Maybe the best Sanford to date. Very creepy bad guys with a host of other (not quite as) bad guys. This one seems to have that "page turner" quality.Maybe the best Sanford to date. Very creepy bad guys with a host of other (not quite as) bad guys. This one seems to have that "page turner" quality....more
What a gifted writer! Part poetry, part suspense, part dystopia. Weaves tragic tales of many disparate lives that all are part of a larger story. HardWhat a gifted writer! Part poetry, part suspense, part dystopia. Weaves tragic tales of many disparate lives that all are part of a larger story. Hard to describe but definitely worth reading. Very imaginative....more
I love Grisham and this was no exception. A very tragic and ironic tale from the past. Still had courtroom proceedings but they were rather unimportanI love Grisham and this was no exception. A very tragic and ironic tale from the past. Still had courtroom proceedings but they were rather unimportant to the arc of the story. Mainly a tragedy....more
There's no grass growing under John Sandfords feet! Inspite of the years and volumes he has produced, this novel from 2017 is one of his strongest to There's no grass growing under John Sandfords feet! Inspite of the years and volumes he has produced, this novel from 2017 is one of his strongest to date. Incorporating modern (phone) technology, it is real thriller with bad guys plus more bad guys! Very entertaining and I recommend it....more
I usually love Grisham and I loved this. Sebastian Rudd (the protagonist) is the kind of lawyer everybody needs in their corner! Follows several casesI usually love Grisham and I loved this. Sebastian Rudd (the protagonist) is the kind of lawyer everybody needs in their corner! Follows several cases he is on, keeping things interesting. This guy doesn't take shit from anybody! And yet the stories are totally believable. Fun read! ...more
Excellent journalism. Please be advised this is original source material, written in 1724. Apparently they only used periods at the end of paragraphs Excellent journalism. Please be advised this is original source material, written in 1724. Apparently they only used periods at the end of paragraphs then, the longest run-on sentences you have ever seen. Ascribed to Captain Charles Johnson but some old scholarship has decided it was really Daniel Defoe. Thats interesting but clearly whomever was the author, they were present at their trials and executions in England. Well researched, the author attempts to catalogue all the know pirates of Africa, Eastcoast of US, and Caribbean. Do not buy this if you want to read a novel or good yarn. But some of the graphic details of pirate activities will shock you. Includes a couple female pirates who had to pass as males. ...more
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