Reading and Reviews (Fuller and White)
I'm anauthor, but I'm also a reader. Each month, I'll share with you reviews ofpresent and past reads. My available time to read is limited because I write,but I love to curl up with a paperback or an eBook at night for the last hourof my day.
I tend to read what I write, but notexclusively. Besides Romantic Suspense, I read crime and law novels, once in awhile a true story, WWII historicals, mysteries, and mainstream characterdriven books.
Here are some of the books I've read recently or in the not-too-distant past.Maybe you'll discover a new book or author.
The Mockingbird Drive by A. C. Fuller Fivepeople are dead at a small Las Vegas newspaper...
The police and the media are running with the"official story"...
But Alex Vane is after the truth.
Alex Vane was once a top investigative journalist. Now he peddles celebritygossip and clickbait listicles, watching from a distance as his wife moveson with her life - without him. But Alex's past catches up to him when helearns that an old source, James Stacy, has been killed in a random massshooting.
James left Alex one last scoop: a 50-year-old hard drive that may contain asecret worth killing for...and the name of the one person who can helphim access the data. That person is Quinn Rivers, a paranoid and reclusivecomputer expert who believes the CIA is tracking her every move. And she maybe right.
When Alex shows up at her door with the hard drive, armed operatives are rightbehind him. Now Alex and Quinn are on the run. There is no one to trust, nowhereto hide, and nothing but the hard drive to prove that James Stacy's deathwasn't random at all.
MY REVIEW
First off, I found this book entertaining. Ithink Mr. Fuller does a great job with character portrayal. The story is very“now” with lots of terminology and techy stuff so that part was lost on me hereand there, but I was able to catch up and get the gist of it. If you don’tbelieve in the dark world behind government and the movers and shakers, thenyou might have trouble suspending belief enough to enjoy this read. I didn’thave ANY trouble with that. I like a hero who isn’t all good and has faults. Iwould definitely read another book with Alex Vane as the main character.
Causefor Elimination by Marla A. White Reclaiming her life after adevastating riding accident, equestrian Emily Conners’ world shatters againwhen she discovers her friend and boss lying in a stall with a smashed skull.Now jobless and with a handsome cop underfoot investigating the case, she'storn between wanting the killer found and keeping her own secrets safe.
Detective Justin Butler always gets his killer,but this victim has a stampede of enemies and few leads to go on. Stonewalledby the tight-knit equestrian world, he looks to Emily for help, but she’sstrangely reluctant. Is she hiding something, or is she afraid of their growingattraction?
As the search for the murderer heats up, theirhearts become entangled and their lives at risk, forcing Emily and Justin towork together to find the killer before they strike again.
MY REVIEW
I bought this book because itis about the horse world. One of my all-time favorite authors is Dick Francis.But Francis wrote about racing not the equestrian world. That’s okay. I likehorses and learned a little about this other horsey world. The main gist of thestory is about a murder within that community and the detective who is tryingto solve the crime with the aid of a pill-popping equestrian, Emily, who he’sfalling in love with. At first, I puzzled over the heroine and her addiction.Ms. White was brave in writing such a flawed protagonist. But I must say shehandled the touchy subject well. There were times I wanted to slap Emily upsidethe head, and maybe that shows I got into her character. I enjoyed the charactersDearg and Lottie as well.
