Only one more

I have two more Catherine Coulter novels to read so I finished "Knockout" and the last is "Whiplash" which I started last night. I want to get them out of the way. I didn't enjoy "Knockout." It was choppy and all over the place. Plus it was "out there" with it's physic bizarreness. The novels used to be a little more believable but now they're just silly. No longer an FBI thriller series.

a new sequel

John Grisham has been writing excellent novels for many years. He's written a kid's book called "Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer." I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm anxiously awaiting the next book so I know what happens since I was left hanging. Theodore is a 13 year old lawyer want-a-be. He helps his friends and in this case he's helping solve a murder investigation. Good story!

Adventure

Reading Clive Cussler is always an adventure; whether underwater or on land. His newest character entered into his second novel called "The Spy." Set in 1908 there is a lot of pre-war talk and there's a spy on the loose in the shipyards of NY and NJ. The Van Dorn Detective Agency is on the job and their star detective, Isaac Bell is throwing a monkey wrench into the plot. A different kind of adventure for Cussler who usually takes his books into the deep but with this sequel they do most of their travel on land in trains. Good, fast read.

Back to work tomorrow after 12 days off. Hate the thought of returning but it has to be done.

Chuckle

If you want a chuckle while you read, then this is the book to get. I've read other Nelson DeMille books with this character in it and enjoyed them immensely. "The Lion" is a sequel to "The Lion's Game" that came out years ago. Federal agent John Corey of the Anti-Terrorist Task Force took on Asad Khalil (known international terrorist) in the first novel and he's made a return visit in this one. In between the blood and gore, DeMille gives Corey a great sense of humor which has you laughing through the horror. Couldn't put it down! Guess my next read will be the latest Clive Cussler.

Cancer Free

Got the good news yesterday that my daughter is cancer free!



Finished Jeffrey Deaver's "The Burning Wire." Very good read! This was a Lincoln Rhyme novel so once again the quadriplegic forensic criminologist was hard at work trying to stop the latest bad guy. This criminal was electrocuting people. There was a surprise at the end of the novel which has me anxiously waiting for the next installment.

Surgery over

The surgery is over and the outcome is good. She's already back home and running around her house like a crazy woman. A very difficult few days in the hospital with terrible pain and difficulty in movement but in just a few days she's back to doing well. Just waiting now for the pathology report and keeping the prayers going.



I finished the Stieg Larsson trilogy. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" was the last of the three novels that he finished before his death in 2004. There were a few times in the novel that I felt a little confused with the explanations of different Swedish government departments and their background but overall it was an excellent book. It took me longer to finish then usual but it was a difficult week and it was hard to keep focused on a novel. This novel picked up immediately after the ending of the 2nd novel. Lisbeth Salander's character survives a bullet to the head and even locked up in a hospital on trumped up charges she is still able to find a way out of her dilemma with the help of her old friend Mikael Blumkvist. I've heard there is movie about the first book already released and two more finished about the other two books. I'll be anxious to see them.

Waiting

Here I sit in the waiting room of a local hospital waiting for news of my daughter. She went in for removal of her left kidney and a renal tumor the size of a mountain. We've known about this for the last few weeks but have had to wait patiently for the surgery to get it OUT! Finally the day has come but now we wait for the procedure to be done. As a parent you never want to experience this. Years ago I waited for my son to go through the removal of melanoma mass from his shoulder. Cancer is not something that our family has had to deal with. We're used to hearing about someone having an anuerysm or a heart attack. We know diabetis runs rampant, also. Cancer, NO! Especially cancer in your kids! She's very upbeat and I'm impressed with her ability to handle this situation. Inside, I'm a mess! On the outside I'm putting on the brave face. God is definitely giving me the strength "I" need to get through this.