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June 30, 2024

A Great Reckoning: A Novel by Louise Penny

Filed under: Mystery — Tags: , — Randolph @ 1:28 pm

In this, the 12th book in Louise Penny’s series of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, Gamache has taken the position of the commander of the Sûreté Academy.

Things can’t go peacefully, one of his political opponents is murdered on the campus. Students trained to investigate crime could be good at murder, he is also a suspect and must tread carefully.

This is one of the better books in the series, the mystery is good and well-told, the denouement is clean, things were not as they seemed.

Even though told in first person, I felt a bit much was hidden from the reader, but the story is very good.

June 11, 2024

The Ninja by Eric Van Lustbader

Filed under: Adventure — Randolph @ 2:53 pm

This book looks promising, and the story would be good if written by another author. This author doesn’t understand the basics of writing.

He frequently describes events and character feelings rather than showing the reader. His characters are poorly developed and overreact to situations and statements. They also talk to the reader instead of each other.
He further goes to reinforce stereotypes and uses gratuitous sex in scenes that are more of a hindrance to the plot – if you can find it.

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