The Firefly by P.T. Deuterman; 2003; St. Martins’ Press, New York; 387 pages; Fiction Deuterman/0-312-20377-2; 7/25-7/29 DHS, FBI, CIA, OSI and a bunch of agencies that are all supposed to be cooperating in the wake of 9/11 are fighting among themselves and they only who seems to be taking the threat seriously is retired Secret [...]
Hey I just wondered if those of you reading this could help me find a trio of old friends. I am looking for two friends from high school and an exchange student from Japan who lived with us for a year. 1.Pat Vann Pat and I went to the same church youth group in high [...]
Dead Aim by Iris Johansen; 2003; Bantam Books, New York; 342 pages; Fiction Johansen/0-553-80246-1; 7/24-7/25 In one of her latest outings, Ms. Johansen does not perform up to her usual level. In a story that involves corrupt politicians, assassins and a photojournalist who gets involved in a plot to take out the president. Been there, [...]
Michelangelo & The Pope’s Ceiling by Ross King; 2003; Walker & Company, New York; 373 pages; 759.5 M621k/0-8027-1395-5; 7/20-7/24 Michelangelo did not lay on his back and did not completely work alone. I learned so much reading this book. For some reason I had Michelangelo, Da Vinci, and Raphael all in separate eras, but they [...]
The Bone Parade by Mark Nykanen; 2004; Hyperion, New York; 324pages; Fiction Nykanen/1-4013-0018-9; 7/18-7/20 If you have seen House of Wax, either the original with Vincent Price and Charles Bronson, or the remake with Paris Hilton, you have a leg up on this book. Instead of making wax works with the kidnapped the villain in [...]
