So the Chess Team is back again in this third adventure in the series. I highly recommend you read the series in order otherwise there are parts that will make no sense to you. Jeremy Robinson does a great job yet again in this book and keeps you turning the pages only to leave you on a cliff hanger at the end with an obvious 3rd book in the works. In this story the Chess Team is tasked with protecting a little girl from a small village that speaks a dieing language. While they are all confused why they have been tasked with saving her they notice that other little spoken old languages are disappearing all over the planet in horrible grusome deaths. King (Jack) has taken on full fatherhood responsibility with this girl and will stop at nothing to make sure that she is safe and everything is resolved. We run into some old characters from previous books in this one and as I mentioned it makes it very hard to put down. With this story old things come back to life and the author takes a stab at things like Stonehenge and some bible passes and how they were misinterpreted through translations of the different languages. A great non stop ride and holding my breath until the next one comes out
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So this one has been on my list for a long time, I saw it at Boarders (hmmm guess I be going there again) and read the description and it sounded right up my ally. Plus it was reviewed by another author who I read a lot so finally I came around to downloading it and reading it. This was non-stop from beginning to end action loved it. The basis of the story here is that they are searching for Noah’s Ark and instead find something completely different that can change the world again. It is an interesting take on the old story of Noah and the Flood, and the author describes how the story was morphed and taken out of context from language translation to language translation. I also like how at the end the author talks about what was real and what was made up (or not yet real) It was a quick 3 page listing and took no time to read.
I enjoy these stories that are somewhat achievable and realistic but then of course made fiction to keep them more interesting. I liked the characters in this book because the 2 main guys are ex-military yet they are engineers so you get an interesting twist to solutions to problems. The last few chapters seemed a little too much but were needed to really close the story up so I cannot fault the author for them.
I will keep an eye on this author as I enjoyed his writing style.
So it has been a while since I have read a Clive Cussler book so I figured I would go back to him again with his latest character Isaac Bell. Isaac Bell is a member of the Van Dorn Detective agency which is sort of like the FBI and takes place in the early 1900′s. In this story Isaac is brought along to try and find the Butcher Bandit who has robbed about 15 banks and killed about 30 people so there are no witnesses. Isaac is your typical smooth lady’s man and makes astute observations and is good at bringing together small leads into something substantial. This was a quick read and I was really into the end where of course they are having a chase on a train which who would have guessed was actually really interesting! I do like this series and will probably read the other books that are using this same character, figured if it was on the New York 100 right now it has to be fairly decent. I also like all the events that take place in Colorado, always helpful when the author is from your home town it makes the story a little more interesting to read.
This is the same author who wrote the list. He has a bunch of stories that are named after drinks since the main characters name is Jack Daniels. Jack is short for Jackquelin and she is a mid 40′s senior detective in the Chicago police force. In this story she is tracking down a killer who likes to tarket young women and leave their bodies in public places. The vilin takes a liking to Jack because he believes she is his only worthy adversary and he tries to make her one of his victims. The humor in this book is similar to what is in the List, however I did think the list was a little bit more funny as I laughed out loud many times. Jack has a great partner who is overweight and bald but cares a lot for his job and Jack. I am not sure I will read all the other books in the series but this was a quick read and I did enjoy it but might be time to move on.
Since I enjoyed the author from the List I decided that the next few books I should read are from him. So this one came before the List and is about finding an unknown creature during the building of the Panama Canal. They create a secret research facility in New Mexico to study the animal while he seems to be in some sort of coma. He resembles the devil and from all their testing they assume he is very old. Well soon he starts to wake up and they want to study his habits more but things aren’t so simple.
The facility is managed by a team of 8 people. A Rabbi, Priest, Army General, veterinarian, linguist specialist, biologist, medical doctor, and the wife of the Army General. They are basically a group of misfits that all have their own story and reason that they have ended up in this sealed off facility that is located underground by 200 feet. Once again JA Konrath has a little fun with his characters as they are pretty funny and dynamic.
I would suggest this book as once again it is a quick read and I did enjoy it. It seems that the author likes to leave things a little different at the end of his stories and I haven’t decided if I like that or not, but since it doesn’t seem to bother me too much and I keep reading him I suppose it isn’t all that bad.
