Fatal Judgment is a new series starting for Irene Hannon and it is a winner. I thoroughly enjoyed her Heroes of Quantico series (please feel free to check our archives), and had the release date of this novel in my Google calendar. I have to keep things straight so I do that sort of thing, plan the work, and work the plan as my Dad always said. I am not sure if she was talking about this particular novel, but it applies in almost all circumstances. Feel free to use this to your advantage and…

Another week, another set of new novels to come out. Will it ever end? No I doubt it so let get right to it shall we. Here are some of the new novels out this week:

• The Investment Answer/ Daniel C. Goldie
• Wild Man Creek/ Robyn Carr
• Marrying Daisy Bellamy/ Susan Wiggs
• One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are/ Ann Voskamp
• Academically Adrift/ Richard Arum
• Silver Borne/ Patricia Briggs
• Dragon Warrior/ Janet…

For those not keeping up with the series or those of you who have possibly lost track for whatever reason, this is number six in the series. Yes, I have read them all and yes, I have also enjoyed them all. Did I enjoy this one as much as the others? No not as much, but I am a fan of the character and W.E.B. Griffin. Here is what Charlie has against him this time:

“Charlie Castillo's secret unit has been disbanded-but that doesn't mean he's out of business. As experience has painfully…

I love to find new stuff to read and this Bob Lee Swagger novel rocked. This was my first read on a Stephen Hunter novel and I liked everything about it. Today I want to include two things in this post about the novel, the synopsis and also some text from the novel to give you a little flav of Bob Lee if this is the first read for you on this character. Here we go, a little of what is between the covers first:

“Bob Lee Swagger tracks down an AWOL Marine sniper who resurfaces to…

I was a little bit perplexed and shocked to have seen that this graphic novel had gotten 126,000 ratings on Goodreads. I mean, I enjoyed it, but that would make this one heck of a popular graphic novel. What I came to discover though was that this was not just a rating for the graphic novel but also the book itself. I am sticking to the graphic novel, I enjoyed that much more. If you have read any of my previous posts on the Campfire graphic novels (if you haven’t, please feel free to browse…

Confession time: even though I have been following this author on various social media this is the first time I have read one of his novels. I know, groan, what is my issue, I have to claim no excuse. Michael Palmer’s bio is impressive as is his body of work. I will include all that in today’s post so hopefully if you are like me and haven’t had the chance to read one his works, you can shift gears and either get a hold of A Heartbeat Away or one of his other many novels. To…

Yesterday I had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with NYT Bestselling author Steve Berry. He was very engaging, put me at ease immediately, and was very engaging. We covered a variety of subjects, some old, some surprisingly new and he was nice enough to throw a few tidbits to share with everyone. But first I want to get in a few thoughts on his digital short story that sheds some light on his current novel The Emperor’s Tomb , The Balkans…

I have to admit, I am a big fan of good stories written with an Amish backdrop. I don’t know if this comes from having lived my entire life about 90 minutes away from Lancaster, PA and enjoying frequent trips there or my envy of a lifestyle that most of us will never get to experience. I am drawn in by the faith, dedication to family and community, natural beauty, and simplicity of the Amish people.

The words on the back cover of The Search describe this story better than I…

I am finally getting back in the swing of things and getting back to putting this part of the week together. I did enjoy my time off, but it is time to get serious. To touch on a few bases here, we are going to be doing things a bit differently here @ The Scoop. One of the notable things is that when we are fortunate to get an interview with an author, I would appreciate some help with the questions. Why not? You read some of the same novels and books I do; take a shot at asking…

Am I a sucker for a Joe Pike novel or what? Yes I am and like many of you I marked the release date on my calendar and waited patiently to get my hands on it. I buzzed through it and, well, let me just hold off on my thoughts for a little bit. Let’s get to what is inside the covers first:

“Dru Rayne and her uncle fled to L.A. after Hurricane Katrina; but now, five years later, they face a different danger. When Joe Pike witnesses Dru's uncle beaten by a protection gang, he offers his…

