Books I've Read

I read this book because I see his stuff on various great books lists. I did not care for it. I probably will not read any more of his stories, unless they are VERY short. Anyway, this one is about some war, a newborn baby dies, the mother dies, it is a metaphor for war or something, oh crud, I gave it all away!

Jessie Arnold has a sudden visit by a friend from ten years ago, the neighborhood bar burns down, what's next? Another good one from this author.

Missed this 2002 book from the Jessie Arnold series. She is building a new cabin in place of the one burned by arson and a skeleton is discovered after the foundation hole is dug. It turns out to be related to an old serial killer series, and a new one. Jessie seems to have broken up with Alex Jensen.

Jessie Arnold and her dog Tank drive an RV from Wyoming to Alaska, runs into a man trying to kill his son.

Jessie Arnold gets involved in yet another murder in Alaska!

Jessie runs across a body on the trail near her house while taking her dog team on a run after the first snow of the winter. Alex investigates, even Maxie shows up. Quite a few earthquakes take place. Jessie pushes some biker's motorcycle into the rough.

Jesie Arnold visits friends who are restoring a lighthouse, runs into a strange woman named Karen and...DANGER! Interesting lighthouse stuff, and a map!

Alaska State Trooper Alex Jensen must find who is murdering participants in the Iditarod race.

Alex Jensen investigates the disappearance of a pilot from his crashed plane. I was a little confused by the ending. Who shot down the plane? Good book!

Maxie and Stretch, #4. At home in Homer, Alaska for a change Maxie talks to a stranger who is visiting her town. He ends up dead a few days later. A couple of weeks later a knock on her door leads her to meet the guy's sister. Who stays the night and disappears. What the heck! And what about the body in Maxie's attic, who is that?

A Maxine but not Stretch mystery. Maxie goes to Hawaii, without her dog, to help a friend Karen move. Stuff happens, nobody dies, we get a tour of Hawaii, and are told THREE times that Maxie keeps a shotgun in a secret compartment in her motor home. And her dead husband #2 keeps talking to her. But a pleasant little story, none the less. And there's a map.

Maxie and Stretch travel to Taos and get involved in a murder, and learn about weaving.

Penny's mother starts a cupcake store in the small town of Hog's Hollow. Penny works there, decorating the cupcakes. She makes a few friends at middle school, but she makes a few enemies, too. I enjoyed the story very much, but the characters seem very mature for ninth graders.

Written by Frank Herbert, his son Brian, and Kevin J. Anderson, this volume of various stories, alternative versions, and the orginal version of Dune is pretty good, especially considering I was pretty tired of Dune after reading the first three books and also the serialized version of Dune, back in the day.

Lawyer Hank Sutherland prosecutes an Air Force officer accused of espionage. Pretty good.

A temporally-interlaced novel. Zack Pontowski in WWII and CMS Kamigami rescuing an American senator's daughter take turns having their stories told. Good book.

Col. Matt Pontowski and his merry band of A-10 Warthogs help out rebels in China. Some kinky sex.

Matt Pontowski goes to Israel with his F-15 and meets his future wife. Good techno-thriller, some kinky sex.

An F-4 wing trains and fights in the Middle East. Charactors include Jack Locke, Anthony "Muddy" Waters, General Cunningham. Very good story!

Juanito and his family keep moving from place to place, never setting down roots. He gets into trouble sometimes. They end up in San Diego in 1958. Told in a poem-like style.