Camino Island by John Grisham Grisham is a safe pair of hands when it comes to the penning of thrillers. Camino Island is no different. The priceless original manuscripts of F. Scott Fitzgerald have been stolen. Although some of the culprits have been caught, the precious objects remain gone. In steps Elaine, an insurance […]
Come Sundown
Come Sundown by Nora Roberts Let me start by stating that I am a fan, in general, of Nora Roberts. I will contain my appreciation for her work to those times when she writes as J.D. Robb and Rebel Voice has already covered such tomes in the Book Review section. Come Sundown is not one […]
Starfire
Starfire by Dale Brown CAUTION: THIS BOOK IS TOXIC In the author’s bio, included at the start of this book, it states, ‘Dale, his wife… and son… live near Lake Tahoe, Nevada, where he enjoys flying his own private jet, a Grumman Gulfstream II.’ So to begin, the author felt it necessary that we know […]
Off The Grid
Off The Grid by C.J. Box This is yet another in the Joe Pickett/Nate Romanowski series and is more of the same fare, which is to say, good enough stuff in its own way. In Off The Grid, we find Nate (former Special Ops) still on the run from the Feds, at least that […]
Dark Eden
Dark Eden by Chris Beckett This is a gem, a true gem. Set in an accidental colony on a distant planet that the first people named Eden, the author has managed to create an original setting that is quirky, intriguing and strangely plausible. Angela (Gela) and Tommy were stranded on an alien world where the […]
The Jealous Kind
Book Review The Jealous Kind by James Lee Burke Burke is a consistently strong author who turns out great book after great book. The Jealous Kind is no different. Aaron Broussard is a seventeen year old Texas boy learning the perilous ropes of life in 1950’s USA. Far from the idyllic portrayal normally presented […]
Down Among The Dead Men
Book Review Down Among The Dead Men by Kerry Wilkinson I won’t spend too much time on this review as it’s really not worth it. The story is set in Manchester, England and that is what enticed me to the book. I get tired reading tales all located in the same few cities. I […]
The Good Son
Book Review The Good Son by Paul McVeigh It seems like a lifetime since Rebel Voice reviewed a book by an Irish author. The Good Son was worth the wait. Micky Donnelly lives in Ardoyne, in north Belfast, during the period when the Provisional IRA were at war with the forces of British colonialism. […]
Gilliamesque
Book Review Gilliamesque by Terry Gilliam This is an intriguing auto-biography by the only non-English member of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Terry Gilliam started out as a cartoonist in the US. He was involved in political activism in the States at a time when the Vietnam war was developing. It was there that he […]
The Deadlands
Book Review The Deadlands by Benjamin Percy The author, James Frey, describes this book thus, ‘THE DEADLANDS is gorgeous and haunting and full of heart like some wonderful offspring of The Hobbitt, The Road and Stephen King’s Dark Tower series’. That’s a pretty good appraisal of this book (see Rebel Voice Book Review, The […]
Welcome To Nowhere
Book Review Welcome To Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird I found this novel in the adult section at the local library, although it is written for adolescents. That said, it’s still an enjoyable and thought-provoking story about those caught up in the bloody conflict currently playing out in Syria. As much as I am tempted […]
The Heartbreak Hotel
Book Review Heartbreak Hotel by Jonathon Kellerman This novel is one in the popular Alex Delaware series. It is set in LA and is fairly standard fare from Kellerman who is a highly successful and accomplished author. Thalia Mars will be 100 years young on her next birthday. She contacts Delaware and, upon meeting, […]