Heat Lightning by John Sandford

I enjoyed this book a lot. Virgil Flowers is a casual detective in Minnesota. A group of Vietnamese come to pay revenge on Nam vets.

Beat The Reaper by Josh Bazell

An author to watch. To graphic for my tastes but the crude style was engaging. I enjoyed this book. Guy in the witness protection program becomes a doctor and one of his patients recognizes him.

Metzger's Dog by Thomas Perry

Funny, engaging characters and clever plot. Took a while to warm to it, but then I was hooked. Featuring a new Introduction by bestselling author Carl Hiaasen.When Leroy “Chinese” Gordon breaks into a professor’s lab at the University of Los Angeles, he’s after some pharmaceutical cocaine, worth plenty of money. Instead, he finds the papers the professor has compiled for the CIA, which include a blueprint for throwing a large city into chaos. But how is the CIA to be persuaded to pay a suitable ransom, unless of course someone actually uses the plan to throw a large city into chaos—Los Angeles, for instance? Assigned to cope with the crisis and restore the peace, veteran agent Ben Porterfield steps onto the scene to remind us that the CIA’s middle name is, after all, Intelligence. Enlivening the mix are Gordon’s beautiful girlfriend, Margaret, his temperamental cat, Dr. Henry Metzger, and Metzger’s friend, an enormous half-wild dog with huge teeth.

The Danger by Dick Francis

Solid Fancis. Second time reading and still fun. Advisor to kidnap families helps them navigate demands.

Silence by Thomas Perry

Long, disjointed but enjoyable. Six years ago, Jack Till helped Wendy Harper disappear. But now her ex boyfriend and former business partner, Eric Fuller, is being framed for her presumed murder in an effort to smoke her out.