Books I've Read 2009

Relentless- DEAN KOONTS
This is a good thriller about a successful writer, who receives a scathing review and wants to confront his reviwer. However the reviewer has another agenda, that is to disrupt the writer's lfe. Good character development, especially for the vwriters son, Milo. I enjoyed the book even though it started really slow, and ended at a very fast pace.

The Patriot- Brad Thor
the premise is Mohammed had written another book for the Koran. This particular book espouses peace..not infantadas. The radical portions of Islam are trying to destroy it, while others are trying to publicize it. Thomas Jefferson is a key point in the book that is labeled a thriller. Enjoy.

Long Lost- Harlan Coben
I recommend this author to all. He writes easy to read, complex plots, great characters, who-dun-what books. And Long Lost is another good one. Myron Bolitar, sets out to answer a long lost love's call, and gets dragged into murder, kidnapping, and espionage on terrorists. Hard to believe, read it, you will like it.

The Last Legion- Ben Kane
An interesting historical novel that presents ancient Rome with four different outlooks. Twins born of a rape..Romulus is sold to gladiator school, his twin, Fabiola, sold to brothel. Their is the Etruscan, Tarquinius, who hates Rome cause they destroyed his people.
And finally Brenus the man from Gaul, who is captured by the Romans and becomes a gladiator, and the toast of Rome. A good book, but rather lengthy...but I liked it.

The Associate by John Grisham
Another titillating thriller from John Grisham. If you like legal tight roping and want to see more about big law companies and the way people make the law work for themselves. I liked it, you will to.

Your Heart Belongs To Me Dean Koontz

Koontz is one of favorite writers, I love his books, but I think he phoned this book in. Ryan, the main character, is a very active and well off software writer. However, he finds out he has health problems, and upon visiting the doctor, finds out he needs a new heart. Then the plot thickens..not necessarily best, but still a suspenseful outcome.

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

The story of Success, or so he says. The idea that success comes from more than just being driven. It depends on a lot of factors, like when you were born, your family, the history of the community, the city, the state, or even the country.
How the Beatles were helped by chance, Bill Gates was fortunate to be born in that particular year, how flying aircraft was dangerous if you came from another country.
How some of our most wealthy lawyers came to be that way. Interesting theses that he holds, makes you think. I did.

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski

Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is epitomized by Almondine, Edgar's lifelong friend and ally. But with the unexpected return of Claude, Edgar's paternal uncle, turmoil consumes the Sawtelles' once peaceful home. When Edgar's father dies suddenly, Claude insinuates himself into the life of the farm--and into Edgar's mother's affections.


The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffrey Deaver

A spring night in a small town in Wisconsin. . . . A call to police emergency from a distant lake house is cut short. . . . A phone glitch or an aborted report of a crime? Off-duty deputy Brynn leaves her family's dinner table and drives up to deserted Lake Mondac to find out. She stumbles onto the scene of a heinous murder. . . . Before she can call for backup, though, she finds herself the next potential victim. Deprived of her phone, weapon and car, Brynn and an unlikely ally – a survivor of the carnage – can survive only by fleeing into the dense, deserted woods, on a desperate trek to safety and ultimately to the choice to fight back. The professional criminals, also strangers to this hostile setting, must forge a tense alliance too, in order to find and kill the two witnesses to the crime...

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks

Sparks main character in The Lucky One is ex-marine, Logan Thibault. Logan has served three tours of duty in Iraq and believes his survival is due to a lucky picture he found of an unknown woman. Once he completes his tour of duty, he walks from Colorado to Hampton, North Carolina in search of the woman in the picture.
Once he arrives in North Carolina, he takes a job at a dog training facility where he meets Nana, the elderly owner of the facility, Elizabeth, her granddaughter and her young son, Ben. Elizabeth, he discovers is the woman in his lucky picture.