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"Simple Genius" Book Review
“Simple Genius” by David Baldacci Genre: Thriller Rating: 4 Water Towers Secret Service agents, and now Private Investigators, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell were first introduced in Baldacci’s “Split Second”, then readers were surprised (Baldacci’s previous books were all stand-alone) when they appeared again in the “Hour Game”. Continuing the King / Maxwell series, “Simple…
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Book Review: “The Last Spymaster” by Gayle Lynds
Genre: Thriller: Espionage Rating: 4 Water Towers ++++ Once or twice a year our family heads out to one of the coastal beaches (one that allows dogs) south of Half Moon Bay. On the way back, we stop in a little strip mall in Half Moon Bay where there is a great little book store…
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Book Review: “Excavation” by James Rollins
Genre: Thriller: Adventure James Rollins has a great imagination. This is, I think, the 4th book of his I have read and Excavation did not disappoint. In 1538, in the Andes Mountains in Peru, Friar Francisco de Almagro is running for his life from Inca warriors. He just escaped his fate (death) to try to…
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Book Review: “The Thieves of Heaven” by Richard Doetsch
Genre: Thriller: Religious Intrigue A devilishly good read this is one Hell of a good book. Every now and then I read a book that is hard to put down, “The Thieves of Heaven” is that kind of book. Former second story thief, Michael St. Pierre, has done his time in Sing-Sing for a botched…
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"The American" Book Review
“The American” by Andrew Britton Genre: Thriller / Secret Agent Rating: 3.5 Water Towers Within the first few pages, the reader feels an ominous cloud hovering over the main characters in “The American”. Three hundred and ninety five action packed pages later that cloud finally explodes thunder, lightning….and tears. “The American” is Andrew Britton’s first…
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"The Hostage" Book Review
“The Hostage” by W.E.B. Griffin Genre: Thriller: Military / Secret Agent Rating: 3 Water Towers “The Hostage” is the second in Griffin’s new “Presidential Agent” series. It is a massive 2 inch thick paperback consisting of 750 pages in the new slightly larger paperback form factor. The first book in the series “By Order of…
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"Author and Genre Overview"
Since this blog will contain-mostly-book reviews, I may as well give you a taste of what my taste is and what authors and genre(s) will be covered here. First and foremost…I like Thrillers. Kind of an odd name since I associated Thrillers with Horror when I was younger. This is not the case however, so…
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"The Templar Legacy" Book Review
I’ve been reading a lot this year…just finished “The Templar Legacy” by Steve Berry. I have read all but one (his latest hardcover). He is one of my favorites (I have about 10, but, some are favorite favorites like Perri O’Shaughnessy and Steven Frey (see the first blog entry). The Templar Legacy hit a nerve…
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“The Chairman and The Protege” Book Reviews
Book Reviews: Stephen Frey: “The Chairman” and “The Protege” Stephen Frey is one of my all time favorite authors. Most of his books are stand-alone novels, but, the last two need to be read in order and could almost be one big book (like some Harry Potter books (by the way, I thought Half Blood…
NOW READING: “The Exchange” by John Grisham
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