Sister is a murder mystery, a medical thriller, and the story of the love that exists between sisters. Rosamund Lupton is an author who is new to me, so I really took a chance purchasing it for my Kindle. Beatrice is the older sister. Raised in London, she has moved to New York and made [...]
Archive for the ‘Fiction’ Category
5 Feb
The Last Child
The Last Child is a striking work of fiction. It is a mystery, and a very good one. It is full of false clues, red herrings, and coincidences. There is also some important history lessons as well as comments on contemporary society thrown in. A year after the kidnapping of Alyssa Merrimon, her twin brother [...]
11 Jan
The Innocent
The Innocent is the second novel in the series about my favorite action hero Vanessa Michael Munroe. Munroe is contacted by Logan, an old friend of hers. A girl named Hannah has been kidnapped into a cult known as The Chosen. After looking for Hannah for eight years, Logan knows that the now thirteen year [...]
23 Dec
The Orphan Master’s Son
Wow! Did Adam Johnson get lucky or what? The Orphan Master’s Son is set to be released in January, just weeks after the death of North Korea’s Dear Leader Kim Jong Il. And this novel could only have been written by someone who has completed extensive research on North Korea life today. This is the [...]
23 Dec
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (hereafter referred to as ELIC) is an extraordinary book by the very talented Jonathan Safran Foer. I was anxious to read it now as the movie, starring Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock, is about to be released. It tells the story of Oskar Schell, a young boy whose father has [...]
12 Nov
The Brightest Star in theSky
To call the books of Irish novelist Marian Keyes “chicklit” is to truly undervalue them. On the surface, they deal with women falling in love, breaking up with boyfriends, getting back together, etc. But all of her works have an underlying seriousness and intention which raises them far above the typical beach/airport book. The Brightest [...]
27 Oct
The Descendents
The Descendants is the debut novel of Kaui Hart Hemmings. This book is based in Hawaii, where Ms. Hemmings was born and raised. It tells the story of Matt King, who is the principal heir to a royal Hawaiian family land trust. Matt and his cousins are in the process of deciding what to do [...]
8 Oct
Thirteen Hours
Thirteen Hours is one of a number of books by South African author Deon Meyer that has been translated from Afrikaans into English. For me, though, there was still a difficulty with the names of the characters and places. The names are difficult to pronounce, and it was hard to remember who was who. [...]
25 Aug
Fragile
In the cozy New York suburb of The Hollows, all is not well. A teenage girl, Charlene Murray, is missing. Jones Cooper is a detective who is leading the search. He recalls the case of another missing girl. He was a teenager in The Hollows when Sarah Meyers went missing and was later found dead. [...]
25 Aug
Before Ever After: A Novel
Before Ever After is the debut novel by Samantha Sotto. It is a love story that opens with the death in a bombing of one of the main characters, Max. Three years later we meet Shelley, his widow, who is still grieving his death. Shelley opens the door to her London home to find Paolo, [...]
