Brute Force by Marc Cameron Brute Force by Marc Cameron is the 6th book in the Jericho Quinn series. Jericho is an adventure motorcyclist, champion boxer, Air Force Academy grad, a Fulbright Fellow, father ... and an extremely talented killer. Cameron calls him "America's blunt instrument against the War on Terror"…
House of the Rising Sun by James Lee Burke James Lee Burke is one of my all-time favorite authors. His ability to viscerally capture the sights, sounds and smells of every place his characters inhabit is extraordinary. While he is probably best known for the 20 books in his Dave…
The Guilty by David Baldacci The Guilty by David Baldacci is the 4th book in his Will Robie series. I was skeptical at first because this undercover assassin (are there assassins who aren't undercover?) was not on a normal mission. He was returning home to Mississippi to learn why his estranged…
The Forgotten Soldier by Brad Taylor I just finished The Forgotten Soldier, Book #9 in the Pike Logan series by Brad Taylor. Pike is the leader of the Task Force, a small, off-the-books team of top special forces operatives under the direct control of the President. They represent the tip…
The Crossing by Michael Connelly The Crossing, #22 in the Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly. Michael Connelly is a long time, NY Times best-selling author, known for his Harry Bosch series. The Crossing is the 22nd installment of the series. Harry is now a retired LAPD detective who joins…
The Promise by Robert Crais (Elvis Cole & Joe Pike, #16) There probably aren't many investigators like Elvis Cole.. He has a Mickey Mouse phone and a Pinocchio wall clock in his LA office. He drinks coffee out of a Spider-Man mug, quotes Jiminy Cricket and drives a bright yellow…
Are you looking for some great reading for the summer?If so, you’re in the right place.First and foremost, I love these books.I am constantly asked by friends and family for author and book recommendations … something they can take on vacation, take to the beach or read on an airplane.…
Get ready for Fiction Fridays … because we’re going rogue!
I intend to roust your senses, pillage your serenity and stimulate your discovery of the good, the bad and the only fiction genre where a ranch breakfast is a steel metal jacket dipped in cordite.
We’re going to mix it up … on Fiction Fridays … and talk about the books which fill the Mystery-Thriller-Suspense genre.
They sire rabid fans and beget a rogue’s gallery of unaccountable tough guys, a few cerebral types and shameless sidekicks. That’s going to be part of Fiction Fridays … starting now!
Most of us who love this genre are passionate about our favorite characters.
We’re looking for great stories, new authors, undiscovered gems and the unexpected twists and turns that keep these books at the top of the best seller lists.
No PC sensibilities, no hand holding, no singing kumbaya around the campfire.
Some days, a little street justice and a big-time ass-whuppin’ is just what we need. (more…)
What have I gotten myself into? Lately, Dead or Alive
Don’t forget that I’ve just forged through two, 1,000 page books, Ken Follett’s Fall of Giants, and now Clancy’s tome
Gimme a break this time, okay?
You’re in the right place
I’m glad you’re here, though
and don’t worry if it seems like you landed on the wrong planet
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Some of you may have seen The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963), and thinking, wow, that’s some spooky sh**
But did you know that John le Carre is a pseudonym
I didn’t
for David John Moore Cornwell? He was actually a spy for MI5 and MI6 in England and left the service to write novels once this blockbuster hit
Next on my shelf will be his latest, Our Kind of Traitor, which reportedly is the “old” John le Carre