Friday, July 31, 2020

Blue Moon by Lee Child

Title: Blue Moon
Author: Lee Child
Did I listen or read?: kindle
When did I finish?: January 2020 (maybe)
When was the book published: October 2019
Main Characters: Reacher, Albanians, Ukranians
What happens? Reacher is on a bus and a guy has some money falling out of his pocket, and another guy is looking to steal it.  Reacher gets off with the guy who is in over his head, and Reacher fixes it.
How long was this? 359 pages
Did I like this?good reacher, but extreme carnage, even for reacher
Overall grade: A-

Saturday, July 25, 2020

The Lying Game by Ruth Ware

Title: The Lying Game
Author: Ruth Ware
Did I listen or read?: Kindle
When did I finish?: July 22, 2020
When was the book published: 2017
Main Characters: Isa, Thea, Kate, Fatima all went to Salten boarding school
What happens?  Something bad happens while they are at school.  17 years later, a human bone is found near the Reach, the river near the school, where Kate still lives in a house sinking in to the sea.  Kate says "Help" by text and the others come running.  Luc (Kate's half brother) and Ambrose (Kate's father) have important parts.
How long was this? 370 pages
Did I like this? Good story.  Did not agree with the main character's choice to lie when not necessary, complicating things.  A page turner with twists.
Overall grade: B+

Saturday, July 18, 2020

The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner

Title: The Perfect Husband
Author: Lisa Gardner
Did I listen or read?: Audible
When did I finish?: July 15, 2020
When was the book published: 2004
Main Characters: Tess, TJ, sister Marian, Jim Beckett
What happens? Tess goes to TJ to get his help turning her into a fighting machine, because she married serial killer Jim Beckett.  Beckett used to be a cop so he continually out thinks them and gets away.
How long was this? 430 pages
Did I like this? Really good story.  The overwrought relationship between TJ and Marian is a bit annoying after a while. 
Overall grade: A-

Fair Warning by Michael Connelly

Title: Fair Warning
Author: Michael Connelly
Did I listen or read?: Kindle
When did I finish?:  July 10, 2020
When was the book published: 2020
Main Characters: Jack McEvoy, Rachel Walling
What happens? McEvoy gets visited by cops.  A woman he had a one night stand with at a bar turns up dead, her neck broken.  She was stalked, and had submitted her DNA.  He researches and finds other similar cases.
How long was this? 500+ pages
Did I like this? Top notch page turner.  Part 3 of the McEvoy series
Overall grade: A

The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly

Title: The Scarecrow
Author: Michael Connelly
Did I listen or read?: Kindle
When did I finish?:  July 3, 2020
When was the book published: 2007
Main Characters: Jack McEvoy, Rachel Walling
What happens? McEvoy gets visited by cops.  Jack sets out to report on a 16 year old who confessed to a murder, and realizes that the confession is fake, and the evidence is set up by a killer who has a source of knowledge that allows him to continue to torture and kill woman and set up other people.
How long was this? 500+ pages
Did I like this? Top notch page turner.  Part 2 of the McEvoy series
Overall grade: A

The Poet by MIchael Connelly

Title: The Poet
Author: Michael Connelly
Did I listen or read?: Kindle
When did I finish?:  June 26, 2020
When was the book published: 1996
Main Characters: Jack McEvoy, Rachel Walling
What happens? McEvoy's brother, a cop, appears to have committed suicide, but his note happens to be words from Edgar Allen Poe.  He researches and finds other similar cases.
How long was this? 500+ pages
Did I like this? Top notch page turner.
Overall grade: A