Literature & Fiction

Happy Doomsday: A Novel
Happy Doomsday: A Novel

Review:I loved the characters and their growth from beginning to end. I actually laughed out loud a few times and found myself wanting to keep reading even when it was over. Only negatives are that it never said what happened (so hopefully there’s a sequel that explains) and the vaccine being the reason for dev’s Aspergers which is just not true or even believable. Felt like that author could have left that out and it would have made a better story to have it be from an unknown cause which is more accu... Read more

A Post-Apocalyptic Action Thriller - The Alpha Plague
A Post-Apocalyptic Action Thriller - The Alpha Plague

Review:Somewhat interesting but it appears to me as if the author has a fixation on the upper gastrointestinal system, far too many passages deal with dry mouth and bile. I am glad that it was a free selection as it would have been a mistake having to pay for it Read more

Chasing Darkness (Elvis Cole)
Chasing Darkness (Elvis Cole)

Review:My title says it all. Another excellent Elvis Cole novel by Robert Crais. If you haven't read him, you should. If you're already a fan like me but haven't read this book, it's time. I will continue to buy Robert Crais' excellent books. Read more

Indigo Slam: An Elvis Cole Novel
Indigo Slam: An Elvis Cole Novel

Review:This is another typically page-turning book by Robert Crais. I have not read one of his books that I didn't just love and have trouble putting it down! I love the humor he interjects throughout as well. Read more

Sunset Express (Elvis Cole)
Sunset Express (Elvis Cole)

Review:I only gave the book three precisley because it was "okay". This is not up to the high standard that Crais has established in his past work. I have read all of Robert Crais work, it is pretty impressive. Sunset Express was "okay" Read more

The Watchman (Joe Pike)
The Watchman (Joe Pike)

Review:In Joe Pike, "the world's greatest detective's" enigmatic and stoically violent sidekick of the "Elvis Cole" novels, the talented Robert Crais has created one of most intriguing characters in contemporary popular fiction. But with the wisecracking Cole still mostly sidelined from injuries suffered in "The Forgotten Man", Pike takes center stage in this well plotted, fast moving crime drama.

With his red-arrowed deltoids "going forward, never back", Pike, to repay an old debt, reluctantly... Read more

The Two Minute Rule
The Two Minute Rule

Review:What a huge disappointment. Two Minute Rule has a thin, predictable plot and minimal humor, and little of the snappy repartee of the Elvis Cole series. Among other silliness, the hero is a serial bank robber with a heart - who just happens to know how to do CPR. LAME. Don't waste your time on it. Read more

The Last Detective
The Last Detective

Review:There are few writers in this genre who create characters of such enormous depth. Robert Crais is a brilliant writer and the Last Detective is a wonderful piece of reading. Once you get to know Elvis Cole and Joe Pike you will want to read all of Crais' novels. Read more

Storm of the Century: An Original Screenplay
Storm of the Century: An Original Screenplay

Review:Surely, someone has pointed out to Mr. King by now that Storm of the Century contains a historical inaccuracy....loved the "Lost Colony" tie-in, but they disappeared from Roanoke Island(Manteo),North Carolina NOT Roanoke, Virginia! Glad to get this off my chest...it's been bugging me since the miniseries! By the way, I am a King fan!! Read more

Lisey's Story: A Novel
Lisey's Story: A Novel

Review:There were moments when I enjoyed this: King's peek into the complexity of relationships, his vivid descriptions of pain and loss, and his idea of a fantasy world where some of us - maybe all of us, particularly the creative - go when we can't deal with reality.

In this (as well as his more recent novels), he's truly honed the ability to delve deep into close relationships - and get at the core of what it is to be human. I relished in those moments: father and son, sister and sister, husb... Read more

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