First, the blog of the day, http://sianthom.blogspot.com/. , Comes to us from across the Pond. The blog is about life on a remote Scottish Island. Sian is an amazing writer with a terrific sense of humor and I know you will all enjoy her blog. The latest entry is about the upcoming weather in her neck of the woods. Click on the link at the beginning of the paragraph for a real treat.
Second, here is a list of books that I have read in the last three months:
Exhile by Richard North Patterson. Female Palestinian and a male Jewish law students that have an affair in college and then meet up several years later. She is now married and arrested for a terrorist attack. He defends her at her trial. The story is amazing in that it really gives a clear understanding of the troubles between the two cultures and does a very good job of dealing with the history of the Middle East.
The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly. Harry Bosch, a LA Detective, investigates a crime. The book is very good about police procedures and investigative techniques. Connelly has written dozens of crime novels including Blood Work that was made into a Clint Eastwood movie.
The Dark Eye by William Bernhardt. A police profiler and an autistic teen work together to solve a serial killer that has the City of Las Vegas terrified. Deals really well with autism but the killings are graphic.
Art of Deception by Ridley Pearson. Seattle Police forensic psychologist Daphine Matthews is haunted by an apparent sucide by a pregnant teen and investigates the past of the victim. Great story.
The Innocent Man by John Grisham. A true story. An out of control small town Oklahoma prosecutor trys to pin the death of a local woman on two men. A story that will make you angry and think. His best work.
The Collectors by David Baldacci. The second in a triology about the Camel Club, five retired government workers that work to keep the government honest. The Club is lead by a man known only as Oliver Stone. Baldacci introduces a great character in The Collectors, Annabelle Conroy. Conroy is an extremely talented scam artist that has designed a scam to avenge her dad's death by conning a casino owner out of millions of dollars. Great read!
That is it for the day. May all your dreams come true and may this be a day filled with love for all of you.
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6 comments:
Love those mysteries, don't you? We're always looking for a new Baldacci book - and liked that one. We read mostly mysteries, too.
Mysteries and true crime are by far my favorites. The follow-up to The Collectors, Stone Cold, was very good also.
Bill
Well Bill I'm blushing reading your introduction to my blog. Thanks for such kind words! Sian
Hi Sian
I love your blog. I read it often and it really is fun. You do well!
Bill
I read one of David Baldacci's books and now I am hooked. I just got in 7 more of his I've not read so looking forward to some good reading. Hope you are well!
Hello there Symply
I love most of Baldacci's books but the ones I l like best are the triologies that he does. I loved bot the Camel Club and Split Second triologies. The later about two ex FBI agents that started a p.i. agency.
Bill
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