The Third Bullet by Stephen Hunter My rating: 4 of 5 stars I liked this book. It was a real adventure to read and even though it plodded along at times (I wouldn't call it a "thriller."), I guess it was kind of a suspense novel. Bob Lee Swagger is a former Marine sniper who …
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I grew up a huge baseball fan. Specifically a fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates, as I lived there during the 1970s. I enjoyed seeing the team win two World Series during that decade. I followed the team religiously until the early 1990s, when they broke up a great team led by MVP Barry Bonds, Bobby …
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Clans of the Alphane Moon by Philip K. Dick My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book had some good ideas, but PKD asks the reader to make too many leaps of logic to be able to give this book a decent score. CIA agent Chuck Rittersdorf splits from his psychiatrist wife, Mary, who's a …
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My father died one year ago today. He died unexpectedly, mowing my grass. He collapsed and died, just like that. It was a huge shock. And it's been difficult to get over. I can still see him rolling around on the ground, can still sense the futility I felt as I tried to aid him. …
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The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Faithful Spy was a very exciting book to read. I like spy/thriller novels, although I actually don't read that many of them, and this was among the best I have read. John Wells is a CIA agent who has successfully penetrated al …
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