Monthly Archives: February 2016

Rarely - and I mean RARELY - do I award five starts. And rarely - and I mean RARELY - do I embark on a book with over 1,000 pages! With that said, I do wish that I could award six stars for this novel, and I also wish that the story went on indefinitely!

I considered this to be an exceptional story about the effects of climate change, and it was pretty well told. However, the excessive number of SPAG errors did take away from the story's enjoyment, at least for me.

Title: Gray Mountain Author: John Grisham Genre: Fiction Publisher: Dell Release Date: August 18, 2015 Format: Paperback Pages: 480 Date Read: September 2, 2015 #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR The year is 2008 and Samantha Kofer's career at Read more

I love a good race-against-time-or-the-unthinkable-happens thriller, and this one did not disappoint.  Gideon Crew is a wonderful character, with his own array of assets and quirks.

Title: The Rainmaker Author: John Grisham Genre: Fiction Publisher: Dell Publishing Company Release Date: 2011-12 Format: Paperback Pages: 598 Date Read: October 27, 2015 Abandoning his aspirations about living the good life, Memphis attorney Rudy Baylor fears he will lose everything in the face of a pivotal case that could Read more

Title: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Series: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Author: Robin Sloan Genre: Fiction Publisher: Picador Release Date: September 24, 2013 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Date Read: November 15, 2015 A Winner of the Alex Award, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction, named Read more

While the Sigma team is racing the Russians to hunt down the secrets locked in Ice Station Grendel, something is hunting them.

Title: The Lost Island Series: Gideon Crew #3 Author: Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Genre: Fiction Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Release Date: March 24, 2015 Format: Paperback Pages: 416 Date Read: December 6, 2015 Gideon Crew--brilliant scientist, master thief--is living on borrowed time. When his mysterious employer, Eli Glinn, gives him Read more

I don't consider this to be Grisham's finest book, but it was damned good.  If you have an opinion on the death penalty - be it fore or against - this should be a must-read!