What constitutes the elements of a good read for you? Do you need to have a gigantic seven foot, disfigured, complex hero type? Aggressive and violent mob bosses? An ex-wife that totally hates the main character? A quadriplegic midget who wants to dominate the world and has dreadlocks that hang to the ground? A main character that is an assassin for Homeland Security and also does work on the side? Wait, how about a group of trampoline using knife throwing circus midgets? I forgot to mention…

Left Neglected is the newly released novel by Lisa Genova author of Still Alice. I have not read the first one, but quite honestly if it is anything like the new one, I am going to put it on my Goodreads –to read – list. Maybe Goodreads should make a new designation, -must read-, to make things easier. Genova seems to have a thing about brains and the injury that can come to them, in Still Alice she tackles Alzheimer’s, in  Left…

Where to start on this one: I have yet to see the new movie; I loved the original movie very much, and played all the video games from the original movie in Space Port. I know, I’m dating myself; I am over that already. I am married now but I will admit to being old enough to be among those that can say that they played the cutting edge games from back in the day. When I saw this was available I had to pick it up and give it read, memories. Here is the synopsis:

“Sam Flynn is the…

Debut novels sometimes are a bummer, butonce in a while you find that one has it running on all cylinders;  that is Delirious. This is a novel thatmixes elements of a few genres together, but Daniel Palmer weaves them into onetightknit novel that is difficult to put down. Here is the 411 on the plotline:

“One day, Charlie Gilesis an up-and-coming electronics superstar. The next,…

Has anyone caught on to the fact that I am a big Lee Goldberg and Mr. Monk fan? Hopefully you have , but don’t take the comments Imake in this post on Mr. Monk on the Road as those of a homer or stalker. EverythingI am about to write is dead on target. This is probably the best Monk novelthat Lee Goldberg has written by far, plain and simple, flat out awesome! Tothe book flaps:

“Monk's out on the open highway-but crime is a hitchhikerthat won't be…

I have to admit I really enjoy it when my friends on the differentsocial networks make book recommendations to me. This one, The Encounter byWayne C. Rodgers was definitely an interesting find. The recommendation camefrom a friend on Goodreads and the referral stated, ”This guy can write, checkit out.” I took him at his word, cranked up the Kindle and did just…

Campfire Comics has done a fine job with this adaptation ofthe Jack London novel. My focus here is on the graphic novel and not to give mythoughts on Jack London’s fine work. The story’s “wordsmith” is Lloyd S. Wagnerwith a strong illustration job by Sachin Nagar. I enjoyed all the informationthey crammed into the graphic novel including the biography on Jack London onpage 3. I continue to be educated and entertained by Campfire Comics and I loveit. Here is a synopsis of…

You know I am a sucker for a good YA novel on occasion andyes, this is that occasion. The Rendering by Joel Naftali is afun romp that can be shared with the young members of the family and for that,it scores some extra points. The cover looks to be something from a graphicnovel, but then again I enjoy graphic novels, so I thought , how can I lose onthe deal, I just couldn’t. So let’s enter the world of Doug, Jamie, Dr. Roach,The Skunks, and VIRUS shall…

On the heels of Haunting Beauty comes HauntingWarrior by Erin Quinn. I have been trying to find more of a widevariety of romance novel authors and I plan to keep Quinn in mind for the future.Help me out here a bit if you will and drop me a line and suggest some of yourfavorites please, I would appreciate the input, thanks. Back to today’s Flavorof the Day here @ Gelati’s Scoop: Looking for paranormal, time travel, passion,action,…

I read this on my new Kindle; it is the first full length novel I have read on it. I have posted previously that A.J. Pompano’s digital short story was my first use of the device. Overall, the Kindle is an amazing

device and tool. I love it! Oh, yeah the novel by Layton Green: this was as

much fun and just as amazing as turning the pages with the new machine. I don’t

know which I enjoyed more. The originality of the novel, the narrative, the

setting, the…