Book Review - Life of Pi - Yann Martel

A young Indian boy finds himself on a lifeboat in the pacific along with several animals, one of which is a Bengal tiger.
This is a very different story to any that I have ever read before. The main character, Pi, is humorous, knowledgeable, funny and instantly likable. The story flows like the smoothest chocolate and [...]

Book Review - The Trudeau Vector - Juris Jurjevics

Three scientists at a base in the Arctic are killed by something biological and Dr. Jesse Hanley, a epidemiologist is sent into the middle of the Arctic winter to try to discover what killed them before it kills again. At first Hanley struggles to discover what has happened but when the bodies begin to pile [...]

Book Review - Attack on the Queen - Richard P Henrick

Two brothers, each in different government agencies must try to stop terrorists from taking control of the Queen Elizabeth 2 with nine of the most powerful world leaders aboard.
A different idea, with two brothers getting into harms way but not a very successful one. Parts of the plot seemed to be pointless and nonsensical and [...]

Book Review - The Day They Stole The Queen Mary - Terence Hughes

A wartime thriller about a thousand German prisoners of war who are being shipped to America aboard the Queen Mary, a submarine commander, whose mission is that the Germans escape and take over the ship, and a wounded airman, now working for in Winston Churchill’s office.
This is a great wartime thriller in a similar vein [...]

Book Review -The QE2 Is Missing - Harry Harrison

Millions of dollars in diamonds. Nazi war criminals. South American dictators. Deranged freedom fighters. All on the Queen Elizabeth 2. Its going to be a very interesting cruise.
A thriller about two South American dictators who want to rid their countries of free speech, bankrolled by Nazi`s who want a safe haven, dealing with arms dealers [...]

Book Review - Gorky Park - Martin Cruz Smith

Three bodies, faceless and missing fingertips, are found in Gorky Park, Moscow. A police detective investigates, expecting the KGB to take over the investigation at any moment, and gets drawn into a tangled web of lies, money, and not knowing who to trust. Arkady Renko is a police investigator who, as he tries to make [...]

Book Review - King Con - Stephen J Cannell

A conman who is viciously beaten by a mob boss after being found cheating at cards plots his revenge, aided by a prosecutor who failed to get the mob boss put away.
Stephen J Cannell is a man who is responsible for many tv shows including The A-Team, 21 Jump Street, The Greatest American Hero, Hardcastle [...]

Book Review - The Lincoln Lawyer - Michael Connelly

A defense attorney who doesn’t use an office, but rather Lincoln Town cars to meet his clients gets a big case, a case that will pay him handsomely but one that will make him question who is evil and who is innocent.
Michael Connelly’s first courtroom drama is a blockbuster. Not only does he create one [...]

Book Review - Badwater - Clinton McKinzie

A young boy is drowned and the tourist who was involved is accused of murder. Into this already dangerous situation walks Antonio Burns, struggling to see his daughter, struggling to be a cop, and struggling in life.
This is the fifth Clinton McKinzie featuring the climbing cop Antonio Burns and his brother Roberto. Never has Antonio [...]

Book Review - Dangerous Ground - Larry Bond

An ex-pilot uses a family connection to get into the submarine training system. He ends up aboard the USS Memphis which is Captained by a hard driving tyrant. The submarine, along with two female technicians are given a highly sensative mission which does not yield the expected results.
Larry Bond’s latest book is a departure from [...]