Books I've Read

Bad guy Ben Ahmad steals another submarine. Good story, 3rd in a series.

China orders 10 Kilo class subs from Russia. The USA doesnt't want them delivered. Bill Baldridge has small role, marries Laura Anderson. This is book number 2 in series.

An American aircraft carrier disappears in a radioactive cloud. Who did it? Not a bad story, but I like the David Poyer books more.

The ChiComs are at it again in a diversionary move, but what is their real aim?

The rotten Chinese steal our bestest submarine and her crew! 4th in series.

Guess I forgot to enter this one, 'cause I sure remember reading it! New teen girl in a southern town. A new Yankee Girl. In the mid 60s. Dad is an FBI agent.

I enjoyed reading the stories of criminal activity in the Chinatown of London (mostly), but the offensive "chinks" were a bit much. I can take it in the context of the times, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. My friend Bill loved these book in jr. high school, but I was more interested in spaceships and albinos with black swords.

A collection of Bobke articles from VeloNews. Some are pretty good, some are not so, and some are just plain wierd. I was honored to be reading a copy autographed by Bob Roll, Floyd Landis, and someone else I cant remember, as it is not my book. Hey.

Sigma Force #2.5, a short story, really, but fun. Kowalski's ship wrecked on an island which finds out is about to be fire bombed.

A SIGMA Force novel. Sort of a combination of Dan Brown, Clive Cussler, and Richard Marcinko, if you can imagine. Some scientists stumble upon the secret of human intelligence, or something, that the Catholics kept hidden, and the Chinese Special Forces are going chasing them and their protectors, the SIGMA Force. I hope the author did not put too much effort into the math/number stuff 'cause I kinda skipped over most of that. Very exciting, almost read it straight through. EDIT 5/2023 Why did I read this again?

Condensed from the original edition. Ol' Teddy was quite a guy. He certainly did things his own way. He was quite a reader, too.

Traces #4. Luke investigates the murder that a teen has been sentenced to execution, uh, for.

Traces # 5. Luke investigates "accidents" at the construction site for the Youth International Games. Jade helps out.

Traces series #1. Characters seem flat, but trying to figure out whodunit kept me reading. Wasn't until page 78 that I figured out I was reading "Malc" as "Male"... Blurb on cover led me to think there would be witty banter between Luke and Malc. Not seeing it. I would like to know more about this future society and how it got this way. Rattlesnakes in England?

Traces series #2. Luke is in London investigating the murder of doctor. Another rattlesnake!!

Traces # 3. Someone is killing Emily Wonders.

Daisy goes to England to get away from her pregnant stepmother and ends up in a war/occupation. Really good story, a Printz award winner. A bit YA.

Annie goes to the Catholic hospital where her father is a doctor after World War I and meets wounded veterans who challenge her outlook on life. VERY excellent, very weepy second half. When she goes for her first motorcycle ride with her uncle, that brought back memories. It IS like flying!

The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2.6, this is labeled. A Fae lad (150 years old, I think) lives in a human villages, trading with the children for secrets and favors, and apparently being tutored by a guy at the Inn. I enjoyed it very much.

Second book in the series. Harry's low opinion of diaries is reinforced.