Friday, October 10, 2008

Sail by James Patterson & Howard Roughan

Sail - The Dunne family has set sail on a 2 month vacation to bond. However, their voyage was doomed from the beginning. Someone wants the whole family to die and has sabotaged their vessel.

This story of adventure will keep you turning the pages until the murderer comes face to face with the victims. Then, something happens with the ending and it just doesn’t measure up to the excitement of the beginning.

Sail by James Patterson & Howard Roughan

Sail - The Dunne family has set sail on a 2 month vacation to bond. However, their voyage was doomed from the beginning. Someone wants the whole family to die and has sabotaged their vessel.

This story of adventure will keep you turning the pages until the murderer comes face to face with the victims. Then, something happens with the ending and it just doesn’t measure up to the excitement of the beginning.

Tribute by Nora Roberts

Tribute - All Cilla wants to do is to restore her grandmother’s home and settle into her chosen career as a building contractor. However, her mother and step father are pressuring her to return to the stage. She is also under attack by someone in the town who obviously doesn’t want her to stay. And of course there’s the good looking neighbor who she seems to be falling in love with.

Tribute by Nora Roberts

Tribute - All Cilla wants to do is to restore her grandmother’s home and settle into her chosen career as a building contractor. However, her mother and step father are pressuring her to return to the stage. She is also under attack by someone in the town who obviously doesn’t want her to stay. And of course there’s the good looking neighbor who she seems to be falling in love with.

Legally Dead by Edna Buchanan

Legally Dead: A Novel - Michael Venturi is fired by the US WITSEC program as the fall guy for the most recent mess up that resulted in two little girl’s deaths. Michael, feeling guilty himself, finds retribution in relocating innocent people off the record. This goes well until one of these people are murdered.

Legally Dead by Edna Buchanan

Legally Dead: A Novel - Michael Venturi is fired by the US WITSEC program as the fall guy for the most recent mess up that resulted in two little girl’s deaths. Michael, feeling guilty himself, finds retribution in relocating innocent people off the record. This goes well until one of these people are murdered.

The Bourne Sanction by Eric Van Lustbader

The Bourne Sanction - Jason Bourne has returned to his alter ego, David Webb. His current mentor Professor Specter, knowing his unusual talents, asks Jason to investigate the murder of a young man carrying information about a terrorist group’s activities. Meanwhile, Central Intelligence, which is going through its own upheaval, has come across murmurings of the Black Legion.

This book has so many twists and turns, and people changing sides, or rather under cover, from beginning to end you almost need a score card to determine who is fighting for whom and for what cause.

The Bourne Sanction by Eric Van Lustbader

The Bourne Sanction - Jason Bourne has returned to his alter ego, David Webb. His current mentor Professor Specter, knowing his unusual talents, asks Jason to investigate the murder of a young man carrying information about a terrorist group’s activities. Meanwhile, Central Intelligence, which is going through its own upheaval, has come across murmurings of the Black Legion.

This book has so many twists and turns, and people changing sides, or rather under cover, from beginning to end you almost need a score card to determine who is fighting for whom and for what cause.

The Whole Truth by David Baldacci

The Whole Truth - Nicolas Creel owns the Ares Corporation, a defense contractor. To keep the company in business he needs a war, more exactly the threat of war. He hires Dick Pender, a perception manager, to create this war.

Shaw works for an organization that he is trying to retire from so he can marry and live in peace. Katie James is an alcoholic journalist who happens upon Shaw on one of his “last” missions.

The Whole Truth by David Baldacci

The Whole Truth - Nicolas Creel owns the Ares Corporation, a defense contractor. To keep the company in business he needs a war, more exactly the threat of war. He hires Dick Pender, a perception manager, to create this war.

Shaw works for an organization that he is trying to retire from so he can marry and live in peace. Katie James is an alcoholic journalist who happens upon Shaw on one of his “last” missions.

Executive Privilege by Phillip Margolin

Executive Privilege: A Novel - Dana Cutler is hired by an attorney with connections to the White House to follow Charlotte Walsh. She does to a secret liaison with the president, Chris Farrington. The secret service sees her and now is following Dana. The next day Charlotte is found dead.

Across the country in Oregon, Brad Miller, has been assigned to a pro bono case, Charles Little. Little insists he did not kill the teenager who happened to be involved with the governor at the time, Chris Farington.

Margolin weaves a tale that will keep you at the edge of your seat as you turn those pages.

Executive Privilege by Phillip Margolin

Executive Privilege: A Novel - Dana Cutler is hired by an attorney with connections to the White House to follow Charlotte Walsh. She does to a secret liaison with the president, Chris Farrington. The secret service sees her and now is following Dana. The next day Charlotte is found dead.

Across the country in Oregon, Brad Miller, has been assigned to a pro bono case, Charles Little. Little insists he did not kill the teenager who happened to be involved with the governor at the time, Chris Farington.

Margolin weaves a tale that will keep you at the edge of your seat as you turn those pages.

Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen

Nature Girl - Honey Santana feels things deeply and does something about it. So when she receives a telemarketing call at dinner from Boyd Eisenhower who calls her a nasty name, Honey devises a scheme to educate him in manners. Boyd, who doesn’t seem to be able to keep a job, only wants to start a new life with his mistress, Eugenie. Honey’s ex-husband Perry and their son Fry just want to make sure that Honey stays out of trouble. Piejack, Honey’s former employer, believes he and Honey are destined to be lovers and is in pursuit of his one true love. Sammy Tigertail is trying to escape the white man and the possible ramifications of a man dying while on tour with him. All these and more end up on Dismal Key where Sammy is just trying to find some peace.

Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen

Nature Girl - Honey Santana feels things deeply and does something about it. So when she receives a telemarketing call at dinner from Boyd Eisenhower who calls her a nasty name, Honey devises a scheme to educate him in manners. Boyd, who doesn’t seem to be able to keep a job, only wants to start a new life with his mistress, Eugenie. Honey’s ex-husband Perry and their son Fry just want to make sure that Honey stays out of trouble. Piejack, Honey’s former employer, believes he and Honey are destined to be lovers and is in pursuit of his one true love. Sammy Tigertail is trying to escape the white man and the possible ramifications of a man dying while on tour with him. All these and more end up on Dismal Key where Sammy is just trying to find some peace.

The Front by Patricia Cornwell

The Front - Win Garano is sent to Watertown by D.A. Monique Lamont to connect the murder of a blind English woman to the Boston Strangler. There an attractive cop, Stump, who is a leader in the association of local police forces called the FRONT, is assigned to help him, but she refuses. Meanwhile the FBI and Scotland Yard believe Lamont is into her own nefarious activities and are following her.

The Front by Patricia Cornwell

The Front - Win Garano is sent to Watertown by D.A. Monique Lamont to connect the murder of a blind English woman to the Boston Strangler. There an attractive cop, Stump, who is a leader in the association of local police forces called the FRONT, is assigned to help him, but she refuses. Meanwhile the FBI and Scotland Yard believe Lamont is into her own nefarious activities and are following her.