Tag: Mystery
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Books – Review of Faithless in Death by J. D. Robb – 2021 – Competent Offering
Book Review – Faithless in Death by J. D. Robb – Super series continues My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary – Faithless in Death Those not in the know, bestselling author Nora Roberts writes the ‘Death’ series under the pseudonym of J.D. Robb, starring NYSPD Detective Eve Dallas. This happens to be…
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Books – Review of Dead Man’s Shoes by Ed James – 2020 – Honest Enjoyable Sequel
Book Review – Dead Man’s Shoes by Ed James – Fluid and Convincing My Rating – 4.5 out of 5 Plot Summary – Dead Man’s Shoes Formerly an IT project manager, Ed began writing on planes, trains and automobiles to fill his weekly commute to London. He now writes full-time and lives in the Scottish…
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Books – Review of Cajun Justice by James Patterson & Tucker Axum – Dull, Mediocre Thriller – 2020
Book Review of Cajun Justice – James Patterson & Tucker Axum – Dull & Mediocre Read My Rating – 3 out of 5 Plot Summary – Cajun Justice “Mountains exist for you to climb”, the monk said slowly in English, “not for you to carry.” The Monk to Cain Lemaire in Cajun Justice According to my…
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Books – Review of The Push by Ashley Audrain – 2021 – Absolutely Compulsive Read
Book Review of The Push – Taut and Well Written My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary – The Push Ashley Audrain is a debutant, as an author. After you finish reading The Push, you will not believe it, so I’ve put that fact right at the beginning. This book is so captivating,…
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Books – Review of The Scorpion’s Tail – Preston and Child – 2021 – Interesting Book
Book Review of The Scorpion’s Tail by Preston and Child – Intriguing Read My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary – The Scorpion’s Tail This is my first outing with Mr. Douglas Preston and Mr. Lincoln Child (eerily similar in nomenclature to Lee Child) and I must say that I will have to…
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Books – Review of The Summer House – 2020 – James Patterson and Brendan DuBois – Remarkable Novel
Book Review – The Summer House – James Patterson & Brendan DuBois – Fast Paced Thriller My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary – The Summer House The host of co-writers who publish books in collaboration with the prolific James Patterson are so numerous that the list alone can populate one whole A4…
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Books – Review of I Follow You – Peter James – 2020 – Depraved Mindgames
Book Review of I Follow You by Peter James – Pacy thriller about a depraved mind…. My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary – I Follow You Peter James, is the renowned British author of the Roy Grace series, and this is a Stand-Alone thriller from him. It is a roller coaster ride,…
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Books – Review of The Boy From The Woods – Harlan Coben – 2020 – Charming Read
Book Review of The Boy From The Woods by Harlan Coben – A Charming Read but far from Harlan Coben’s Best! My Rating – 3.5 out of 5 Plot Summary – The Boy From The Woods Harlan Coben, while being a masterful storyteller, veers from the pretty ordinary to superlative, quite frequently – sometimes within…
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Books – Review of The Guest List – Lucy Foley – 2020 – Absolutely Breathtaking
Book Review – The Guest List by Lucy Foley – A breathtaking murder mystery My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary – The Guest List This was one uncanny coincidence – my two recent reads, One by One by Ruth Ware and The Guest List by Lucy Foley, have striking similarities in their…
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Books – Review of The Goodbye Man – Jeffery Deaver – 2020 – Mediocre Story
Book Review – The Goodbye Man – Colter Shaw #2 – Jeffery Deaver – A Not So Complex Novel My Rating – 3.5 out of 5 Plot Summary – The Goodbye Man Jeffery Deaver, the writer most famous for his Lincoln Rhyme series, debuted a new hero in Colter Shaw in the 2019 book –…