Book Reviews: The Border Lords by T. Jefferson Parker, Red Jade by Henry Chang, and Edge by Jeffery Deaver
The Border Lords T. Jefferson Parker Dutton, 2011 ISBN: 978-0-525-95200-8 Hardcover This latest Charlie Hood novel is as confusing as it is well-written and well-researched; the plot (or plots) are at once baffling and intriguing. The story draws the reader along by its sheer force right up to the end. Many of the characters that [...]
August 17, 2011
Tags: drug trade, Dutton, federal protection officer, gun trade, intelligence agency, Mexican-American border, mystery, New York Chinatown, police procedural, Seattle, Simon & Schuster, Soho Crime, Washington DC Posted in: Full Reviews 
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Book Review: The Cut by George Pelecanos
The Cut George Pelecanos Reagan Arthur Books, August 2011 ISBN Hardcover Don’t expect anything new from Pelecanos’ new book introducing a new lead character. You’re going to get the same down to earth strong story, the same strong, definitive characters, the same devotion to music, food, books, and culture as you’ve read in his other [...]
August 13, 2011
Tags: drug trade, mystery, private investigator, Reagan Arthur Books, thriller, Washington DC Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: The Cobra by Frederick Forsyth
The Cobra Frederick Forsyth G.P. Putnam’s Sons, August 2010 ISBN 978-0-399-15680-9 Hardcover Frederick Forsyth has written numerous books with far-out themes. The Cobra is another one, just more so. The plot is fairly simple:  A not-so-thinly disguised President [Obama[ and his chief of staff [Emanuel] call to the White House Paul Deveraux, known as The [...]
October 28, 2010
Tags: drug trade, G. P. Putnam's, international, thriller Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
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