Wait for Signs by Craig Johnson

I look forward to Johnson's release each year and was disappointed when this one turned out to be a collection of short stories. Disappointed until I read them, these are super stories - bite sized chunks of pleasure. Very good.

The Collected by Brett Battles

Battles is never going to be a great read. He prefers to talk about incidental details rather than plot so his stories are only mildly enjoyable despite interesting characters. Jonathan Quinn, Book 6, is like his other books.

The Vig by John Lescroart

Entertaining would try another of the Dismas Hardy Novel View Series.

Pale Horse Coming: Earl Swagger by Stephen Hunter

Elmore Leonard says he cuts out the parts readers skip over. Hunter indulges in these side stories in a formulamatic predictable fashion that for some reason ambles pleasantly and maintains interest. Go figure.

Proof by Dick Francis

Very very enjoyable.

Re-read May 2019, still classic Francis!

The Mission, the Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander by Pete Blaber

Pretty good read, lessons from the battle field.

Deadline by John Sandford

Virgil Flowers, Book 8, is as fun as is its predecessors.

The End of the Affair by Graham Greene

The writing style was wonderful, the narrator (Colin Firth) superb but the main character was so unlikeable that I stopped half way through.

The Destroyed by Brett Battles

Jonathan Quinn, Book 5. Well book 2 for me. Formulamatic and it feels like constructed drama but there is also some fun action. Probably try another Battles book.

Badlands by Peter Bowen

Excellent.