Alex Cross, Run by James Patterson.
Old style Patterson. Much better than some of the crap he's turned out in the last few years. Did he dump the co-writer thing? No one listed as co-author, not that that means anything, I suppose.
Two serial killers and a third killer with a personal vendetta against Det. Cross. Add in a new foster kid in the Cross family that goes missing. Coincidence?
4.5 stars
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Book #14 in 2013
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult.
Well written story, but I didn't care for the topic - in depth look at the Holocaust. I am thankful for my shoddy memory. I wouldn't want to carry around this sadness in my head.
3.5 stars
Well written story, but I didn't care for the topic - in depth look at the Holocaust. I am thankful for my shoddy memory. I wouldn't want to carry around this sadness in my head.
3.5 stars
Friday, March 15, 2013
Book #13 in 2013
Say You're Sorry by Michael Robotham.
Two teens are presumed runaways until an unrelated double murder three years later. Or is it?
4 stars
Two teens are presumed runaways until an unrelated double murder three years later. Or is it?
4 stars
Friday, March 8, 2013
Book #12 in 2013
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn.
Libby Day investigates the killing of her mother and sisters that took place decades ago. Her testimony helped convict her older brother of the crimes, but now she's not sure he's really guilty.
This was my least favorite of her three novels. The ending was too much, too coincidental. Had she chosen one killer or the other, I think it would have been more satisfying.
3.5 stars
Libby Day investigates the killing of her mother and sisters that took place decades ago. Her testimony helped convict her older brother of the crimes, but now she's not sure he's really guilty.
This was my least favorite of her three novels. The ending was too much, too coincidental. Had she chosen one killer or the other, I think it would have been more satisfying.
3.5 stars
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Book #11 in 2013
Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner.
Tessa Leoni returns as a private eye investigating the presumed kidnapping of a wealthy Boston family, The Denbes. Is ransom the motive, or is it something more sinister?
4 stars.
About halfway through I was starting to lose interest, but then read the last 200 pages in one night.
Tessa Leoni returns as a private eye investigating the presumed kidnapping of a wealthy Boston family, The Denbes. Is ransom the motive, or is it something more sinister?
4 stars.
About halfway through I was starting to lose interest, but then read the last 200 pages in one night.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Book #10 in 2013
The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom.
Parable about how the concept of time affects human, demonstrated by a young girl who wants to die and an old man who wants to live forever.
Short, easy read. Not sure this will have any lasting effect on readers, but I suppose it's a good reminder to smell the roses.
3.5 stars.
Parable about how the concept of time affects human, demonstrated by a young girl who wants to die and an old man who wants to live forever.
Short, easy read. Not sure this will have any lasting effect on readers, but I suppose it's a good reminder to smell the roses.
3.5 stars.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Book #9 in 2013
NYPD Red by James Patterson and Marshall Karp.
Fast paced, easy read. NYPD Red is the police squad assigned to protect and service NY's rich and famous. The beginning and middle of the book were very good, but it wrapped up rather clumsily.
3 stars.
Fast paced, easy read. NYPD Red is the police squad assigned to protect and service NY's rich and famous. The beginning and middle of the book were very good, but it wrapped up rather clumsily.
3 stars.
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