false 3 110 106 true 5787206 read 2 true 5264621 currently-reading 2 true 5264620 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79368228 Inherent Vice (Hardcover) by Thomas Pynchon
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78366387 to: The Increment: A Novel (Hardcover) by David Ignatius
This book started out to be rather interesting. It concerns a CIA effort to gain access to the Iranian nuclear program by recruiting an Iranian scientist. The story breaks down once the action gets under way. The part about brittish spy infiltrators sent in to exfiltrate the scientist was a lttle hokey. Ignatius's characters are not very believable. I did like this slightly more than his first book, "Body of Lies" which was made into a motion picture. Ignatius's writing will not make me forget that the master spy story writer is still LeCarre'. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79468550 The Way Home (Hardcover) by George P. Pelecanos
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I read this after reading Parker's "The Renegades" which I really liked. "Outlaws" really should have been read first since the characters and setup are the basis for "Renegades" so it kind of spoiled it knowing what would happen to the characters. This book concerns an LA County Deputy Sheriff, Charlie Hood, who comes across a woman who is in the vicinity as a possible witness of a gang jewel heist gone bad. What he doesn't realize is that she is also a colorful local stick up artist who operates in disguise under the name of Allison Murrieta the great, great, great grandaughter of the legendary robin hood thief of Old California, Juaquin' Murrieta and that she had earlier stumbled on to the scene and made off with the diamonds herself. What follows is a romance and series of double dealing attempts on her life from another person who is also after the diamonds.

I really like Parker's writing. The characters are all colorful and the dialog is great. This story had a fairly believeable plot and good action. I rate it better than Parker's "Storm Runners" but not as good as "Renegades" ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77886401 to: The Possession of Mr Cave (Hardcover) by Matt Haig
Interestingly written story of obsessive behavior of a father towards protecting his daughter from the world after loss of her twin brother and earlier death of his wife. His behavior is affected by his feeling of guilt due to the negligent affection he had for his son in favor of his daughter. The book is mostly a narrative description of the father's thoughts about his perception of his daughters actions and gradually give way to hallucination. This is an interesting twist at the end. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60412679 to: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson
Interesting but overlong mystery about a long missing girl in Sweeden. A disgraced investigative journalist is hired by the patriarch of her family to solve the mystery and is joined by a young female Goth computer hacker in his quest. The journalist seems to bed every female in sight along the way. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60411142 to: The Art of Racing in the Rain (Hardcover) by Garth Stein
Heart warming story of a dog's love for his master as told by the dog. This book had me in tears. ]]>