Tracy Walder’s The Unexpected Spy (St. Martin’s Press 2020) is a real-life account of one 23-year-old’s rise from college graduate to a highly-respected intelligence-gathering CIA operative hired on directly after 9-11. The tagline sums her job up pretty well: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World’s Most … Continue reading
I love Westerns. They spotlight hard-working earnest folks who face a boatload of problems every day without giving up, simply knock ’em down one after another like bowling pins. One of my favorite Western writers is Paul Thompson, author of the 79+ book series about Marshall Shorty Thompson (I’ve read all of them). Recently, I … Continue reading
Here are three more great novels you won’t want to miss that I got from the wonderful NetGalley: Into the Fire— next in the Nowhere Man series and maybe the best The Deserter — a personal tragedy turns an amoral criminal against his own kind No Man’s Land — Hawk against saves lives with a … Continue reading
Here are three more interesting non-fiction books I read recently: Humor That Works–humor as the key to communication The Writer’s Lexicon Volume II–like Volume I with more words–a godsend to Indies. The Rural Setting Thesaurus–descriptions of personal and natural places as though you had been there –a note about my reviews: I only review books … Continue reading
Here are four more great novels you won’t want to miss that I got from the wonderful NetGalley: Hard Shot–hard-charging Reznick ends up the only guy who can stop two terrorists from killing cops House on Fire–If you like Elvis Cole or Travis McGee, you’ll love this Nick Heller series Exit Fee–Pike Logan and girlfriend … Continue reading
If you like thrillers but can’t quite get behind the world-ending apocalyptic plot points–would like something a little more down-to-earth–you very well may like Westerns. I do and thankfully, NetGalley is happy to feed my addiction with free books. Here are some of the last ones I read: Frontier America — Preacher, the most famous … Continue reading
If you like the variety and the uniqueness of Indie novels, here’s a great selection for Valentine’s Day. They aren’t all romances, just all good: Jock of the Bushveld–one of my favorites reads all year: an amazing story about a dog and his man Warning Signs–a serial killer analyzes his reasons and we get to … Continue reading
If you like thrillers but can’t quite get behind the world-ending apocalyptic plot points–would like something more down-to-earth–you may like westerns. I do and thankfully, Netgalley is happy to feed my addiction with free books. Here are some of the last ones I read: Death Rattle — the birth of a Texas Ranger in a … Continue reading
I love reading and would prefer to do that than watch TV, go to the gym, floss my teeth, pay bills, or do the laundry. I review a lot of the books I read, usually received from NetGalley or the library, but I also buy quite a few. I collect my writing book reviews here and … Continue reading
Here are three more great books I discovered (or won!) and you won’t want to miss: Fleeing Beauty–can Jamie get to know her long-dead father through his artwork? Mission Hollywood–a cozy romance that will make you smile The Art of Breaking Things–a heart-wrenching but uplifting story of one girl’s struggle to survive a difficult childhood … Continue reading
