The Highwayman by Craig Johnson - a Walt Longmire novella inspired by Charles Dicken's The Signal Man.A highway patrol officer is getting radio calls from a trooper who died 30 years ago.
3 stars
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Sunday, June 19, 2016
June 12 - 18, 2016
War Hawk by James Rollins and Grant Blackwood - the second book about Tucker Wayne and his war dog Kane. Tucker is contacted by a former army colleague, telling him she and her son are in danger and another colleague is missing. Lots of action with shooting, explosions, intelligent drones, and Kane biting the bad guys. One of my least favorite plots, a megalomaniac trying to control everything, this time using cyber information. I'm reading this series for the dog.
3 stars
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Ashley Bell by Dean Koontz - Bibi Blair has just been told she has incurable cancer. After a strange experience in the night, she finds she has been cured. Why? She comes to believe it is to save Ashley Bell. But who is Ashley Bell and where is she? Who are the strange people after her? And what are the memories she can't remember? I got sucked into this right away and then two thirds in there was a twist that made me wish I could read faster. I've never read Dean Koontz because I've always thought of him as an author of the supernatural and horror. Although this has a touch of that, I prefer to think of it as suspense and fantasy. This is one you'll either love or hate. 560 pages that flew by.
5 stars
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Dinner with Edward: A Story of an Unexpected Friendship by Isabel Vincent - the author is asked by a friend to have dinner with her father, Edward. His wife of 62 years has just died and he feels he can't go on. What starts out as a favor has unexpected rewards for Isabel. A short book with good food.
3 stars
3 stars
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Ashley Bell by Dean Koontz - Bibi Blair has just been told she has incurable cancer. After a strange experience in the night, she finds she has been cured. Why? She comes to believe it is to save Ashley Bell. But who is Ashley Bell and where is she? Who are the strange people after her? And what are the memories she can't remember? I got sucked into this right away and then two thirds in there was a twist that made me wish I could read faster. I've never read Dean Koontz because I've always thought of him as an author of the supernatural and horror. Although this has a touch of that, I prefer to think of it as suspense and fantasy. This is one you'll either love or hate. 560 pages that flew by.
5 stars
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Dinner with Edward: A Story of an Unexpected Friendship by Isabel Vincent - the author is asked by a friend to have dinner with her father, Edward. His wife of 62 years has just died and he feels he can't go on. What starts out as a favor has unexpected rewards for Isabel. A short book with good food.
3 stars
Sunday, June 12, 2016
June 5 - 11, 2016I
My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni - Tracy Crosswhite became a detective because of the disappearance of her sister 20 years ago. She is convinced the man serving a prison sentence for the murder is innocent, which means the real killer is out there. When her sister's body is discovered, she is determined to find the truth. A couple of good twists. The beginning of a series and I will probably read more.
3.5 stars
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The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird's Egg by Tim Birkhead - a very detailed description of how a bird's egg is formed, laid, and hatched and how much it varies from bird to bird. The author has studied birds, mainly the guillemot, for over 40 years. I enjoyed the beginning of the book but soon got bogged down with the many scientific terms. It is fascinating how complex an egg is.
2.5 stars
3.5 stars
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The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird's Egg by Tim Birkhead - a very detailed description of how a bird's egg is formed, laid, and hatched and how much it varies from bird to bird. The author has studied birds, mainly the guillemot, for over 40 years. I enjoyed the beginning of the book but soon got bogged down with the many scientific terms. It is fascinating how complex an egg is.
2.5 stars
Sunday, June 5, 2016
May 29 - June 4, 2016
Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz - The Nowhere Man can help you when no one else can. But now he's in need of help himself. Contacted by two people for help at the same time, he's pretty sure one is a setup. But how to tell? Evan Smoak was originally trained as a covert assassin, buried deep behind government intel. Now he's on his own in a bad situation getting worse. This is the first in the series and I'm anxious for the next one. PG13 at least on the violence level.
4 stars
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The Black Star of Kingston by S.D.Smith - a prequel to The Green Ember. The rabbit community, led by King Whitsun, are hopeful they've found a safe place to rebuild. But on a journey to find coal, they find terror coming out of the mountains. Loyalty, bravery, obedience and lots of other good traits in a children's book. With lots of action, too.
3.5 stars
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The Girl in the Ice by Robert Bryndza - it's possible I was not in the right mood to read this. DCI Erika Foster is thrown into the beginning of a murder case when she should probably not be working at all. She's still recovering from the death of her husband in a botched police raid she led. An influential man's daughter is found murdered and the investigation is hampered by politics. I don't like books where the police fight among themselves and the top officers are unjust. Very crude sex stuff. I won't be reading anymore of this series and I'm very much in the minority at Goodreads.
1 star
4 stars
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The Black Star of Kingston by S.D.Smith - a prequel to The Green Ember. The rabbit community, led by King Whitsun, are hopeful they've found a safe place to rebuild. But on a journey to find coal, they find terror coming out of the mountains. Loyalty, bravery, obedience and lots of other good traits in a children's book. With lots of action, too.
3.5 stars
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The Girl in the Ice by Robert Bryndza - it's possible I was not in the right mood to read this. DCI Erika Foster is thrown into the beginning of a murder case when she should probably not be working at all. She's still recovering from the death of her husband in a botched police raid she led. An influential man's daughter is found murdered and the investigation is hampered by politics. I don't like books where the police fight among themselves and the top officers are unjust. Very crude sex stuff. I won't be reading anymore of this series and I'm very much in the minority at Goodreads.
1 star
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