Obsessions by Marshall Cook

Title: Obsessions
Author: Marshall Cook
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: June 30, 2015
When was the book published: 2008
Main Characters: Mo Quinn, husband Doug Prescott, lafferty the copy, Elzie and his special needs brother Lloyd, Roberta the cashier, egotistical author Fletcher Downs
What happens? Doug give Mo a present of a couple weeks at a writer's retreat in the backwoods of Wisconsin. Fletcher Downs is the big name author to attract people.  Doug and Mo get to know the little town, and then someone turns up dead.
How long was this? 302 pages
Did I like this? not so much.  mildly entertaining, not much of a plot, lots of interesting people, nothing to really make you think, "what's going to happen next? Who dunnit?"
Overall grade: C

Angel's Flight by Michael Connelly

Title:  Angel's Flight
Author: Michael Connelly
Did I listen or read?: library book, paperback
When did I finish?: June 25, 2015
When was the book published: 1999
Main Characters:  Harry Bosch, wife of one year Eleanor Wish, Chastain - his enemy, former partner Frankie Sheehan, Irwin Irving, Howard Elias
What happens?  Elias is a lawyer famous for suing cops, and he winds up dead on the Angel's Flight rail car.  Irving puts Bosch in the middle of finding the killer, and doesn't really want him to find out.  The city gets ready to burn as the cops take the blame.
How long was this? 460 pages
Did I like this?  bosch is the best, gotta read em all
Overall grade: A-

Three Weeks to Say Goodbye by C.J.Box

Title: Three Weeks to Say Goodbye
Author: C.J. Box
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: June 12, 2015
When was the book published: 2008
Main Characters: Jack and Melissa McGuane, daughter Angelina, friends Cody the cop and Brian the gay social climber politically connected guy, the Judge and his evil son
What happens? Jack and Melissa find out that the judge wants his granddaughter back.  Jack and Melissa fight back and find out the truth about him.
How long was this? 340 pages
Did I like this? pretty good, a very good writer, a real page turner, but the plot and the evil was a bit hard to believe
Overall grade: B+

Into A Raging Blaze

Title:  Into a Raging Blaze
Author: Andreas Norman
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: June 5, 2015
When was the book published: 2014
Main Characters:  Carina Dymek, Bente Jensen
What happens?  Carina words in swedish public service, makes an impassioned speech at a Brussels conference, and a man gives her a report about a secret plan to form an EU spy agency.  She passes it to a couple of peers and her boyfriend (who is from Egypt.)  The idea is that the spy world treats her as a criminal without any justification - there is no foundation for there actions, but they ruin her life.
How long was this? 470 pages
Did I like this? It's an interesting idea, where the supposed terrorist link is just invented by the Brits to support their own interests.  The author stretches it out over nearly 500 pages, and, because there really is no terrorist threat, there really isn't much action.  
Overall grade: C+

Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly

Title:  Nine Dragons
Author: Michael Connelly
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: June 10, 2015
When was the book published: 2009
Main Characters:  Harry Bosch, ex wife Eleanor, daughter Madeline, boss Gandle, partner Ferras, John Li
What happens? Li is killed in his liquor store, appears to be for not paying the triad, and Harry's daughter is kidnapped and he goes to Hong Kong to get her back, with help from Sun Yee, Elearnor's boyfriend.  SPOILER - this book is the end for Eleanor.  
How long was this? 374 pages
Did I like this?  This was fantastic.  His best work, Bosch is a fascinating and complex character.
Overall grade: A