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McNally's Luck
Lawrence Sanders
I am not a big fan of the McNally series by Sanders, however this was a pretty good book. Archie gets involved in finding a missing cat that is being held for ransom. Then another client is receiving death threats, and is soon after killed... As the time goes by there are connections between the two cases. Lots of characters.. and you are trying to figure out the motivations in interconnections between them.
Sanders does a decent job in interconnecting characters.. The know each other or have links that are not obvious at first.
Over all a quick and enjoyable book!
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Velocity (59)
Velocity (59)
Dean Koontz
Dean Koontz is an author I never get too excited about, yet I always enjoy his book. They are a fast read and it is usually a good story.
This is the story of Billy, he is a bartender with an odd past.. which we learn of in bits and pieces as the story unfolds.
I psycho is killing people, but making Billy decide who. Billy gets notes and his actions decide who dies. Even though Billy wants no part of this. But as Rush says in one of their songs, even when you dont choose, you still make a choice.
Billy races against time to try to figure out who is doing this, and also to cover up the growing number of bodies.
A good book, the ending was a bit weak, but he did wrap it up nicely!
Dean Koontz
Dean Koontz is an author I never get too excited about, yet I always enjoy his book. They are a fast read and it is usually a good story.
This is the story of Billy, he is a bartender with an odd past.. which we learn of in bits and pieces as the story unfolds.
I psycho is killing people, but making Billy decide who. Billy gets notes and his actions decide who dies. Even though Billy wants no part of this. But as Rush says in one of their songs, even when you dont choose, you still make a choice.
Billy races against time to try to figure out who is doing this, and also to cover up the growing number of bodies.
A good book, the ending was a bit weak, but he did wrap it up nicely!
Rivethead (58)
Rivethead
Ben Hamper
Ben Hamper works for GM in Flint. This is the story of life on the line. I have been aware of this book for many years.. Its seems like my (late) uncle read it and was talking about it. I also recall hearing an interview on the radio with him. A co-worker had to read it for a college class. It was recently listed as one of the 10 books you should read my Michigan authors.. so I added it to my reading list. Then I was visiting a friend and saw he had it so I borrowed it. I read it more because I felt I should, than because I thought I would enjoy it.. WOW, was I wrong.. I *really* enjoyed the book! I expected it to be a lot of rah, rah union stuff.. it was more about how he could not believe HOW much they were paying him... And when you are young and have a lot of money there is only 1 thing to do PARTY! Ben does a lot of drinking on and off the job.. they run scams, invent games, and do anything they can to beat the dreaded clock. In the end Ben has a nervous breakdown and in the end will not be able to work again...
It is an interesting story about a guy who never wanted to work at an auto plant.
I *highly* recommend this book!
Ben Hamper
Ben Hamper works for GM in Flint. This is the story of life on the line. I have been aware of this book for many years.. Its seems like my (late) uncle read it and was talking about it. I also recall hearing an interview on the radio with him. A co-worker had to read it for a college class. It was recently listed as one of the 10 books you should read my Michigan authors.. so I added it to my reading list. Then I was visiting a friend and saw he had it so I borrowed it. I read it more because I felt I should, than because I thought I would enjoy it.. WOW, was I wrong.. I *really* enjoyed the book! I expected it to be a lot of rah, rah union stuff.. it was more about how he could not believe HOW much they were paying him... And when you are young and have a lot of money there is only 1 thing to do PARTY! Ben does a lot of drinking on and off the job.. they run scams, invent games, and do anything they can to beat the dreaded clock. In the end Ben has a nervous breakdown and in the end will not be able to work again...
It is an interesting story about a guy who never wanted to work at an auto plant.
I *highly* recommend this book!
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Air Frame (57)
Air Frame
Michael Crichton
I always enjoy Crichton books, and this was not exception. He has this wonderful way of getting into technical details, but in a way that engages, rather than loses the reader. This book was about an airplane accident, and the woman who works for the mfg that is in charge of finding out what happened. There is a new multi-billion sale coming up and the problems of the accident need to be discovered and resoved before it effects the sale.. add to it a TV 'journalist' who has decided the plane is a 'deathtrap' and you can feel the frustration.
An excellent book :)
Michael Crichton
I always enjoy Crichton books, and this was not exception. He has this wonderful way of getting into technical details, but in a way that engages, rather than loses the reader. This book was about an airplane accident, and the woman who works for the mfg that is in charge of finding out what happened. There is a new multi-billion sale coming up and the problems of the accident need to be discovered and resoved before it effects the sale.. add to it a TV 'journalist' who has decided the plane is a 'deathtrap' and you can feel the frustration.
An excellent book :)
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