Holding Fast, The Untold Story of the Mount Hood Tragedy by Karen James, Wife of Mountain Climber Kelly James; 2008; 225 pages; 978-1-5955-5175-7;
7/26/09-7/27/09
When I first put this book on hold I thought it was an examination of the Oregon Episcopal School tragedy on Mt. Hood in May of 1986, but upon receiving it realized it [...]

Trust No One by Gregg Hurwitz; 2009; 341 pages; St. Martins’ Press, New York, NY; 978-0-312-59489-9; 7/24/09-7/26/09
Seventeen years ago, Nick Horrigans’ stepfather, Secret Service Agent Frank Durant was murdered.  Nick thinks that his teenage hormones were what got Frank killed.  18 years later the past comes back to haunt Nick, when he is dragged into [...]

Cherry Bomb by J.A. Konrath; 2009; 290 pages; Hyperion, New York, NY; 978-1-4013-0281-8; 7/23/09-7/24/09
Konrath left us hanging at the end of  Fuzzy Navel, knowing that one of the main cast members had died.  Here it is revealed who died and an ongoing battle between Jack and Alex Kork, the psychopath who killed her fiancee.  Jack [...]

The Apostle by Brad Thor; 2009; 358 pages; Atria Books, New York, NY; 978-1-41658657-9 ;7/22/09-7/23/09
America has elected a new President who believes in playing by the rules even if his enemies don’t, that is until someone threatens him with a little secret that he doesn’t want known.  The Presidents’ biggest backers doctor daughter,  who is [...]

Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child; 2009; 421 pages; Delacorte Press, New York, NY; 978-0-385-34057-1; 7/20/09-7/22/09
Reacher is on a subway train at 2 in the morning when he see a woman who exhibits all the signs of a suicide bomber.  He approaches her to confront her and perhaps to prevent a bombing, when she takes a [...]