
Copyright 1999 by Clive Cussler. Published by Berkley Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Putnam Inc., New York. This is #15 (though I found a list in which it was #14) in the long (27) line of Cussler books featuring Dirk Pitt, Special Projects Director at the (fictional) National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) and … Continue reading
“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