I highly recommend this book it was very entertaining and I think would make a great movie! In this story there are 10 people with numbers tattooed on their feet. None of them know how they got the tattoos or what they mean but they have been there since birth. They all were adopted and none of them knew about each other. That is until someone starting going around and killing all of them and a detective notices he has the same number tattooed on the bottom of his foot. Tom starts searching a little deeper and finds a few other people that have the same numbers and tries to save their lives while also trying to figure out what the number means.
The characters in this book are amazing and just that characters. Bert and Abe are my favorite, but I cannot tell you too much more without hurting the plot line. One thing I like is that about 15% into the book you find out what the numbers stand for. I was afraid the author was going to hold out on me until later in the book which usually frustrates me! I am looking forward to reading other books from this author and it was a nice pick me up after reading the WWII book!
Well war is hell! After reading my last book that took place in 1790’s I figured I would continue on with staying in the past and read a WWII book. This one was suggested to me via Amazon and turned out to be a very good suggestion. The book follows two Navy men, who were roommates during school, and tells you of their adventures. One is a pilot and the other is a shipman. The pilot is a usual cocky character and has the loving nick name of the Beast. While the Navy shipman has the more calm demeanor and is known as Beauty. There is also a love story or two that is intertwined into the book and makes the characters have a lot more depth without being too sappy. The book follows them around the Philippines and a few other no name Pacific islands around Japan until their career’s and the war is over. Some of the images the author paints are very vivid, but then again so is war!
After reading this book I can be sure I hope we never have to go to war again. This book starts right after Pearl Harbor and is great in detail and it was very easy to follow along. Reading the authors notes at the end most of the story is true and the battles did happen, but the characters and the ship names are made up. The author did have 25 years of experience in the Navy so it was written to some degree of reality.
I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more from this author. My only complaint is the author decided to have all the guys names start with M which made it a little hard to remember Mitch or Mark or Mike!
Alright so I stumbled upon these books while browsing a now defunct Borders store. The cover’s caught my eye along with the names. I just finished reading both of these books because they are like part I and part II and need to be read one after the other. Very well written and entertaining to read, I often found myself laughing while reading. The mix of historical fiction is awesome and makes history come alive thanks to a little creativity. The setting for these books is in 1797 when Napoleon decides to invade Egypt. Ethan Gage the main character of the book, ends up tagging along due to a murder charge he receives in France, falsely accused of course. Ethan is a young apprentice of Benjamin Franklin and knows enough about electricity in the late 1700 to make a good parlor trick. Without giving too much away Ethan goes through Egypt with a group of Savants trying to unlock the mysteries of the pyramids and the past. Napoleon figures any help he can get to controlling France or the world for that matter is in his interest. The author has done a lot of research and spent many trips to Egypt and Jerusalem for his research and in the end of his books he outlines what is real and what he ‘took liberties with’ I plan on reading the other books in this collection after a short break, but this was a huge change up from the shenanigans with Scarecrow and high tech terrorism to good old ruling the world with knowledge.
So this is the second book in the Scarecrow USMC saga. I have to say it was very similar to the first one as far as a confined quarters combat and elite special forces all out battle goes. I did like the story and the continuation of the characters. In this adventure Scarecrow has been reassigned as the president’s body guard marine team. On a trip to a top secret facility (Area 7) they are locked inside a mountain side bunker and are stuck inside while an Elite group of Air Force ground units (Section 7) are after them. If they catch the President and kill him all hell will break loose across the country as his heart is tied to a radio monitor that will detonate if it stops. A good story of cat and mouse and they run up and down the 7 floor facility and there is some additional action outside. A quick read and it did keep me interested but as I mentioned I liked the story the first time, the second time around it was a little tiring and I also felt a little tough on reality. Looks like I need to change my selections of books for a while and maybe come back to this series after a little break!
I figured I would finish up the ‘Old Man’s War’ Series because I felt like I was missing something without Battle Star Galactica to watch! I would have to say of all three books in the series this was probably my least favorite but a great book none the less. The main story here is about Perry and his wife from the Special Forces after they have both retired and taken up farming on another Colony. They are then recruited to be the leaders of a new colony on a new planet and reluctantly take the job. Things are not what they seem on this new planet and they soon find out that they are a pawn for the Colonial Union against the rest of the universe. This book had a lot more description and in depth commentary than action like the last two but it does bring good closure to the series. It is kind of funny how sad I was when I finished the book that I would have any more adventures with Major Perry but I do suggest this one if you like the series.
