Tuesday, October 27, 2009

True Blue by David Baldacci

Oh! Oh! Oh! Riveting!!! Brilliant !!! Masterful !!!
I could not stop reading!
Mace Perry is on the Washington DC police force"True Blue." She is trying to be reinstated after being framed for a crime and spending two years in prison. Roy Kingman helps Mace investigate the murder of another lawyer in Kingman's firm. Mace's sister, Beth, is chief of police for Washington DC. Mace,Roy, and Beth work together and uncover a secret black op, many illegal acts, and a piggyback scheme using legitimate business transactins to fund intelligence.
The novel True Blue involves national security and the unconventional war on terror.
David Baldacci is a master of the political thriller.
Read !!! Read !!! Read !!!

The Murder of King Tut by James Paterson

James Patterson's true crime novel attempts to solve the 3,000 year old mystery of King Tut's death. This is a great read. The book gives a glimpse into the pharaoh's life and Egyptian history.
Howard Carter spent his entire life searching for King Tut's hidden tomb. The mystery of King Tut's death is a compelling read. Was King Tut's death the result of a chariot accident or a conspiracy??? Read and speculate!!!

Sunday, October 18, 2009

9 Dragons by Michael Connelly

Michael Connelly remains one of my top favorite authors. 9 dragons is excellent!!! I read this in one sitting.
Detective Harry Bosch investigates a murder uncovering a link to a Hong Kong triad and the secret societies of China. Harry travels to a place in Hong Kong known as Nine Dragons(Kowloon). Harry risks everything to find his daughter in Nine Dragons. He faces criminal charges in Hong Kong while running the investigation in L.A.
Michael Connelly's 9 Dragons reaches a conclusion only to find out things are not what they seem to be!!! Wow!!! Fantastic!!!!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

This novel was worth the wait!!!!!
Robert Langdon, Harvard symbologist, is an expert at decipher codes,ancient mysteries, and symbology. Langdon accepts an ancient invitation which leads him to Masonic secrets and arcane codes in the buildings of Washington D.C.
Lost Symbol is about faith,man, and science. Every culture throughout history shares an universal constant; the Creator. Man uses different names and different prayers to praise the Creator and the symbol of our limitless human potential. All things are possible with the Creator through faith and hope.
Lost Symbol has a valuable message!!!!

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan

This is the debut for Harry Dolan.
David Loogan is leading a quiet life trying to forget a violent past. He develops a friendship with Tom Kristoll, publisher of a mystery magazine Gray Streets. David becomes the editor of the magazine. Tom Kristoll is murdered.
Elizabeth Waishkey, a detective with Ann Arbor police department, pieces together the puzzle of mounting deaths. There are lots of people with motives for murder and secrets to hide. Are the murders echoing the stories published in Gray Streets??? Is David a killer or an ally???
A surprising conclusion!!! Bad things happen!!!
This book is GOOD!!! Hopefully, Harry Dolan will publish soon!!!

The Spire by Richard North Patterson

Richard North Patterson is one of my favorite authors. The Spire is a love story and a gripping suspense novel.
Mark Darrow is a scholarship student and the star quarterback at the local college. Mark becomes a successful lawyer. At the request of his college professor, Lionel Farr, Mark returns to guide his alma mater as president. He investigates an embezzlement scandal that threatens the college.
Sixteen years ago, Mark discovered the body of a black female scholarship student at the base of the Spire, the bell tower that dominates the campus. Mark's best friend is in prison for life convicted of the murder.
Mark has many challenges leading the college, inquiries into the murder, blackmail, and the Vietnam war. The novel is also a touching love story as Mark falls in love with Lionel Farr's daughter.
The Spire is a good read!!!

The Siege by Stephen White

Stephen White used his clinical psychologist background to show how the human psyche is effected by trauma . The plot is suspenseful and inventive.
Terrorists hold hostages inside a secret society's windowless stone tomb on the Yale campus. Hostages are Yale students who are children of America's VIPs. The terrorists are not al Queda nor the Taliban. Damaging information is traded by VIP parents for their children's safety.
The novel highlights how vulnerable America is to inventive forms of terrorism.
The Siege is chilling!!!!