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Pursuit

Some of the backstory seems unnecessary, but author doesn’t go off a cliff.

Pursuit: A Novel

The Informant

Pulled this off the library shelf at random. Might go back for a second helping.

The Informant: An Otto Penzler Book (Butcher’s Boy Novel)

Cinnamon Kiss: A Novel

Always a treat to find a book you haven’t read by an author you really like.

Cinnamon Kiss: A Novel

Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution

A little bit better than a standard re-hash.

Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution

Six Years

Pretty not bad/

Six Years

Who I Am: A Memoir

Some interesting vignettes here and there but, like pretty much everything post-Moon, it was only done for the money.

Who I Am: A Memoir

The Highway

If author was trying to break out from a slump with the Joe Pickett series, he failed badly. A cross between “silence of the lambs” and “pulp fiction” without any of the good parts.

The Highway

The Shining Sea: David Porter and the Epic Voyage of the U.S.S. Essex during the War of 1812

First half of the book is quite gripping. Second half plods, more due to actual events vs. author skill.

The Shining Sea: David Porter and the Epic Voyage of the U.S.S. Essex during the War of 1812

Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II

Well written and researched. Author finds compelling stories and delivers the goods.

Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II

White Devil: A True Story of War, Savagery And Vengeance in Colonial America

Well researched and written. A good read.

White Devil: A True Story of War, Savagery And Vengeance in Colonial America

The Ridge

Pretty well done, even though it is outside my preferred genre.

The Ridge

Where There’s Smoke

A popular tile for an ok story.

Where There’s Smoke

A man called Lucy;: 1939-1945

Some interesting stuff.

A man called Lucy;: 1939-1945,

Little Green: An Easy Rawlins Mystery

Easy does it.

Little Green: An Easy Rawlins Mystery

I Invented the Modern Age: The Rise of Henry Ford

Some interesting parts. Not much detail on what went on in the factories to make the production so exceptional.

I Invented the Modern Age: The Rise of Henry Ford

Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World’s Greatest Outlaw

Interesting story and well written.

Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World’s Greatest Outlaw

American Gun

The fact the author was killed at a shooting range just before this was published made reading it a bit creepy. The Cowpens descriptions are really good.

American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms

The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War

Some interesting bits, but a lot is quite dull. Author’s enthusiasm for his quest is laudable, but doesn’t carry over to reader interest.

The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War

The Double

Author’s best days may be in the past. Too much tv money and what is that weird jacket photo?

The Double (Spero Lucas)

The Broken Places

Ace is the place for a good read.

The Broken Places (A Quinn Colson Novel)

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