Gray Wolf Blog

I didn’t know this was in the works when RBP died. A good way to go out, I guess.

Painted Ladies (Spenser)

Some books you just shouldn’t re-read. I had somewhat fond memories of this book, but found the second time through a slog.

Rabbit, Run (See all Literary Books)

Well written and engaging.

Trafalgar: The Nelson Touch (Great Battles) (See all Naval Military History Books)

A bit heavy handed in spots, but entertaining overall.

The Woods (See all Contemporary Literature)

Starts off strong, waffles a bit and ends with a shrug.

Promise Me

Enormous amount of detail – a difficult book that wore me down.

Death Valley: The Summer Offensive, I Corps, August 1969 (See all Military History Books)

Written for the B school crowd. Since most of the exploits were classified only a very heavily redacted view is afforded.

The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander (See all Terrorism Books)

Author seems to be holding back a bit, but pretty interesting read overall.

Gone Native: An NCO’s Story (See all Biographies & Memoirs)

This author gets a lot of press, but I find his work dull and uninteresting.

Flyboys: A True Story of Courage (See all World War II in Asia History Books)

A fun read about some really weird people.

Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth

A bit dated. Some interesting sections.

Imus: America’s Cowboy

Interesting to listen to the various albums while reading the related chapters. Pretty good read overall.

Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey

One of the better reads in the Sunny Randall series.

Shrink Rap (Sunny Randall)

What you will want to do after reading this mess. Just awful.

Die Twice

A different ending from a lot of the Spencer series.

Hundred-Dollar Baby (Spenser)

A good way to go out – for Jesse and RBP.

Split Image (Jesse Stone) (See all Mystery Books)

Some interesting sections, but pretty dull overall.

Conceived In Liberty: William Oates, Joshua Chamberlain, and the American Civil War

Some interesting parts, but a bit too predictable.

The Ice Curtain (See all Contemporary Literature)

First half is pretty good, but really bogs down after that.

Fever Trail: In Search of the Cure for Malaria

some interesting bits but a little to close in time for historical perspective.

The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict between America and Al-Qaeda