Christina Jones

Christina Jones rated a book 5 of 5 stars

Lady Justice and the Assassin by Robert Thornhill

Lady Justice and the Assassin (Lady Justice, #13)
by Robert Thornhill (Goodreads Author)

read in April, 2013

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

No one can accuse author Robert Thornhill of not being relevant. The newest mystery comedy in the Walt Williams series, Lady Justice and the Assassin, mixes the topical concerns of a still sluggish economy; the middle class being driven into poverty;...more No one can accuse author Robert Thornhill of not being relevant. The newest mystery comedy in the Walt Williams series, Lady Justice and the Assassin, mixes the topical concerns of a still sluggish economy; the middle class being driven into poverty; and the perceived trampling of civil liberties, in particular those protected by the 2nd Amendment, by combining the forces of the Ozark Militia and the Neo-Nazi followers of the Aryan Brotherhood Confederation to hatch a plot to assassinate the President and Vice-President.
This joint group chooses a man who has lost his job due to outsourcing and is facing the total loss of all his material gains, who has to send his wife and son to live with her parents while he sorts through the household goods of what to keep and what to sell before the home is lost to foreclosure, who is now hounded by collection agencies, has no health insurance, and is sitting in a cold home where the utilities have been cut-off. This man, normally a patriotic American who never even had a speeding ticket, is presented the opportunity to reclaim all his possessions and set his family onto the path of solvency by doing just one small task for the alliance: shoot the President. Will he do it?
Additionally, Walt and his partner, Ox, deal with daily crime and life in Kansas City, MO: recruitment for members in the Vipers, a vicious gang operating in NE Kansas City, and the strange shaving of pedigree dogs left home by their owners. The mysterious “shaving” case makes for comic relief in a book filled with too real-to-life situations. Unless, or course, your pooch is the one that has been shaved! (Just where did Thornhill get this idea??)
The combination of these simultaneous cases makes for fun reading. This book has all the old stand-by characters: Maggie and Judy, the wives of Walt and Ox; Walt's dad and his girlfriend, Bernice; Mary, the manager with a ball bat of the flop house owned by Walt; Jerry the Joker; Louie the Lip, a gangster you want as a friend rather than an enemy; and Willie, his pimp-turned maintenance man who has saved Walt on more than one occasion. Fast-paced, the reader will find himself racing through the pages to see how Walt and his friends once again bring down all the bad people and restore justice to their corner of the world.(less)

Christina Jones liked Peyton's review of Ivanhoe:

" Ivanhoe is one of those rare classics--alongside The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Around the World in Eighty Days --that remains just plain ol' fun to read. No amount of book club discussion or English class dissection is able to change Ivanhoe f... "
Read more of this review »

Christina Jones marked as to-read:

Healing, Romance & Revolution by Dennis Buckmaster

Healing, Romance & Revolution: Letters from a Young American Nurse in 1926 China
by Dennis Buckmaster

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Christina Jones entered a giveaway

Healing, Romance & Revolution: Letters from a Young American Nurse in 1926 China

by Dennis Buckmaster

Christina Jones marked as to-read:

The Blossom Sisters
by Fern Michaels

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Christina Jones marked as to-read:

One Hundred Years of Vicissitude
by Andrez Bergen (Goodreads Author)

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Christina Jones rated a book 5 of 5 stars

Lady Justice and the Class Reunion by Robert Thornhill

Lady Justice and the Class Reunion (Lady Justice #12)
by Robert Thornhill (Goodreads Author)

read in February, 2013

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Drop a pebble in the water: just a splash and it is gone;
But there's half-a-hundred ripples circling on and on and on.

These are words found in James Foley's famous poem, "Drop a Pebble", and part of which is repeated at the conclusion of Robert Th...more

Christina Jones voted for Olivia and the Fairy Princesses in Best Picture Books in the Opening Round of the 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards.

Olivia and the Fairy Princesses by Ian Falconer

cast your vote

Christina Jones rated a book 5 of 5 stars

Lady Justice and the Cruise Ship Murders by Robert Thornhill

Lady Justice and the Cruise Ship Murders (Lady Justice, #11)
by Robert Thornhill (Goodreads Author)

recommended for: lovers of humorous mysteries/cozies

read in October, 2012

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

There's something about a murder mystery aboard a ship at sea...the culprit can't escape easily; but neither can the intended victim. Writers like Agatha Christie and Ian Fleming have used this vehicle to set up plots and sub-plots to make the reader...more

Christina Jones rated a book 5 of 5 stars Lady Justice and the Assassin (Lady Justice, #13) by Robert Thornhill (Goodreads Author) read in April, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
No one can accuse author Robert Thornhill of not being relevant. The newest mystery comedy in the Walt Williams series, Lady Justice and the Assassin, mixes the topical concerns of a still sluggish economy; the middle class being driven into poverty;...more
Apr 24, 2013 01:52pm · see review
Christina Jones liked Peyton's review of Ivanhoe: " Ivanhoe is one of those rare classics--alongside The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Around the World in Eighty Days --that remains just plain ol' fun to read. No amount of book club discussion or English class dissection is able to change Ivanhoe f... " Read more of this review »
Apr 19, 2013 01:52pm · see review
Christina Jones marked as to-read: Healing, Romance & Revolution: Letters from a Young American Nurse in 1926 China by Dennis Buckmaster	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 03, 2013 09:12pm
Christina Jones entered a giveaway Healing, Romance & Revolution: Letters from a Young American Nurse in 1926 China by Dennis Buckmaster
Apr 03, 2013 09:12pm · see giveaway
Christina Jones marked as to-read: The Blossom Sisters by Fern Michaels	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 03, 2013 09:05pm
Christina Jones marked as to-read: One Hundred Years of Vicissitude by Andrez Bergen (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 03, 2013 09:03pm
Christina Jones rated a book 5 of 5 stars Lady Justice and the Class Reunion (Lady Justice #12) by Robert Thornhill (Goodreads Author) read in February, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Drop a pebble in the water: just a splash and it is gone; But there's half-a-hundred ripples circling on and on and on. These are words found in James Foley's famous poem, "Drop a Pebble", and part of which is repeated at the conclusion of Robert Th...more
Feb 10, 2013 04:44pm · see review
Christina Jones voted for Olivia and the Fairy Princesses in Best Picture Books in the Opening Round of the 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards. cast your vote
Oct 30, 2012 01:32pm
Christina Jones rated a book 5 of 5 stars Lady Justice and the Cruise Ship Murders (Lady Justice, #11) by Robert Thornhill (Goodreads Author) recommended for: lovers of humorous mysteries/cozies read in October, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
There's something about a murder mystery aboard a ship at sea...the culprit can't escape easily; but neither can the intended victim. Writers like Agatha Christie and Ian Fleming have used this vehicle to set up plots and sub-plots to make the reader...more
Oct 21, 2012 09:14pm · see review

Christina Jones’s Profile

Christina’s Bookshelves

rss
Christina's Recent Updates

Christina’s Friends (8)

People Christina is Following

Christina’s Favorite Authors

Favorite Genres

Quizzes and Trivia

Christina Jones’s Profile

Christina’s Bookshelves

rssChristina's Recent Updates

Christina’s Friends (8)

People Christina is Following

Christina’s Favorite Authors

Favorite Genres

Quizzes and Trivia

rss
Christina's Recent Updates