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Deliver us from Evil by David Baldacci Deliver us from Evil brings back the enigmatic Shaw from The Whole Truth. In this one he is out to shut down a human trafficker who is also selling nuclear material to terrorists. Unknown to him another group of vigilante's are attempting to take him out for a completely different reason. When their attempt fail and they find themselves the hunted they are force to work together to stay alive. Okay effort from Baldacci.
Catherine the Great by Simon Dixon I had great hopes for this book when I saw it on the bargain table. I always felt Catherine was an interesting character a German princess who deposes her husband to become the Russian Tsarina and leads the country for a long period of time through a turbulent period in European history. Not mention her numerous lovers. The book fails quite miserably. The main thing is that the author seems obsessed with how much money Catherine spends on things we are often entreated to she gave him/her something and it costs 20,000 rubles. Nowhere in the book does he even say what a rouble might be worth so you are left wondering if this is a lot a little or what. The military victories won by Catherine's armies are glossed over, I guess so he can get back to telling us how many roubles she spent. In the wars against the Ottoman's major victories are typically covered in 1 or 2 sentences. In regards to court life and Catherine's rise to power and her many lovers a better job is done telling her how her current favorites came to power and what they did while they were at court and her advisers and domestic achievements but once again way too much time is spent on how much things cost as opposed to putting her building projects and other expenditures in context with her reign.
Double Cross by James Patterson Pretty good Cross effort from Patterson. This novel involves the DC Audience Killer a killer who loves to kill in front of an audience. Cross his new girlfriend detective Bree Stone and old hand John Sampson attempt to stop the killing spree. Oh and did we forget to mention Cross's nemesis Kyle Craig The Mastermind has escaped from prison. A typical fast paced Cross thriller better than some of the ones just before this one in the series.
Cross Country by James Patterson This Cross novel from Patterson involves the tracking of a vicious killer across two continents. Alex Cross is called to a scene where an entire family has been annihilated and brutally murdered. Alex discovers that the mother is an old girlfriend of his which draws him into the case. later investigation reveals that a Nigerian gangleader is involved Cross takes himself to Africa to continue the hunt. Once here he realizes that he is completely out of his element as his travels take him from Nigeria, to Sierra Leone to the Sudan. Good action from Patterson and a bit of a different plotline from most Cross novels.
The Kingdom by Clive Cussler This book the third Fargo adventure from Clive Cussler starts with them attempting to find an old friend who has disappeared in Nepal. Later on they find that they were tricked into this so they can find an artifact that a rich Texas oilman is desperately seeking. Some nice twists and turns as they seek to find the artifact and escape from the clutches of the oilmans killers. This is an okay effort from Cussler but I don't like this series as much as his others.
One Rough Man by Brad Taylor I enjoyed the first effort from Brad Taylor. The main character Pike Logan works in a elite underground unit taking down terrorists. While away on a mission his wife and daughter are brutally murdered and he falls into a deep depression. By coincidence he helps save a young woman who is in the process of being kidnapped and is inadvertently drawn into stopping a major terrorist attack while being hunted by the terrorists and members of his own government. Good action and while some of the plot seems way to coincidental it's a good first effort.
Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett The Normandy invasion is the most closely held secret in England during 1944 but one German spy Die Nadel The Needle has found out the secret and is attempting to warn the Nazi's. A chase across England ensues at stake the outcome of WWII. Nice action and plot from Follett with some really strong characters.
Killshot by Vince Flynn Not the best novel from Flynn. This follows the earlier adventures of Mitch Rapp, shortly after the Pan Am Lockerbie bombing. Rapp takes out a Libyan oil minister in Paris but right afterwards 5 armed men burst in and spray the room with machine gun fire. Rapp is injured and on the run and seeks to find out who betrayed him. Not to complex of a plot compared to others by Flynn but an okay read.
Alex Cross’s Trial by James Patterson This is not a Alex Cross novel as the title states. This is a novel about Alex Cross's uncle in Mississippi in the early 1900's. The book mainly follows Ben Corbett a Washington lawyer sent to Mississippi to see if the Ku Klux Klan has been reborn and is lynching people again. Corbett's contact none other than Abraham Cross and his granddaughter Moody. Corbett's investigation makes him an outcast to his friends and family that he knew growing up, with few exceptions, but a hero to others. Not exactly what I expected but a pretty good read.
I Alex Cross by James Patterson This Cross novel opens with the unexpected new that Alex's niece who he hasn't seen in many years is dead. The investigation reveals that she was a high class DC call girl. The investigation leads to the fact that many powerful Washington figures utilized the companies services. But which one of the is the mysterious Zeus who is killing these women. The investigation is blocked at many turns by the Secret Service, could the investigation lead all the way to the White House.
