Summer has come and gone, like it always does. I was hoping to have bumped up my reading count but alas life had different plans. I know I had a stretch of more action thrillers lined up. Given my next book is more of an action techno-thriller, I wanted to get in that headspace and explore what else has been in the genre. I also focused on crime thrillers, as there’s a little bit of that in the next project, and I threw in a time travel story because sometimes you want to be able to travel back to a great summer.
Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher #11) – Lee Child
I generally enjoy the Reacher books. You know what you’re getting going in and that’s great. Good guy, bad guys, and some ass kicking. I picked up Bad Luck and Trouble as it was the focus of Reacher S2 on Prime (a show I very much enjoy). Oddly, I think I enjoyed the show more than the book, even thought they played it very close. Not my favorite Reacher book but did the job, as usual.
Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross #1) – James Patterson
This was my first Patterson read, knowing he’s a big deal in the genre I thought I’d give it a shot. This book is interesting because the first half is a crime thriller, then all of a sudden it turns into a cat-n-mouse psychological thriller. It slowed a bit for me in the middle but overall I thought it was a good read. Definitely a slow burn but worth powering through.
A Dream of Stewards – Keys of Time – Yohann Martin
My random time travel book for the summer. I found this author while doing research on authors in the Virginia area, for an event I unfortunately couldn’t pull off in time. The first in a series, it’s an interesting time travel concept where they can kind of rebuild moments in time (at least that’s how I read it). It dragged a bit in the middle but ended up being a fun read.
Sacred (Kenzie & Gennaro #3) – Dennis Lehane
I’m still plugging away at my Dennis Lehane backlog. Which brought me to Sacred, the third book in the Kenzie & Gennaro series. Another winner for Lehane, and another dark story (which halfway through I thought I’d read before) that pulls you along with ease. Lehane is like King where chapter, scene structure, and word selection is simple and has a flow to it that never drags. Something I’m focused on as a writer to emulate. Very much enjoyed this one and looking forward to the next.
