Book Review: Absolute Power by David Baldacci

A rather silly start to the book but it sets up a cracking read that involves the President and high stakes. A cover up and a few bodies stacked up as the book progresses.

An OK book but not one of David Baldacci's best. 6/10

Website Recommendation: Good Reads

I enjoy going to this website that has loads of information about books, with lists, reviews, authors and lots of people's opinions and ratings of books.

It is called Good Reads and you should go and check it out and have a browse around and maybe join up too.

Good Reads Website

Recommended Author Dick Francis

Said to be a favourite author of the Queen Mother, I can understand why. I have enjoyed reading his books immensely through the years. He has a connection to my home town Maidenhead too and that is why I started to read his books. Sadly I have now read all of his novels and Dick Francis died a year or so ago.

 

His novels are generally based on horse racing or a horse theme and although I am not too keen on horses I am fascinated by his page turning thrillers. They are cosy novels to read. He has also written a biography of Lester Piggott and that was worth reading too as well as his own autobiography. However you can stick to his thrillers. No need to read these in order particularly although there are a few that feature the same characters but I do not consider it necessary to read them in chronological order.

 

His son Felix helped co-write his novels in the latter years and his wife Mary (who pre-deceased him) helped a lot with the research.

Dick Francis website

Dick Francis at Fantastic Fiction

Book Review: Hour Game by David Baldacci

Finished reading this today, quite a long book but very good. It is number two (out of five) in Baldacci's King and Maxwell series that I am reading in order. The interplay between the two main characters is coming along nicely, will they ever get togehter more than just working partners? (Don't tell me!!!)

The novel is based around a family and it just bowls along at a great pace and has many twists and turns. Well worth reading and you keep returning for your next reading dose.

I would rate this novel as 8 out of 10.

Book Review: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

It seems a bit prophetic that I should be reading a book with a background of the French Revolution bearing in mind the issues around the Middle East and me being currently based in Doha, Qatar.

 

I believe that this is one of Charles Dickens more memorable novels and I have enjoyed it very much. You are able to identify with the characters and can understand clearly the danger of the times. It seems to me that it is just the correct time to read this novel now.

My rating 6/10

Book Review: Divine Justice by David Baldacci

This is the fourth in the Camel Club series and I enjoyed reading this novel very much, took me about 4 days. The same characters including the wonderfully named Oliver Stone make it comfortable from the beginning if you have read the previous three novels in the series (The Camel Club, The Collectors, and Stone Cold). You get to feel for repeat characters and I certainly wanted to know what happened with Oliver and his fellow club members.

It is a bit of a cross country (USA) chase thriller and I enjoyed the new characters that were introduced in the town of Divine, hence the title. The ending was good too and it has been left open for the next instalment in the series. I still have the next one to read on my Kindle and will be reading Hell's Corner soon.

My rating is 8 out of 10.

Recommended Author Harlan Coben

I am about halfway through reading the novels of Harlan Coben. I found it a little hard to get into the first Myron Bolitar one but now I am hooked. I read these in paperback or on Kindle on the computer.


I can now highly recommend these novels. They are thriller mystery novels that are often funny and addictive. The Myron Bolitar ones (there are nine published so far) are great, you really get into the characters and the off the wall humour.


As I am English and not from the USA I am also getting to understand a bit about American culture such as Yoo Hoo etc!!!!


Worth reading if you like thriller or mystery books.

Harlan Coben Website