I love to read books that keep me hooked right to the last page – sometimes I can figure out before the end whodunit – but not usually.
I love happy endings – when the bad guys get what they should – and the good guys get to kiss – and of course, I love the action in between.
For years I have read every book written by David Baldacci, Sandra Brown, Iris Johanson, Harlan Coban, John Sandford, Robert Ludlum, Nora Roberts and her pseudonyms, and my list could go on and on. Those authors are successful because they are good.
In the last six months I have read two authors that I never knew existed and it turns out that they are so well known – which tells you about my limitations, not theirs – so I want to share my reviews with you.
Daniel Silva – one of our people, or at least one of mine – his last two books “Portrait of a Spy” and “Muscovy Rules” I absolutely could not put down. How often can you read a spy story, especially when it involves Israelis and murderous “others” that you don’t have to stop and say, “wait, I need to go back and make sure I haven’t mixed up some of these characters”. Not in Silva’s books. Love his plots. I feel like I am right there. Anyhow, I hope he will welcome me to his fan club.
Robert Rotenberg – a fellow Canadian – how great is that? His books are more crime orientated – no treason and no spies – but oh did I enjoy “Old City Hall” and “The Guilty Plea”. A unique and bizarre crime catches our imagination – and on he goes from there. Step by step – you don’t need a dictionary to understand his words and you can’t wait to find out not only who did it, but how the main character, Detective Ari Greene, balanced his personal and professional life.
As you all know I am working on my 3rd novel so I haven’t got enough time to read as many books as I want, but soon, I will be reading vociferously again…and I’ll keep you posted.
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