Saturday, December 25, 2010

Sharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell

British soldier Sharpe stands out in India, 1799. Good read, would try another in the series.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Lovesick Blues: The Life of Hank Williams by Paul Hemphill

Very interesting biography of Hank Williams from cradle to grave. Left me feeling low.

Monday, December 06, 2010

The Mark Of The Assassin by Daniel Silva

Very enjoyable. Gabrielle is missing, but some familiar characters drift through. The ending is weak. Set in London, Cairo, Amsterdam, and Washington, the story line follows CIA case agent Michael Osbourne as he attempts to locate the terrorists who shot down an airliner off the coast of Long Island. Osbourne has two main antagonists: Delaroche, a KGB-trained expert assassin ordered to kill the handful of people who know the truth, including Osbourne, and the corrupt political culture of Washington, which ominously stymies him at every turn.

Saturday, December 04, 2010

Hot Money by Dick Francis

081516 Re-read and enjoyed it a lot, not DF's best but certainly a pleasure.

I didn't think there were any Dick Francis books I hadn't read so this was a sublime treat. I'm to biased to say if this book was good or not, but I loved it. Written in 1987 when Francis was in true form. In this reincarnate of his magical formula, Francis tells of a father and son who search for the family member that is/has been trying to kill them. Too much detail about the family members, but I didn't care, loved the entire thing.