Twelve Days by Alex Berenson
John Wells returns in another exciting and entirely plausible verge-of-war thriller. The Iranians are apparently about to get the bomb, and the U.S. is ready to go to war to stop them. But is it true? Too late, ex-CIA agent Wells discovers a plot to dupe the two nations into a needless war. Two commercial jets explode, one of them over Mumbai. Almost 300 innocent travelers are killed. …This well-written and fast-moving novel delivers more than a good plot. It illustrates how in the midst of regional chaos, a great power can jump to calamitous conclusions. This one is well-worth the thriller enthusiast's time, which holds true for all the novels Berenson has written to date.
Crash & Burn by Lisa Gardner
A New Hampshire cop tries to piece together a mysterious woman's life following a car accident and discovers nothing is as it seems. … Gardner tacks on so many twists that even the most astute reader will be confused, and even the intriguing resolution, when it finally comes, doesn't answer all the plot's unnecessary questions.
Funny Girl by Nick Hornby
"Hornby's fluency in script-like breeziness and crisp banter makes Funny Girl a pleasurable read. So does page after page of perfectly timed and delivered humor, the subtle and understated kind, that starts with the first line.”
Descent by
Tim Johnston
Johnston tracks the dissolution of a family
following the disappearance of the teenage daughter during a Colorado vacation.
Grant and Angela Courtland's marriage might not be rock solid, but it's working
when they take their two children, 18-year-old college-bound track star Caitlin
and shy 15-year-old Sean, on vacation in the Colorado Rockies. Biking with
Caitlin during an early morning mountain run, Sean crashes and breaks his leg.
With no cell service and no help for miles, Caitlin hesitantly accepts a ride
from a stranger who offers to drive her into town. That's the last time she's
seen … Neither Grant nor Sean—Angela barely registers for the reader—makes for
a compelling lead character, both laconic to the point of annoyance, and while
Caitlin's ordeal is chilling, it's not enough to buoy this overwritten yet
occasionally poignant tale.
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