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Book Review: “Protect and Defend” by Vince Flynn
Genre: Thriller Rating: 4 Water Towers “Mitch,“ Kennedy cautioned, “stay away from him until I say the time is right.” “Fine, but we are going to kill him, aren’t we?” “Yes, we are.” Thus ended “Act of Treason” in 2006. In late 2007, “Protect and Defend” opens with Mitch Rapp in Costa Rica tying up…
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Book Review: “Perfect Killer” by Lewis Perdue
Genre: Thriller Rating: 3.5 Water Towers Dr. Brad Stone is a well known Neurosurgeon with radical ideas about consciousness and the universe. He is an ex-Marine Recon operative, and……one of 2% of humans who are natural perfect killers. Not someone you would want to pick a fight with. “Perfect Killer” tells us about about a…
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Book Review: "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer
I thought you all might enjoy reading the real talent in this family. Here is a book review written by my daughter for the Tracy Press. +++++ Sink your teeth into ‘Eclipse’ By Kristen Pihlman Our Town Bella’s boyfriend, Edward, is a vampire. Her best friend, Jacob, is a werewolf. There’s a history of animosity…
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Book Review: “Takedown” by Brad Thor
Genre: Thriller Rating: 4 Water Towers Sit in your favorite chair to read Takedown. But, before you start, strap on a seatbelt and pull it tight, because the next time you will be able to relax is after the very last word in the book: dead. “Takedown” is a rousing, violent, epic adventure filled with…
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Book Review: “Stone Cold” by David Baldacci
Genre: Thriller Rating: 4 Water Towers Stone Cold by David Baldacci is the third installment of the trials and tribulations of “The Camel Club”, an eclectic band of fighters for truth and justice. This is an excellent, briskly paced, story that seamlessly weaves several plot lines together while adding additional depth to the Camel Club…
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Book Review: “Pendragon The Lost City of Faar” by D.J. MacHale
Genre: Children’s Fantasy Buy it! Hobey-ho! Pendragon: The Lost City of Faar is the second book in the Pendragon series. My daughter told me I would enjoy the books more and more as I read them (she has finished the latest, number eight, out of a planned ten). She was right.I was instantly enthralled and…
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Book Review: “Evil, Inc.” by Glenn Kaplan
Genre: Thriller Rating: 4 Water Towers “Success Can Be Yours!” is the title of the paperback book treasured by the young teenager who had just started a fire that killed an entire family. Evil, Inc. by Glenn Kaplan opens with that intentional fire and continues at a blistering pace delivering all the ingredients of a…
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Book Review: "Next" by Michael Crichton
Genre: Thriller Rating: 3.5 Water Towers Reality meets fiction. I was watching KCRA-TV (Sacramento, CA) this past Friday morning when they aired a segment featuring genetically altered cats that glowed in the dark (fluorescent). As he did with State of Fear and global warming, Michael Crichton tackles another controversial topic raising awareness of genetic testing,…
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Book Review: “The Alexandria Link” by Steve Berry
Genre: Thriller Rating: 2.5 Water Towers Steve Berry is a gifted author. His previous efforts were all four or five WaterTowers. Unfortunately, my expectations for The Alexandria Link were higher than what was delivered. This is the second installment with Cotton Malone as the hero (“The Templar Legacy” being the first). This book seems forced…
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