Men in Blue by W. E. B. Griffin

The first book in the Badge of Honor series was pretty good. Created in 1988 this book talks about the life of cops. I'll try another in this series. PW A cop has been shot - cold-bloodedly gunned down while trying to prevent a holdup. Regulations say the investigation is to be handled like any other homicide. But when a cop is killed in the line of duty, it is different. And the brotherhood in blue will stop at nothing to bring the killer to justice.

The Last King of Texas by Rick Riordan

Tres Navarre mystery number 3 and my third read in this series was as fun as the first two. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series. PW When two English professors are killed in quick succession at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Tres is asked to finish teaching the semester’s literature classes. All he has to do is keep his investigation of the murders quiet and stay alive long enough to grade the final essays.

The Spymasters: A Men at War Novel by W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV

Book 7 in the "Men at War" series is excellently narrated By Christopher Lane and is enjoyable from start to finish. PW It is summer 1943. Two of the Allies’ most important plans are at grave risk: Operation Overlord’s invasion of France and the Manhattan Project’s race to build the atomic bomb. A furious President Roosevelt turns to OSS spy chief Wild Bill Donovan — and Donovan turns to Dick Canidy and his teams behind enemy lines. They’ve certainly got their work cut out for them. In the weeks to come, they must fight the Axis in many ways, to try to find and sabotage Germany’s new “aerial torpedo” rockets, some of which are rumored to be fitted out with deadly nerve gas and aimed at London; to rescue a missing covert OSS team bearing vital secrets; and to exploit German intelligence agents and generals disgruntled enough with Hitler to maybe try to topple him.

The English Girl: Gabriel Allon by Daniel Silva

Book 13. Really enjoy this series and enjoyed this book. PW When a beautiful young British woman vanishes on the island of Corsica, a prime minister’s career is threatened with destruction. Allon, the wayward son of Israeli intelligence, is thrust into a game of shadows where nothing is what it seems...and where the only thing more dangerous than his enemies might be the truth.…

Eye for an Eye by Ben Coes

A Dewey Andreas Novel, Book 4. Excellent narration by Peter Hermann and a good thriller. The dumb politicians are all Dems and the smart ones are Reps but for the most part this books moves along fast and keeps interest. PW: When Dewey uncovers the identity of a mole embedded at a high level in Israel’s Mossad, it triggers a larger, more dangerous plot. The mole was the most important asset of Chinese Intelligence, and Fao Bhang, head of China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), responds to the discovery and brutal elimination of the mole, by immediately placing a kill order on the man responsible - Dewey Andreas. Once he learns who is probably behind the attack - and why they are after him - Dewey goes rogue, using all of his assets and skills to launch a counterattack. Andreas must now face the full weight and might of the MSS, Chinese Intelligence, and the formidable Fao Bhang, if he’s to achieve his one last goal: revenge on a biblical scale, no matter the odds or the armies that he will have to fight his way through.

The Widower’s Two-Step by Rick Riordan

A Tres Navarre Mystery, Book 2. Enjoyable, definitely want to continue on with the series. PW Instead of accepting a teaching position at the university, Tres is finishing up his apprenticeship for a private investigator’s license. He’s doing a poor job of surveillance on the fiddle player in a promising honkytonk band: she is shot in broad daylight while he watches. Shaken, Tres begins an investigation on his own. It’s not long before he discovers that some people will do anything to capture a lucrative recording contract.

Spycatcher by Matthew Dunn

A little silly but a fun thriller. The author doesn't waste time going into too much detail about subject matter or developing back stories of unimportant characters. Dunn focus on the plot and keeps it moving. Sometimes that plot is cliche and unbelievable but the pace is good. PW: Will Cochrane, the CIA’s and MI6’s most prized asset and deadliest weapon, has known little outside this world since childhood. And he’s never been outplayed. So far.... Will’s controllers task him with finding and neutralizing one of today’s most wanted terrorist masterminds, a man believed to be an Iranian Revolutionary Guard general. Intending to use someone from the man’s past to flush him out of the shadows, Will believes he has the perfect plan, but he soon discovers, in a frantic chase from the capitals of Europe to New York City, that his adversary has more surprises in store and is much more treacherous than anyone he has ever faced - and survived - up to now.