My mother-in-law recently introduced me to mystery novels and to the Pendergast novels written by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Over the past six months, I’ve read through the series, and I anxiously awaited the new novel, “Wheel of Darkness.” I have to say, though, that I found myself disappointed by its shortcomings. In this [ Read More ]
Green Pearl Odyssey by Reilly Ridgell ISBN 978-4-902837-23-4 Ridgell is an author with a mission. He has composed a travelogue of Micronesia while throwing in some adventure and thrill. The intriguing descriptions of the culture, the politics of several different islands, and living the life of an American in the South Pacific provide a rich [ Read More ]
“Bones of the Dead” is set in Venice during the Renaissance Period. Luciano is an orphaned street urchin who has been rescued from the streets by a chef, Amato Ferrero. Luciano is to be apprenticed to him. Amato sees something special in Luciano and plans on teaching him more than just culinary skills. Luciano senses [ Read More ]
Kay Williams is a professional actress who has played leading roles at regional theaters around the U.S., including the San Francisco Actors Workshop and the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Among her many credits are the title role in “Miss Jairus,” Cybel in “Great God Brown,” and Georgette in “The Balcony,” all plays that are part of the [ Read More ]
Power Play is a clever, action packed read that’s firing on all cylinders…intelligent, intriguing and absolutely entertaining- a boardroom blockbuster that demands to be read in single sitting and leaves you breathless, yet wanting more. When CEO, Peter Rawlings, suffers a fatal heart attack while golfing at Pebble Beach, Cheryl Tobin is named as his [ Read More ]
Under A Cloud by Eliot Sefrin iUniverse (2006) ISBN 0595372147 Reviewed by Beverly Pechin for Reader Views (12/06) Rachel Cook is fresh out of the Academy and ready to take on the world, but first she must experience it. Matt Holland is the “old timer” that is chosen to show Rachel Cook the ropes and [ Read More ]
Having recently felt the urge to read thriller novels that would keep me awake all night, I tried a few novels by some authors I had not read before. Most of these books I did not even finish, since they bored me so much that I felt I would rather sit and watch the grass [ Read More ]
The Jerusalem Cycle: The Gathering of Heroes, Villains & Oracles, is a political thriller of a novel based on the problems that currently affect the ancient city of Jerusalem today. André John Haddad writes about the present turmoil in Jerusalem and what might happen if the city isn’t saved from itself. Haddad’s new novel is [ Read More ]
In a series of reviews for Amazon and other venues I have been assessing Patricia Highsmith’s five Tom Ripley novels, two screen adaptations and one screenplay based upon her “monster.” On a second reading of her Ripley canon I have become more fascinated with her remarkable criminal creation and more convinced that the talented Ms [ Read More ]
Ricochet by p. m. terrell Paralee Press (2006) ISBN 0978563204 Reviewed by Cherie Fisher for Reader Views (3/07) This book had me hooked from the very first sentence. P.M. Terrell is a master storyteller. In “Ricochet” the author uses her real-life experience in computers and software to weave a diabolical story including terrorism, murder, espionage [ Read More ]
