Wednesday, July 23, 2008

The Judas Strain by James Rollins




James Rollins had me hanging on every word with the Judas Strain. There were three very different, very exciting stories that tied into one by the end of the book. All the characters were likable and smart. It's filled with movie blockbuster action and pacing but none of it distracts you from the story. I highly recommend you give The Judas Strain a try.

The Last Patriot by Brad Thor




This was my first Brad Thor novel and it turns out, it won't be my last. Thor is a master of suspense. The Last Patriot had my attention from the very beginning with great characters, a strong plot and plenty of history. Thor's writing was like melding a David Daldacci and Vince Flynn novel together.

Monday, July 21, 2008

The Tomb by F. Paul Wilson

The Tomb by F. Paul Wilson is the first in the Repairman Jack series. Although he’s referred to as a repairman, Jack fixes dangerous situations not plumbing. In The Tomb, he is approached by Kasum Bahkti, an arrogant, one-armed Indian, who is an United Nations diplomat. Kasum wants to hire Jack to find the thief who has beaten and robbed the diplomat’s mother of a necklace, a sentimental family heirloom. The catch, he has to find the necklace before the diplomat’s mother dies from her injuries, which gives Jack very little time. At the same time, Jacks ex-girlfriend Gia, grudgingly contacts him and asks Jack to look into finding her elderly aunt who has been missing, she supposedly disappeared without a trace from her home. Jack sees this situation as a way weave his way back into Gia’s and her daughters, Vicky lives. He slowly discovers that the two seemingly unrelated cases do have a common history, one that dates back more than 100 years and involves demonic creatures known as Rakoshi.
What I like most about The Tomb was the fact that Jack did not have all the answers. Some conclusions came to him slowly, if at all. The pacing, characters development, and the action were dead-on. F. Paul Wilson writing made it easy to visualize everything that was happening and at times it was hard for me to put the book down. I am definitely a fan of Repairman Jack and of the author.