For those who like history mixed in with tightly woven suspense and mystery, Clive Cussler’s The Chase fits the bill. Better known for his present day thrillers, Clive Cussler goes back to the early 20th century (around 1906) to tell the story of the butcher bandit.…
Lie by Caroline Bock is a compelling short read for all ages. It is in Young Adult (YA) genre. The story revolves around a teenager’s angst at having to choose between her boyfriend and her friends and telling the police (and probably, a jury later) what she…
ESS Headquarters, Elko, Nevada, US Renee stepped aside, letting a buxom blonde leave Brandon’s office. A coy slightly mocking face made Brandon smirk in return. “Can’t be that bad, can it?” She sat down on the brown leather sofa that was next to the window…
After a hiatus, I’m back to reviewing books I have read. Later, when I review The Secret Piano, I will elaborate what occasioned the break and why I’m back. For now, here is my review of: Blood Work. It is the 3rd book that I have read…
A few days before I picked up Reflex by Dick Francis, I dreamed about cyan. At first, I did not know what cyan was. My first thought? Something having to do with the USSR…that was Cyrillic. Then I started reading Reflex. Dick Francis as a…
Michael Connelly’s The Poet is a thriller and a good one. There is not much to say bad about it. Connelly’s theme resounded recently in a story broken by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The newspaper examined 175,000 deaths. 1,000 were labeled as suicides and the vast…