Tag: Reading

Wolf Pass – Steve Thayer

On By Author Edmond GagnonIn Books, Entertainment1 Comment

852211Wolf Pass
by Steve Thayer

15204490

Edmond Gagnon‘s review

May 31, 2017  


Having found this book on a shelf in a private cottage in Tobermory, I was pleasantly surprised. I’d never heard of Steve Thayer, although he’s reportedly a N.Y. Times bestselling author.
For anyone who is looking for suspense thriller that’s not a cookie-cut tale like many of Patterson’s, this novel is a good read.
The story jumps back and forth from Nazi occupied Germany to the Kennedy assassination era, with a Deputy Sheriff from Wisconsin narrating the tale.
The characters are interesting and the plot keeps you guessing until the end. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

No Light Tomorrow – Christian Laforet & Ben Van Dongen

On By Author Edmond GagnonIn Books, Entertainment4 Comments

28254924No Light Tomorrow
by Christian Laforet (Goodreads Author), Ben Van Dongen (Goodreads Author)

15204490

Edmond Gagnon‘s review

The may be no light tomorrow, but there is a bright light at the end of the tunnel waiting for these two young authors.
Although I’m a big Star Trek fan, and I am open minded when it comes to space and the supernatural, I don’t read much science fiction.
Having said that, I truly enjoyed all but one of the stories in Christian Laforet and Ben Van Dongen’s No Light Tomorrow. The material was fresh and thought provoking. I particularly enjoyed Digital Heaven, and how it’s implications showed just how gullible the human race can be.

Likely to Die – Linda Fairstein

On By Author Edmond GagnonIn Books, EntertainmentLeave a comment

1020956Likely To Die (Alexandra Cooper, #2)
by Linda Fairstein

15204490

Edmond Gagnon‘s review

I picked this book up in a small store in Italy, one of only a few English books there.
It was a pleasant surprise and a good read…a bit slow to start, but once I had an idea where the plot was going I had to finish it. The author was a real-life sex crimes prosecutor, who draws from her own experience to tell you a good story.
A very good read.
1 like · 

Pursuader – Jack Reacher

On By Author Edmond GagnonIn Books, EntertainmentLeave a comment

455941

If I could only get the vision of Tom Cruise out of my head when I’m reading Jack Reacher novels. I like his work, but surely they can find another actor who’s at least a foot taller. And Cruise is returning for another Reacher film.
Anyway, I enjoyed the story in Persuader, and Reacher’s usual antics. My only complaint with Lee Child’s writing is that he goes overboard with details. I don’t need to spend two pages finding out how someone exited a car door.
Being a writer, I have to wonder how he gets away with run on sentences, with no punctuation, for up to a whole page at times. Fame and style I guess.
Enough said. The book is a good action thriller that has me looking forward to my next Reacher escapade.