Books
“Redemption” by David Baldacci
Copyright 2019 by Columbus Rose, Ltd. Published by Grand Central Publishing, New York. This is #5 in Baldacci’s Memory Man series, but the first of the series that I have read. I always feel that I am missing something when I don’t start at the beginning and I am undoubtedly right. There are many references … Continue reading
“Damaged” by Lisa Scottoline
Copyright 2016 by Smart Blond, LLC. Published by St Martin’s Press, New York. I think I have criticized Scottoline before as being too “girly” – spending a lot of time and verbiage on feminine things. That may be a feature for some, but not for a macho man like me. In this book, in which … Continue reading
“Black Dragon” by David Benjamin
Copyright 2019 by David Benjamin. Published by Last Kid Books, Madison WI. Those of you who have been paying attention know that David Benjamin is a high-school-buddy-cum-author who has mentioned me by name or included me as a character in several of his books. That flatters me, of course, but doesn’t shade my critical eye. … Continue reading
“Lost Souls” by Lisa Jackson
Copyright 2007, 2009 by Susan Lisa Jackson. Published by Kensington Publishing Corp., New York. I will start with a statement that this is my first Lisa Jackson mystery and possibly my last. It wasn’t horrible but I won’t go out of my way to find more of her books. Amazon categorizes this book as a … Continue reading
“Wait Till Next Year” by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Copyright 1997 by Blithedale Publications Inc. Published by Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York. This is a book about baseball and family and the loss of neighborhoods in America. Kearns’ childhood obsession with the Brooklyn Dodgers is recounted with deeply personal memories. Baseball becomes intertwined with her family – especially the sickness and death of … Continue reading
“Sometimes I Lie” by Alice Feeney
Copyright 2018 by Alice Feeney. Published by Flatiron Books, New York. Occasionally I read a book that I admire but have a hard time recommending. This is one of them. The problems I have with the book are (1) there are no likable characters and (2) I found the jumping around in time – from … Continue reading
“Two Graves” by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Copyright 2012 by Splendide Mendax, Inc. and Lincoln Child. Published by Grand Central Publishing, New York. This is #12 in the series of Preston and Child books that feature Aloysius Pendergast, FBI agent extraordinaire. It is the fifth Preston and Child book that I have read and the fourth in the Pendergast series, the previous … Continue reading
“Orchid Beach” by Stuart Woods
Copyright 1998 by Stuart Woods. Published by HarperCollins Publishing Inc, New York. This was my second try at a Stuart Woods novel. I hated the first one. This one is considerably better. There is no question that Woods is a talented writer. Crisp dialog, rapid movement of the plot, short chapters. It is really a … Continue reading
“Monster” by Jonathan Kellerman
Copyright 1999 by Jonathan Kellerman. Published by Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. Yes, another book review. I have been doing a lot of reading because (1) it is a pandemic so what else is there to do? (2) my vision, with glasses, is really clear after my cataract surgery making … Continue reading
“Corrupted” by Lisa Scottoline
Copyright 2015 by Smart Blond, LLC. Published by St Martin’s Press, New York. This is billed as #3 in Scottoline’s “Rosato & Denunzio” series. Well, she must have reset the counter after Denunzio became a partner because there are a whole bunch of Rosato books that precede this one. For those of you not familiar … Continue reading