MY THOUGHTS
SAM CROMARTIE
Breaking Point by C J Box
Breaking Point is C J Box’s thirteenth novel featuring Joe Picket. Joe is a game warden in Wyoming who tends to find trouble in every chapter. This book deals with abuse by bureaucrats in government agencies to punish people with whom they have disagreements. It is based upon an actual incidence of such overreach by the…
The Break Down by B A Paris
In The Break Down, B A Paris creates a psychological thriller about a woman who fears she has become insane. Fear and panic dominate her life as she tries to convince her husband and friends that she is not impaired. Throughout the book, the reader is unsure what is happening until the surprise ending.
The Midnight Line by Lee Child
The Midnight Line is Lee Child’s latest thriller. Jack Reacher, ex-military police drifter, finds a woman’s West Point ring in a pawn shop. He assumes the woman has fallen on hard times and begins a quest to find her. What he finds is an illegal drug network and lots of troubles, including a disabled vet with…
The Lying Game by Ruth Ware
Ruth Ware creates another exciting novel in The Lying Game. It involves four women who had been forced to leave an English boarding school years ago following the disappearance of the school’s art instructor who was the father of one of the girls. The discovery of the man’s body creates a crisis for the friends…
The Last Mrs. Parrish
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine is the story of two women and one man. Daphne marries a wonderful wealthy man who turns out to be a monster who abuses her. Amber pretends to be her friend as she tries to steal her husband. It is a tale of deceit and treachery with interesting…
Don’t Be Cruel by Barbara Portman
Don’t be Cruel by Barbara Vortmann relates the adventures of Melanie, a teenage girl who runs away from home. She takes the bus to Memphis where she hopes to form a band and to become a star. Flat broke and with little more than a pair of drum sticks, she befriends another runaway girl who…
Endangered by C. J. Box
Endangered is the fifteenth Joe Picket novel by C. J. Box. Joe is a game warden who manages to find danger and death across the state of Wyoming. In this episode, his daughter is severely beaten and left in a coma. Joe searches for the perpetrator while solving the case of slaughtered sage grouse. He…
First Blood by David Morrell
I recently reread First Blood by David Morrell. This novel was first published in 1972, a time when war divided this country and veterans were treated with disdain. Rambo has survived horrible experiences in Vietnam and has all the symptoms of posttraumatic stress syndrome. His clash with an overzealous sheriff in a small town in…
The First Patient by Michael Palmer
The First Patient by Michael Palmer is a thriller about a country doctor, Gabe Singleton, who replaces the President’s physician, who has just disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Gabe discovers that the President is having serious mental issues and faces the decision of whether to initiate plans for his removal from office. Then he comes to…
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena is a psychological thriller about a couple and the kidnapping of their infant daughter. It deals with the guilt and the emotional rollercoaster they both experience in their interactions with her parents, the couple next door, and the police detective who suspects that they are responsible for the…