I have just finished reading all the William Kent Krueger books, and was in need of something similar and funny. I searched Google for books similar to the main characters as Spenser and Mac McKenzie, and MN as the location, and it suggested Nils Shapiro. Goldman’s bio mentioned he was a writer on Seinfeld and…
Of all the stand-a-lone novels by WKK, this one was by far my favorite. Probably because it was a lot more aligned to the Cork O’Connor books. I liked the characters, some were flawed, some were lonely, and some were seeking something new in their lives. The suspense kept me wanted to read more in…
The year is 1932, and Odie (age 12), Albert (his brother), Mose (who can’t speak, but signs with Odie and Albert), and Emmy (the daughter of a teacher) flee from the Lincoln Indian Training School after a tornado hits. Bad things happened at the school prior to the tornado. Beatings, quiet room, bootlegging, adultery, and…
Since I just finished reading all of WKKs Cork O’Connor books, I wanted to read his stand-a-lone novels. I already read The Devils Bed as that main character was in a Cork book, so I read it to be prepared. In a lot of the Facebook groups for book reviews that I belong to, a…
I got this book from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. Now, before I do, let me preface by saying I am definitely a firm believer and follower of anything Cork does. He has a deep appreciation of helping people and cherishes his family. In one of my earlier book…
I have been reading the Cork books in order, and am sad that soon, I will be finished. I have three left as I am currently reading, Fox Creek. I got the newest one God’s Country waiting as an ARC from netgalley. Even though it says this is #0, I read it as #18. For…
I was about to read Desolation Mountain, the 17th book in the Cork O’Connor series, also by William Kent Krueger, and at the beginning, there was an Author’s Note about a character named Bo Thorsen who is prominently featured in The Devil’s Bed and he is back in Desolation Mountain. So, of course, I had…
I didn’t know anything about Dusty Baker, except that he was the Manager of the San Francisco Giants. He was a teammate of Hank Aaron on the Atlanta Braves and there was a lot of verbiage on there relationship, and a lot of extra insight when Hank hit home run number 715. How awesome is that? …
Four years ago, I read Along Came a Spider by James Patterson. A few weeks prior, I read Patterson’s memoir and that piqued my interest into the world of Alex Cross. Of course, I devoured all the books and continued on to Michael Bennett and the Women’s Murder Club, both by James Patterson. Next up…
I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before it’s published. I knew D.L. as a comic, but nothing else about his background. It’s amazing that he survived being in a gang in L.A and not having supportive parents and became one of the top comics in the country. He…
I got this book from Netgalley as Advanced Reader Copy (ARC). I have seen David Sedaris once promoting one of his prior books, as my wife was a fan. I did read a few of his books afterwards, and I do like his humor and the way he tells stories. This one, was more of…
Besides Cork, my favorite character is Henry Meloux, who is a member of the Grand Medicine Society following the path of Ojibwe healing. Henry and Cork have a deep relationship and Cork often seeks his guidance. In this book, we get a great background for Henry, and for the first time, he talks about his…
This one reminded me of the John Wick movies, but with a lot less violence. Reason being, is Cork has a $500,000 hit on him, so he has to be aware of his surroundings at all times. At the end of Mercy Falls (book #5), Cork is suspended from being a sheriff and with the…
Predictable. After reading it, that’s what I thought. I love the characters of Sunny, Spike, and Martha the dog. I love the fact that this book, and the Jesse Stone and Spenser books are in the same realm and there are a lot of shared characters. Jesse is a former boyfriend of Sunny, Spenser’s wife…
After I finished the last Women’s Murder Club book, I waited at Susie’s Cafe for Lindsey, Claire, Yuki, and Cindy to arrive? Well, a year later, they arrived, but with friends and family members as they celebrated Claire being named Medical Examiner of the Year. Just like the rest of the series, these four super…
If you review my reading history, a common theme appears and that theme is police and/or private detective fiction crime thrillers with lots of books. Jesse Stone, Spenser, Sunny Randall, Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women’s Murder Club, Lucas Davenport, Virgil Flowers, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike, Max Rupert, Rushmore McKenzie, and now let’s add Cork O’Connor….
I got this book from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. I thought this was going be more of a book about Wendy’s and how the restaurant came to be (I mean, it was a little bit, but I wanted more). Rather this book was much more about Dave Thomas…
This is the last book in Mac McKenzie series, and I am thankful to NetGalley for providing me an ARC so I can read and review it before it’s officially published. I do hope more books for McKenzie are published in the future or even some spinoffs from some of the other characters. For this…
This is the last book of the series! I am very glad my wife, Nina (not the Nina from the book), suggested the author to me. When I did my research on the author and the books itself, I was intrigued. It hit my criteria: police thriller with a location of Minnesota. Minnesota, especially the…
I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before it’s published. About a month ago, I read Apple: The First 50 Years by David Pogue, but it didn’t go into detail like this book did about NeXT from 1985 to 1997. This book detailed what happened to Steve that got…