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Book Review: “Nemesis” by Jo Nesbo
Harry (a raging alcoholic) stays sober throughout the book. And that’s a good thing……since Harry needs to keep his head clear as his own murder could be next.
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Book Review: "First Family" by David Baldacci
Book Review Genre: Thriller Rating: 4 WaterTowers (Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return) In my quest to catch up on my favorite authors, David Baldacci ranks high on the priority list. In “First Family” ex-Secret Service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return for another rousing adventure. Michelle is still feeling the effects of…
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Book Review: "The Last Patriot" by Brad Thor
Book Review Genre: Thriller Rating: 3.5 WaterTowers (a more intellectual Scot Harvath) Key Points Muslims today believe that the Koran is a perfect, complete, document. In 1972, workers restoring the Great Mosque at Sana’a in Yemen discovered what was believed to have been lost parchments from the original Koran. Thomas Jefferson (yes, that Thomas Jefferson) owned a first edition…
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Book Review: "Silent Screams" by C.E. Lawrence
Genre: Mystery Rating: 4 WaterTowers (Awesome!) Lee Campbell works with the New York Police Department as a profiler. A former practicing psychologist, Lee has recently overcome debilitating depression (over the disappearance of his sister five years ago) to work with NYPD. His friend from college, Detective Chuck Morton, has asked Lee to help profile a particularly…
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Book Review: “Playing for Pizza” by John Grisham
Genre: Fiction Buy it! Rating: 5 Water Towers Every now and then John Grisham writes a book that is “off-genre”. “Playing for Pizza” is one such novel, and it is a gem. Other off-genre (meaning not a Legal Thriller) John Grisham fiction books are: “A Painted House”, “Skipping Christmas”, and “Bleachers”. All of them are…