Recent reads
Deliver us from Evil by David Baldacci Deliver us from Evil brings back the enigmatic Shaw from The Whole Truth. In this one he is out to shut down a human trafficker who is also selling nuclear material to terrorists. Unknown to him another group of vigilante's are attempting to take him out for a completely different reason. When their attempt fail and they find themselves the hunted they are force to work together to stay alive. Okay effort from Baldacci.
Catherine the Great by Simon Dixon I had great hopes for this book when I saw it on the bargain table. I always felt Catherine was an interesting character a German princess who deposes her husband to become the Russian Tsarina and leads the country for a long period of time through a turbulent period in European history. Not mention her numerous lovers. The book fails quite miserably. The main thing is that the author seems obsessed with how much money Catherine spends on things we are often entreated to she gave him/her something and it costs 20,000 rubles. Nowhere in the book does he even say what a rouble might be worth so you are left wondering if this is a lot a little or what. The military victories won by Catherine's armies are glossed over, I guess so he can get back to telling us how many roubles she spent. In the wars against the Ottoman's major victories are typically covered in 1 or 2 sentences. In regards to court life and Catherine's rise to power and her many lovers a better job is done telling her how her current favorites came to power and what they did while they were at court and her advisers and domestic achievements but once again way too much time is spent on how much things cost as opposed to putting her building projects and other expenditures in context with her reign.
Double Cross by James Patterson Pretty good Cross effort from Patterson. This novel involves the DC Audience Killer a killer who loves to kill in front of an audience. Cross his new girlfriend detective Bree Stone and old hand John Sampson attempt to stop the killing spree. Oh and did we forget to mention Cross's nemesis Kyle Craig The Mastermind has escaped from prison. A typical fast paced Cross thriller better than some of the ones just before this one in the series.
Cross Country by James Patterson This Cross novel from Patterson involves the tracking of a vicious killer across two continents. Alex Cross is called to a scene where an entire family has been annihilated and brutally murdered. Alex discovers that the mother is an old girlfriend of his which draws him into the case. later investigation reveals that a Nigerian gangleader is involved Cross takes himself to Africa to continue the hunt. Once here he realizes that he is completely out of his element as his travels take him from Nigeria, to Sierra Leone to the Sudan. Good action from Patterson and a bit of a different plotline from most Cross novels.
The Kingdom by Clive Cussler This book the third Fargo adventure from Clive Cussler starts with them attempting to find an old friend who has disappeared in Nepal. Later on they find that they were tricked into this so they can find an artifact that a rich Texas oilman is desperately seeking. Some nice twists and turns as they seek to find the artifact and escape from the clutches of the oilmans killers. This is an okay effort from Cussler but I don't like this series as much as his others.
One Rough Man by Brad Taylor I enjoyed the first effort from Brad Taylor. The main character Pike Logan works in a elite underground unit taking down terrorists. While away on a mission his wife and daughter are brutally murdered and he falls into a deep depression. By coincidence he helps save a young woman who is in the process of being kidnapped and is inadvertently drawn into stopping a major terrorist attack while being hunted by the terrorists and members of his own government. Good action and while some of the plot seems way to coincidental it's a good first effort.
Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett The Normandy invasion is the most closely held secret in England during 1944 but one German spy Die Nadel The Needle has found out the secret and is attempting to warn the Nazi's. A chase across England ensues at stake the outcome of WWII. Nice action and plot from Follett with some really strong characters.
Killshot by Vince Flynn Not the best novel from Flynn. This follows the earlier adventures of Mitch Rapp, shortly after the Pan Am Lockerbie bombing. Rapp takes out a Libyan oil minister in Paris but right afterwards 5 armed men burst in and spray the room with machine gun fire. Rapp is injured and on the run and seeks to find out who betrayed him. Not to complex of a plot compared to others by Flynn but an okay read.
Alex Cross’s Trial by James Patterson This is not a Alex Cross novel as the title states. This is a novel about Alex Cross's uncle in Mississippi in the early 1900's. The book mainly follows Ben Corbett a Washington lawyer sent to Mississippi to see if the Ku Klux Klan has been reborn and is lynching people again. Corbett's contact none other than Abraham Cross and his granddaughter Moody. Corbett's investigation makes him an outcast to his friends and family that he knew growing up, with few exceptions, but a hero to others. Not exactly what I expected but a pretty good read.
I Alex Cross by James Patterson This Cross novel opens with the unexpected new that Alex's niece who he hasn't seen in many years is dead. The investigation reveals that she was a high class DC call girl. The investigation leads to the fact that many powerful Washington figures utilized the companies services. But which one of the is the mysterious Zeus who is killing these women. The investigation is blocked at many turns by the Secret Service, could the investigation lead all the way to the White House.
) that even though his acknowledgment of his own narcissism is somewhat refreshing, he just doesn't amuse me.
