Category Archives: Mystery
30 Pieces of Silver by Carolyn McCray
And three flurs for the potential and talent that this independent author promises. Remember her name, folks. I’m guessing she will continue to bloom and be successful as an artist. In fact, I’d strongly recommend her for mainstream screenwriting. :) Continue reading
The Book of Love by Kathleen McGowan
Kathleen McGowan is very obviously a passionate writer who, in her work, seeks to unveil the often overlooked or bastardized women of our past. In this book, McGowan details the life of Mathilda and her role interacting with the church … Continue reading
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Do you remember me saying that I love Knights Templar/ Holy Grail/ Catholic church conspiracy/ secret society stories?
This is the book of its genre that beats all others in this category.
My dearest friend El gave me a copy of this as an audio book when she visited me in April. Needless to say, I am amazed that I waited so long to read it. However, perhaps the delay is what led me to experience such bliss as I powered through it. Perhaps I’ve been waiting my whole life to pick it up and let it nourish my taste buds. Perhaps it was so wonderfully written that it doesn’t matter how long ago it was released that whenever you do finally read it, you’re thunder struck.
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To all of my friends who read, this is absolutely a must-read. To all of my friends who love the books better than the movies, what in the Halle-Bop are you waiting for?
I haven’t seen the movie. I don’t know that I will. I hear the director cast Tom Hanks as the main character… I don’t know…
Dan Brown is a fantastic writer. He’s as talented, if not more so, as all of the big-hit novelists whose names appear on any household book shelf. He painted pictures that allowed my imagination to flourish. He created characters that were believable and likable and moving. Perhaps he could’ve eliminated any lovey connections, but maybe that spark was precisely what finished the book properly…
I’m not even going to put down the summary of the book. You probably already have an inkling of what it’s about… whether you do or you don’t isn’t an issue. Just go read it. Continue reading
The Third Secret by Steve Berry
I like secrets. I like church conspiracy theories. I like books that have plots and semi-talented writing.
Check! Check! Ooooops.
Scenario:
* Priest #1 loved a woman once, is the Pope’s favorite, but the Pope dies and now Priest #1 is going to go to Romania with his girlfriend without his collar to take care of an orphanage.
* Priest #2 is a corrupt, manipulative, murderous guy who will manipulate his way into becoming the Pope after death of most recent Pope.
* Girlfriend likes to sleep with priests and is paid by Priest #2 to figure out what Priest #1 is doing in Romania.
* Oh yeah, there’s a secret… no, wait, two. And the secrets are revealed by apparitions of the Virgin Mary. What are the secrets? Oh, we won’t actually get into those in this book.
* The End!
So, um.
Yeah. Continue reading
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
Dean Koontz is my go-to guy when it comes to easy, suspenseful reading. Ever since I discovered my love for thriller novels, he has been my favorite writer. And par for the course, Dean Koontz’s ‘Odd Thomas’ doesn’t disappoint! Meet Odd. He’s a charming young man with a gift from God: he can see, speak, and commune with dead people (including Elvis) AND he can see demons who flock to people who will have violent (or entertaining) deaths. In the first of the Odd Thomas series, Odd stumbles upon Fungus Man and his humble house complete with a gateway to hell. Somehow, Fungus man is at the butt end of an evil plot to mass murder many citizens in this small California city. Being a vigilante of sorts, Odd is destined to do anything he can in order to save the city. Luckily, and with several uncertain twists and turns, Odd saves the day.
The ending is shocking– and I almost wept. I didn’t, of course, because this was just an easy-reading Koontz thriller. But I considered it thoroughly. Continue reading
