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Review of I, Alex Cross (Kindle Edition)

December 29th, 2009 No comments
I, Alex Cross

Alex Cross has just been notified that a distant family member has been murdered. As he looks into the details of the gruesome death, he finds connections to even more killings and mysterious disappearances. Soon the pieces of the puzzle begin to fall into place and all signs seem to point to a killer within [...]

Review of Kindred in Death (Kindle Edition)

December 16th, 2009 No comments
Kindred in Death

The horrible rape/murder of young and innocent Deena, daughter of Captain Jonah McMasters, shocks the whole NYPD. Instead of enjoying some much needed time with Roarke Eve has to deal with one of her worst cases.It’s soon clear to her that Deena was just means to an end and that her unspeakable suffering was a [...]

Review of The War After Armageddon (Hardcover)

December 14th, 2009 No comments
The War After Armageddon

Reading Ralph Peters’ dark new novel, The War After Armageddon, is, in a way, much like driving by a grisly traffic accident – the view is horrific, but you just can’t look away. Peters’ novel is, indeed, compellingly horrific, the plot driven along by a realism that only a writer with this author’s background, experience [...]

Review of The Lost Symbol (Kindle Edition)

December 9th, 2009 No comments
The Lost Symbol

I’ve read all of Dan Brown’s books, and while I’m not a huge fan, I do enjoy his stories and the fantastical idea that there could be some huge conspiracy or esoterica out there that only a few people know about.Dan Brown’s writing could use some work, and he’s not crafting great literature here, but [...]

Review of Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch) (Hardcover)

December 4th, 2009 No comments
Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch)

After disappointing Harry Bosch tales (The Overlook, The Brass Dragon) Connelly has brought back the Harry that hooked me in the earlier tales.Harry is still back in homicide (no closer duty for him) and during a slow night he is asked to investigate a shooting in a “rougher” section of LA. Harry and his partner [...]

Review of Breathless: A Novel (Kindle Edition)

December 4th, 2009 No comments
Breathless: A Novel

In the Colorado Rockies, Grady Adams and his Irish wolfhound, Merlin, have just discovered two creatures unlike anything they’ve ever seen before. As they welcome these mysterious animals into their home, they soon discover that their arrival coincides with a wondrous event that will forever change their lives and millions of other all over the [...]

Review of The Siege (Kindle Edition)

December 3rd, 2009 No comments
The Siege

On a fine Saturday morning in April, the Yale campus is suddenly jolted by terror.More than two dozen students have gone missing in the past thirty-six hours, many of them the children of parents prominent in industry and government, and most of them recently “tapped” for one of Yale’s secret societies.Some of these societies own [...]