In college I always made fun of those people who became hooked those soap operas like, "General Hospital and "All My Children"...I mean, some parts ofIn college I always made fun of those people who became hooked those soap operas like, "General Hospital and "All My Children"...I mean, some parts of the campus would shut down while these shows were on...As a huge reader, I now understand how they got hooked, because I'm hooked on any number of series and the Griffin "Men at War" series is one of them...I'm so happy the Griffin Estate has chosen to continue this series with legacy authors...In "Zero Option," we have the fictionalized OSS boys Dick Canidy and Eric Fulmar trying to stop, the true historical planned assassination effort, against the Big Three, at Tehran Conference...Fun Read!!!...more
James Rollins� “Arkangel� is a continuation of the Sigma Force efforts to confront threats to the United States…The usual company is here, but also TuJames Rollins� “Arkangel� is a continuation of the Sigma Force efforts to confront threats to the United States…The usual company is here, but also Tucker Wayne and his marvelously trained dogs, Marco and Kane from earlier novels…Our crew confronts Russian expansion into the Arctic and the legends of a magical wold at the top of the World…Like the Steve Berry, Cotton Malone we have pure, enjoyable escapism!!!...more
Another decent Alex Criss thriller from the Patterson factory…In “The House of Cross,� Alex and his allies continue their battle with the vigilante grAnother decent Alex Criss thriller from the Patterson factory…In “The House of Cross,� Alex and his allies continue their battle with the vigilante group Maestro as Maestro attempts to affect American Government by impacting the Supreme Court…We learn more about Maestro, it’s beginning and it’s makeup…Very Soap Opera-ish, but thoroughly entertaining!!!...more
With the late Stuart Woods Franchise, you have to suspend reality and plunge into the lives of the "Rich & Famous"...The Woods' Estate, has chosen BreWith the late Stuart Woods Franchise, you have to suspend reality and plunge into the lives of the "Rich & Famous"...The Woods' Estate, has chosen Bret Battles as the legacy author for this, the 7th in the Teddy Fay series, and it was an excellent choice...I have enjoyed all of his Jonathon Quinn, The Cleaner series...They're top-notch!...In "Golden Hour," Teddy's three different personas are threatened by assassins targeting Teddy and other former CIA operatives for a past CIA operation...Someone is seeking revenge, and someone is seeking to out and kill Teddy...Just suspend your imagination and sit back and enjoy as the pages fly by! ...more
Another Jack Swyteck winner from the pen of James Grippando...In "Grave Danger" Jack is again up to his ears in his usual legal morass, but this time,Another Jack Swyteck winner from the pen of James Grippando...In "Grave Danger" Jack is again up to his ears in his usual legal morass, but this time, it has huge geopolitical implications, as he represents the sister of an Irani dissident in a child custody battle...This puts him at odds with both the United States Government as well as the Iranian Government...Add the current rough patch in his marriage to FBI Agent Andie Henning and the pressures exerted by both national governments, Jack is in a tough place...Ripped from the headlines great stuff!!!...more
Not unlike the Sonia Purnell story of Virginia Hall, in her leadership of the Resistance in France, as told in "A Woman of No Importance"...Claire MulNot unlike the Sonia Purnell story of Virginia Hall, in her leadership of the Resistance in France, as told in "A Woman of No Importance"...Claire Mulley the incredible story of Elzbieta Zawacka and her leadership in the Polish Resistance and then her further post-war efforts for Polish independence during the Cold War...Though "purged" from history by the Communists, Mulley, through new archival research and exclusive interviews with people who knew and fought alongside Zo, the story is given new life...As an American of Polish descent, This story needed to be told...God bless Clare Mulley!!! ...more
Now we're talkin'...We've got all of our favorites here...Joe Pickett, on another special mission from Governor, seeking his missing son-in-law and NaNow we're talkin'...We've got all of our favorites here...Joe Pickett, on another special mission from Governor, seeking his missing son-in-law and Nate Romanowski on a mission of vengeance, on the tail of his wife's murderer...Great stuff and it was a special pleasure to have similar political beliefs edge into the story...That was a big bonus...Loved It!!! ...more
