Strategic Moves by Stuart Woods

Characters, Friends, and Good Food.
Everyone is here with fast paced dialogue and quick plot. Enjoy Stone Barrington, Dino Bacchett, Herbie Fisher, and all the others at Elaine' s.
A good read that is as pleasurable as Knob Creek !!!!

Tick Tock by James Patterson

Detective Michael Bennett is back with his ten adopted children and grandfather Seamus. Bennett is challenged with a copycat killer who is not an amateur, but very detailed. There is also a love interest with the children's nanny, Mary Catherine and also with FBI agent Emily Parker.
Bennett is badly beaten defending his son.
A quick read!!!

Damage byJohn Lescroat

Power and Money and Revenge.
A San Francisco newspaper publisher routinely buys favors and revenge. Ro Curtlee, son of the newspaper publisher, wins a retrial of a rape and murder conviction. He is released from jail. It is a high profile case and the media is influencing public opinion. The newly elected district attorney and the head homicide detective work to solve the murder of witnesses in the first trial.
How many cases are solved in an unexpected act???
That's not the ending; there's more!!!
Wow!! I read it in one evening. A great read!!!