This mystery-thriller by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child is the latest in a sorta-kinda series that makes use of certain characters (and one setting) from previous books. The main character, FBI Special Agent Pendergast, is a unique and compelling creation, and the other returnees are both plausible and entertaining. But it’s been so long since [...]
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
This was J. A. Konrath’s debut novel, and it goes down as easy as a mint julep in the shade. The pacing never flags over 275 pages of murder mystery, as Konrath strikes just the right balance between character development and keeping the plot going. There are also (very needed) bits of humor along the [...]
Okay, these have nothing to do with books, but I just got a couple pairs of Lynx Grips and have been trying them in my workouts. Here’s my product review: First of all, Lynx Grips, put out by Lynx Technologies, are small (10.5cm long; 9.5cm wide; 0.25cm thick) rubber pads that you put in your [...]
Grave Peril is the third book in Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series. For those not familiar with it, Harry Dresden is a Chicago-based wizard, one who specializes in investigations involving the paranormal. Sort of a modern-day, supernatural Sam Spade. I generally don’t enjoy urban fantasy all that much. Something about the mixing of the real [...]