Archive for the ‘Action Books’ Category

Reviews of Action fiction.

No Safe Place by Richard North Patterson

Posted May 30th, 2009 by Reader | No Comments

Cover of No Safe Place

Reading “No Safe Place” by Richard North Patterson gave me a sense of deja vu. I could have sworn I had already read this book, but realized once I got into it that the sense of familiarity came from another of Richard North Patterson’s books that I had read in January [...]

Executive Privilege by Phillip Margolin

Posted May 17th, 2009 by Reader | No Comments

Cover of Executive Privilege: A Novel

Executive Privilege is another great read by Phillip Margolin who writes suspense novels using lawyers, FBI agents and police to tie up a plausible tale of murder and conspiracy.
Dana Cutler is a private investigator hired to follow a young college student who ends up getting murdered. Her murder is made [...]

Under Orders by Dick Francis

Posted April 21st, 2009 by Reader | No Comments

Being the horse crazy individual I’ve been all my life, it stands to reason that Dick Francis is one of my all-time favorite authors. After all, he combines horses with mystery and thereby has my undying devotion.
Sid Halley is a character we’ve come to know quite well through Mr. Francis’ writings. In this caper, Sid [...]

Plague Ship by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul

Posted April 4th, 2009 by Reader | No Comments

Cover of Plague Ship (Oregon Files)

Plague Ship by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul introduces us to a new group of superspies who use the rusty hulk of the Oregon to track terrorists around the world.
They are on a mission to Iran to prove that the Soviets are helping Iran arm themselves with rocket torpedos [...]