Archive for the 'Books' Category

Exit Music

Pretty good fade for Rebus.

Exit Music (Inspector Rebus Mysteries)

Doors Open

Can’t hit a home run every time.

Doors Open

Deep Shadow

A good snack, but not much of a meal.

Deep Shadow (Doc Ford)

Full Measure

Covers a lot of ground.

Full Measure: A Novel

Watchman

Provides a great sense of place.

Watchman: A Novel

Wayfaring Stranger

Covers a lot of ground. A bit jumbled at the end but a good read overall.

Wayfaring Stranger: A Novel

Silent Joe

LA always works for a sleazy setting.

Silent Joe

Nocturnes

Some odd short stories and a flat novella.

Nocturnes

Back of Beyond

Author seems to be trying to break out of a rut. Almost succeeds.

Back of Beyond (Cody Hoyt)

The Gods of Guilt

Connelly seems a bit spent for ideas. Hope it is just a mulligan.

The Gods of Guilt (A Lincoln Lawyer Novel)

Deep Storm

Pretty middle of the road, but not a bad read overall.

Deep Storm

Next

One decent thread. A bit preachy at the end.

Next (Harper Fiction)

Robert B. Parker’s Bull River (A Cole and Hitch Novel)

Decent plot, but a little too contrived ending.

Robert B. Parker’s Bull River (A Cole and Hitch Novel)

Hitman: The Untold Story of Johnny Martorano: Whitey Bulger’s Enforcer and the Most Feared Gangster in the Underworld

Carr is a decent writer and seems to have a stranglehold on Bulger and his crew.

Hitman: The Untold Story of Johnny Martorano: Whitey Bulger’s Enforcer and the Most Feared Gangster in the Underworld

Son of a Gun: A Memoir

Pulled this off the self at random. Packs a punch.

Son of a Gun: A Memoir

Vespers

A lot going on in this one. Somewhat middle of the road overall.

Vespers (87th Precinct Mysteries)

Dead Is Forever: A Novel of Crime

Second rate knock off of Coben and Connelly.

Dead Is Forever: A Novel of Crime

Julius Caesar

Clear, concise and comprehensive.

Julius Caesar

Dead Before Dying

An interesting author with a decent plot.

Dead Before Dying

Money, Money, Money

A trip to the zoo and so much more.

Money, Money, Money: A Novel of the 87th Precinct (87th Precinct Mysteries)

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