Book reports (sequel to Looking for a Good Book or three)

[pbray]

Last month I posted a query on my blog asking folks to recommend mystery authors. I went to the bookstore with a list of your recommendations and was promptly inveigled by fireun into adding her own suggestions to the shopping basket. I then sent along 8 or 9 books (honestly I lost count, again I blame April), with instructions to report back.

Here's Sheila's first report.

"Book of Fate" by Brad Meltzer
A very interesting, intriguing book, full of plot twists and turns, and plenty of red herrings to throw you off course. Has enough action and drama to keep me interested, the good guys are fun, and the ending left me breathless. I could feel the heart racing action!

Brad Meltzer now goes on my authors to devour list.

"The Faithful Spy" by Alex Berenson
This is his first book, he was a reporter for the NYT. Spent time in Iraq. This is a VERY well researched book, he knows of what he speaks about. Great characters, the hero is true blue, die hard patriotic....at great personal cost to himself.

Once again, there is action galore. You almost need a scorecard! A little gross concerning the torture scenes and the bio-terrorism stuff, but nothing truly gory. This book raises more questions than it answers on the terrorist side, but it is very very good, and the ending is climactic and spectacular. I am eager to read his next book, "The Ghost War".

I am currently reading Vince Flynn's "Memorial Day". LOVE his character, Mitch Rapp. This guy is a cross between Lee Child's "Jack Reacher", and Michael Connelly's "Harry Bosch". Interesting mix! He takes no, repeat NO, BS from anybody, and when nice and gentle techniques do not work, he thinks nothing of blowing off a bad guys' head. I love that! Looking forward to reading more....

Yes, you may note the family resemblance in the shared glee over mayhem. Now if I could only convince Sheila of the appeal of an army of killer robots....

Comments

[jlawrenceperry.livejournal.com]

You ought to check out Tee's "Billibub Baddings and the Case of the Singing Sword." A fantasy Dwarf stuck in 1920's Chicago as a Private Eye. Good stuff.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

I own a (signed) copy. But I'm not sure that's her style.

[jlawrenceperry.livejournal.com]

I thought you might. Not her style? Oh, the horror! :D

[pbray.livejournal.com]

The only fantasies she reads are mine :-)

She's actually a big nonfiction reader, with mysteries for light reading.

[jlawrenceperry.livejournal.com]

I mean, I don't even KNOW a nonfiction reader... except maybe me.

[libwitch.livejournal.com]

well, I didn't know you wanted thrillers. I thought you wanted Mystery! (I do draw the distinction.)

[pbray.livejournal.com]

She did get mysteries in the bunch, including one of the Jesse Stone series that you had suggested, but chose to start with the thrillers (April's recs). Have to tune in for the next book report to see what she thought of the rest of the books.