The "6:20 Man," Travis Devine's third, and in my opinion, best entry in the series...Devine and his organization find themselves tending to a 12-year-The "6:20 Man," Travis Devine's third, and in my opinion, best entry in the series...Devine and his organization find themselves tending to a 12-year-old girl whose parents have recently died...However, the cause of their deaths is not what it seems, and they become heavily involved in events that may threaten the existence of the nation as a whole...As with all Baldacci thrillers, the action is intense, and the pages fly by...The Best in the series!!!...more
Another acceptable adventure by one of the stable of legacy authors, approved by the estate of the late Clive Cussler, Graham Brown...I enjoyed his eaAnother acceptable adventure by one of the stable of legacy authors, approved by the estate of the late Clive Cussler, Graham Brown...I enjoyed his earlier "Dark Vector," featuring Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala...In "Desolation Code," Kurt and Joe confront another megalomaniac villain, intent on world domination...This one through, through the use of AI, cloning and genetically mutated plagues...A real page-turner, worthy of the Cussler brand...Just the usual good stuff!!!...more
Another page-turner from Patricia Cornwell featuring our favorite forensic investigator, Dr. Kay Scarpetta...After a few weaker outings, Cornwell is bAnother page-turner from Patricia Cornwell featuring our favorite forensic investigator, Dr. Kay Scarpetta...After a few weaker outings, Cornwell is back with a real thriller...In "Identity Unkown," it’s personal. The victim, is an old friend and lover of her years teaching in Rome...His death investigation has huge repercussions for Dr. Scarpetta, as well as, her family, friends, and even for our national security...Patricia Cornwell and Dr. Scarpetta are back!...more
The James Patterson literary factory has put out the second in the "Doc Savage" series...Like the "Shadow" series, it is an updated version of the 30sThe James Patterson literary factory has put out the second in the "Doc Savage" series...Like the "Shadow" series, it is an updated version of the 30s & 40s pulp fiction versions...Ironically back in the 30s & 40s Doc Savage graphic novels, followed on the heels of the successes of the Shadow graphic novels & radio show...In "Murder Island," Savage and Kira are recovering from the traumas of the first novel with their own little slice of heaven on a secluded island. It's all beautiful sunsets until they're violently separated and thrust into a global conspiracy directed by, in a tribute to soap operas, a cousin seeking world domination...Just Okay!...more
Another of the "Spec-Ops" genre...This one is unique in that its written by a former Spec-Ops operator...in this one a "retired" warrior is pulled intAnother of the "Spec-Ops" genre...This one is unique in that its written by a former Spec-Ops operator...in this one a "retired" warrior is pulled into battle internal threats to the US by a sub-rosa organization funding its operations with the drug trade...Dan Morgan must stop this organization to protect himself and family...decent story...OK read
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Another of the "Spec-Ops" genre...This one is unique in that its written by a former Spec-Ops operator...in this one a "retired" warrior is pulled into battle internal threats to the US by a sub-rosa organization funding its operations with the drug trade...Dan Morgan must stop this organization to protect himself and family...decent story...OK read...more
Mike Maden has had a solid bunch of entries, as a legacy author, in the "Jack Ryan Universe" for the Clancy Estate and I have enjoyed them all...He's Mike Maden has had a solid bunch of entries, as a legacy author, in the "Jack Ryan Universe" for the Clancy Estate and I have enjoyed them all...He's doing God's work as a legacy author for the Cussler Estate as well with his Oregon Series entries...In "Clive Cussler Ghost Soldier," Jaun Cabrillo and his Oregon crew confront another criminal mastermind, this one a weapons developer and smuggler, whose deliveries threaten most of the World's hot spots...The Vendor" must be stopped and the Oregon is the perfect tool for the job...A real fun page-turning thriller!!!...more
