The Overton Window by Glenn Beck

Thriller that shows how marketing is used to push political agenda. Interesting concept but it was a mediocre read.

The Lion by Nelson DeMille

Good follow up to The Lion's Game. A little long, predictable and violent but an entertaining adventure. A terrorist keeps his word and returns to settle a score with the hero 3 years later.

61 Hours by Lee Child

The formula is tired and has lost some of it's shine. After 13 previous books building up this super macho character the author could back off, but instead Child continues to write such sophomoric drivel that you almost feel embarrassed for him. That said, the books are still selling and the story is mildly entertaining...but this one has such a bad ending it may dent future sales.

The Blood Detective by Dan Waddell

Just OK, probably wouldn't read this author again. In a London cemetery, a man’s body is found. During the autopsy, the police discover the body has been marked with a string of letters and numbers that appears to be the code for a particular file in the Family Records Centre. To locate the file and unearth its relevance to the murder, police engage the services of Nigel Barnes, a professional genealogist. So begins the first installment of what one hopes will be a series featuring Barnes, a wily and likable amateur sleuth. This is journalist Waddell’s first novel.

Death Benefits by Thomas Perry

This book has Perry's style and compelling characters, unfortunately after a terrific start the plot wanes and the focus shifts to less interesting material.

When a security man named Max Stillman plucks Walker out of the office pool and dragoons him into investigating a fraud against the McClaren Life and Casualty, Walker's previously safe life takes a new and potentially dangerous turn. As the pair begin searching for the missing employee, who signed off on the huge (and phony) payoff of a death claim, and follow her to a grave in a Midwestern wheat field, Walker discovers talents he never knew he had and a thirst for vengeance. With the mysterious Stillman, he tracks the conspirators to a New Hampshire village and an explosive and shocking conclusion to a fraud that's much older than either of the men might have guessed.