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'Salarum! Salarum! Salarum! I WANT MY MONEY!' Nicco Salarum grew up in a brothel, lives in an abandoned slaughterhouse, and spends a good deal of this novel getting chased by golems. He doesn't have the best of luck. In debt to the biggest mob boss in town, he needs money fast. He gets an offer... Continue Reading →
The tech is hot, the corruption is rampant, and the grit doesn't wash off easy. Richard K. Morgan's Thin Air is a fast-paced scifi thriller set on the 4th planet from the sun. Hakan Veil has an issue with his physiology: his mech-infused body needs to sleep four out of twelve months of the year,... Continue Reading →
I write this review on the night my Oakland A’s clinch a berth in the 2018 playoffs. Yes, MY Oakland A’s. My father made that decision for me. He said it was easier to drive from Marin County across the Richmond - San Rafael bridge to Oakland than over the Golden Gate and through San... Continue Reading →
I have two auto-buy thriller series going right now: Galbraith's Cormoran Strike series and Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q series. Both get gritty and have well-layered plots. Their protagonists have interesting backstories and there are enough books in each series that you really feel like you know the characters well, especially the supporting ones. One big... Continue Reading →
I spend a lot of time making a lap and having my kids sit in it. My son says, "Read! READ AGAIN!" So, I have to stash some books within arm's reach that won't be too bad to read several times in a row. Here's a list of my top 5. Good Night Gorilla: Put... Continue Reading →
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