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The MEPHISTO CLUB, Tess Gerritsen
The Mephisto Club Tess Gerritsen An oustanding book, top notch in every way from plot to engagement. Super reading. ____________ Synopsis Evil exists. Evil walks the streets. And evil has spawned a diabolical new disciple in this white-knuckle thriller from … Continue reading
MEDIUM RAW, Anthony Bourdain
Synopsis A lot has changed since Kitchen Confidential. For the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restaurant business as a whole—and for Anthony Bourdain. Medium Raw explores those changes, taking the reader back and forth—from the author’s bad old … Continue reading
MARLEY & ME, John Grogan – Avoid reading this book if you are or were a dog owner
Marley & me, John Grogan Synopsis John and Jenny were young and deeply in love, with a perfect little house and no care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would … Continue reading
MAD HONEY, J. Picoult, J.F. Boylan
A sweeeeet read!
Knife, Salman Rushdie … OPUS! OPUS! OPUS! AUTHOR! AUTHOR! AUTHOR! MAYBE THE FINEST AUTHORS I HAVE EVER READ
I have favourite authors, each the creator of a collection of great books. Among my favourite authors, I must include: David Baldacci Tess Gerritsen John Grisham Salaman Rushdie Stuart Woods These writers deliver great books without fail. Some do so, … Continue reading
KNIFE, Salman Rushdie
KNIFE By Salman Rushdie Synopsis From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring—and surviving—an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him On the morning … Continue reading
AGEING & SENIORS: Plan Ahead
Plan Ahead: Complete a few of life’s big tasks now to ease the impact of your death on those you leave behind Living your daily life in the way you do, normally and fully, you can too easily forget that … Continue reading
LUCID INTERVALS, Stuart Woods
Stuart Woods always delivers good reading, consistently entertaining, and engaging page-turners. Synopsis A brand-new page-turning Stone Barrington novel from the perennially entertaining New York Times-bestselling author. It seems like just another quiet night at Elaine’s. Stone Barrington and his former cop … Continue reading
LONG SHADOWS, David Baldacci – writers can lean a lot from Baldacci
LONG SHADOWS, David Baldacci Synopsis Memory man FBI agent, Amos Decker, returns in this action-packed thriller to investigate the mysterious and brutal murder of a federal judge and her bodyguard at her home in an exclusive, gated community in Florida. … Continue reading
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LOITERING WITH INTENT, Stuart Woods
LOITERING WITH INTENT, Stuart Woods Synopsis The newest addition to the “New York Times”- bestselling Stone Barrington series. Dumped by his glamorous Russian girlfriend during dinner at Elaine’s, and running low on cash, Stone Barrington is having a bad week. … Continue reading
LITIGATORS, John Grisham
An ambulance-chasing law firm that smacks of real-life possibility. Arguably not one of Grisham’s best, but the story will hold your attention. Synopsis: The partners at Finley & Figg often refer to themselves as a “boutique law firm.” Boutique, as in chic, selective, and prosperous. … Continue reading
T’was a Month Before Christmas 2020 T’was a month before Christmas, And all through the town, People wore masks, That covered their frown. The frown had begun Way back in the Spring, When a global pandemic Changed everything. They called … Continue reading
LIDIA: A LIFE OF LOVE, FAMILY and FOOD
Lidia: A Life of Love, Family, and Food Lida Bastianich is a renowned chef, famous cookbook writer and a very well-known restauranteur. Her book, Lidia: A Life of Love, Family, and Food should be read by Canadian and American immigrants … Continue reading
Saul Alinsky and the “9 day theory”
Saul Alinsky was a well-known political theorist and activist in Chicago in the mid-20th century. He is credited with the “9-day theory” which holds that no matter how bad the story, it will be replaced and fade away in 9 … Continue reading
LIDIA: A LIFE OF LOVE, FAMILY and FOOD
Lidia: A Life of Love, Family, and Food Lida Bastianich is a renowned chef, famous cookbook writer and a very well-known restauranteur. Her book, Lidia: A Life of Love, Family, and Food should be read by Canadian and American immigrants … Continue reading
The LAW OF INNOCENCE, Michael Connelly
The LAW OF INNOCENCE, Michael Connelly Defense attorney Mickey Haller is pulled over by police, who find the body of a client in the trunk of his Lincoln. Haller is charged with murder and can’t make the exorbitant $5 million … Continue reading
