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Book Review: “The Wailing Wind” by Tony Hillerman
Promise me not to read the last chapter in this mystery until you finish the rest of the book. It’s a good one. I love Hillerman’s trio of retired Officer Leaphorn, Lt. Jim Chee and beautiful Officer Berni Maunuelito who wend their way through… Continue Reading “Book Review: “The Wailing Wind” by Tony Hillerman”
Book Review: Fire Season!
A Man and His Dog in Fire Country Fire Season: Field Notes From a Wilderness Lookout by Philip Connors is one of those relaxing airplane ride books or winter fireside reads that really lets you understand how being on a fire watchtower, miles from… Continue Reading “Book Review: Fire Season!”
Book Review: “Red Gold” by Alan Furst
Red Gold by Alan Furst, 1999, Harper Collins Publishers Is the knock on the door at the end of the book Jean Marin’s lover or the long eluded final hand of the assassin? This tale of the twisted life of Jean Marin takes us… Continue Reading “Book Review: “Red Gold” by Alan Furst”
Review: Michael Crichton’s book Airframe
Crichton has a true best seller here that holds the attention all the way through the 400+ pages. I like the fact that his protagonist is a gutsy lady who is working with a bunch of engineers in an aircraft plant. She knows how… Continue Reading “Review: Michael Crichton’s book Airframe”
Book Review: Harlan Coben’s “The Final Detail”
I love a book that starts off with a first sentence that is like a three pronged hook that just reaches out and grabs you and leaves you flopping like a carp on the line. Where else but in a Harlan Coben book do… Continue Reading “Book Review: Harlan Coben’s “The Final Detail””
Book Review: Amazonia by James Rollins: A Snake Flaw in Chapter 1!
Amazonia by James Rollins, is really quite a good adventure novel with the enthralling story that reveals the truth behind the numerous disappearances of individuals and expeditions in the Central Amazon Jungles bordering Peru, Brazil and Ecuador. This portion of Amazonia is the home… Continue Reading “Book Review: Amazonia by James Rollins: A Snake Flaw in Chapter 1!”
Book Review: A Flaw in Forsyth’s “No Comebacks”
No Comebacks by Frederick Forsyth (4.5 – 5 Stars) Forsyth is a master on the same level as Wilber Smith when it comes to being a raconteur of tales. In the same was a Smith, he picks an area of the word he knows… Continue Reading “Book Review: A Flaw in Forsyth’s “No Comebacks””
Book Review “The Shape Shifter” by Tony Hillerman
Shapeshifter by Tony Hillerman (Three Stars) This is a slow moving, but well written tale from the Navajo Reservation once again immersed in Hillerman’s own detail oriented world of Officer (now-retired)Lt. Leaphorn and his protégé and sometimes competitor Sgt. Chee. In almost laconic fashion… Continue Reading “Book Review “The Shape Shifter” by Tony Hillerman”
Book Review – “Coyote Waits” by Tony Hillerman
Coyote Waits by Tony Hillerman (Four Stars) Hillerman does this one up pretty well in a long winded tribute to the cunning, evil and almost man-like attributes of Coyote who, “ always waits outside and is always hungry.” The tale telling is well scripted… Continue Reading “Book Review – “Coyote Waits” by Tony Hillerman”
Review: The Last Indian War: The Nez Perce Story – by Elliott West
Review: The Last Indian War: The Nez Perce Story – by Elliott WestHere is a long but very well researched look at the whole concept of the Nez Perce War: giving and overview of first contacts with whites, congenial relations, willingness to work to… Continue Reading “Review: The Last Indian War: The Nez Perce Story – by Elliott West”
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