I don't know whether I enjoy the Gabriel Allon, the spy, who's hunting down terrorists, or the Gabrel Allon, the art restorer, who is hunting down artI don't know whether I enjoy the Gabriel Allon, the spy, who's hunting down terrorists, or the Gabrel Allon, the art restorer, who is hunting down art criminals more...Both Allon's are fun reads...With "A Death in Cornwall," we get a little of both as Allon is drawn back into the world of espionage when he is contacted to help investigate the murder of a professor of art history researching the provenance of a Picasso painting looted during World War II...It appears that some very powerful people want the painting to remain hidden and to move on...Gabriel and his merry band work to uncover there powerful and dangerous people in a very fun read!...more
Mark Greaney's "Gray Man" thrillers showcased his talents for crafting page-turning, spy/geopolitical thrillers...In his "Armored" thrillers, Greaney Mark Greaney's "Gray Man" thrillers showcased his talents for crafting page-turning, spy/geopolitical thrillers...In his "Armored" thrillers, Greaney has given us a more, and I use the term advisably, "family" oriented hero in Josh Duffey...After is heroism in Mexico, as a military contractor, Duffey is now working for the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service as his wife works in the diplomatic corps...They learn they are assigned to Ghana and take their children with them as a whole family experience where they run afoul of a Chinese plot to gain control of the Ghanese government..."Sentinel" is just a wonderful, fast paced, fantastic story that pulls you in from the start with it's suspense and action...Loved it!...more
One of my favorite "legacy" authors in the Jack Ryan Universe has now taken up the Vince Flynn/Mitch Rapp mantle...Don Bently has done it seamlessly, One of my favorite "legacy" authors in the Jack Ryan Universe has now taken up the Vince Flynn/Mitch Rapp mantle...Don Bently has done it seamlessly, and the Vince Flynn Estate should be proud of this quality addition to the Mitch Rapp canon...Bently's "Capture or Kill" brings us back to 2011 and a younger, vengeful Mitch Rapp who desire to rid the World of those wishing harm to America..."Capture or Kill" is a thrilling page-turner as US Spec Op forces close in on the mastermind of 9/11...A great fun read!!!...more
This is the 1st M.P. Woodward, I've been exposed to and his 1st as a legacy author for the Clancy Universe series...He has another spy series, "The HaThis is the 1st M.P. Woodward, I've been exposed to and his 1st as a legacy author for the Clancy Universe series...He has another spy series, "The Handler," that has caught some buzz as well as another in the "Ryan Universe" series...After "Shadow State," I will be on a mission to get into those... This entry in "Ryan Universe is just flat-out fun to read as Jack Jr., in the midst of his due diligence on a Vietnamese company for Hendley & Associates, has his helicopter crash and him fighting for survival against forces that are much larger than just Golden Triangle drug smugglers/human traffickers...FUN, DUN, FUN!!! ...more
Not a Cotton Malone, but the 2nd in the Luke Daniels, protege of Malone, series, with another historic relic at the heart of the plot...Luke is drawn Not a Cotton Malone, but the 2nd in the Luke Daniels, protege of Malone, series, with another historic relic at the heart of the plot...Luke is drawn into a race to eliminate a Russian left over Cold War Doomsday device from being employed...The secret of its deactivation lies with an ancient tect from the Library of Ivan the Terrible...Not Cotton Malone, but a fun, page-turning spy thriller!...more
Dale Brown's Nick Flynn series has been one of my international thriller favorites from the jump...Not Clancy, Carr, Greaney, et alia, but right thereDale Brown's Nick Flynn series has been one of my international thriller favorites from the jump...Not Clancy, Carr, Greaney, et alia, but right there...In "Devil's Fortress," Flynn and his Quartet Directorate colleagues target a wealthy Russian oligarch, Pavel Voronin, who heads the mercenary organization the Raven Syndicate...Voronin has schemed to bring down the America before and the Directorate was successful in stymieing the plans...Now, the Quartet Directorate decides that it is time to remove him...Great Stuff!!!...more
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