Robert B Parker’s The Bitterest Pill, by Reed Farrell Coleman

Robert B Parker’s The Bitterest Pill, by Reed Farrell Colman

Rating: 5 stars

Summary: Chief Jesse Stone town of Paradise is being overrun with opiates and high schoolers are overdosing. Who is behind the overdose of a high school girl and what ends will Jesse go to to stop it. 

Comments: Coleman is a quality writer and I need to explore more of his work. These are fun reads! 

https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Parkers-Bitterest-Jesse-Stone-ebook/dp/B07M9HGV4Y

The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living. By Martin Clark

The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living by Martin Clark

Rating: 4 stars

Summary: Judge Evers is a drunk pot smoking mess of a judge. When an attractive young lady approaches him with an offer of easy money the judge doesn’t even need, things spiral even more out of control for Evers. 

Comments: A tad long and meandering Clark delivers a debut that is extremely fun to read. Clark is a great story teller and his writing is crisp. One left to read, so get busy Mr. Clark.

https://smile.amazon.com/Many-Aspects-Mobile-Home-Living-ebook/dp/B002NXORC4

Dominic by Mark Pryor

Dominic by Mark Pryor

Rating: 4 stars

Summary: The second installment of the “Hollow Man” series we find Dominic deep in his psychosis  when he has to uncover a murder of a police officer by his girlfriends brother.

Comments: I sure hope the author and Dominic don’t have to much in common in Austin Texas.

https://smile.amazon.com/Dominic-Hollow-Novel-Mark-Pryor-ebook/dp/B06Y4W2HBT

A Philosophy of Ruin

A Philosophy of Ruin by Nicolas Mancusi

Rating: 5 stars

Summary: Oscar a philosophy professor learns of his mother’s sudden death after a vacation. Things go sideways fast as Oscar learns his father is flat broke afterwards.

Comments: Somewhere between Breaking Bad and The Mule Mancusi creates a great suspense tale of family lose and revenge with money and drugs mixed in nicely. Great debut novel. Looking for more soon.

https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Ruin-Novel-Nicholas-Mancusi-ebook/dp/B07CS29XT3

This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

Rating: 5 Stars, highly recommended. 

Summary: Set during the early years of the depression a group of pre teen orphans must escape the orphanage they are living. They set off in a very Huck Finn style adventure looking for a close family member. 

Comments: Kent Krueger is one of those authors that you can’t miss with. His two novels away from his series are some fine writing. Thank you to his publisher for letting me preview this fine novel. 

https://www.amazon.com/This-Tender-Land-William-Krueger-ebook/dp/B010MHAEGA

Sarah Jane by James Sallis

Sarah Jane by James Salis

Rating: 4 stars

Summary: Sarah Jane leads a obscure life after dealing with PTSD in Iraq. She is hired as a deputy sheriff and quickly given the job as the sheriff after the real sheriff goes missing.

Comments: Salis packs a lot of moving parts into a compact crime noir like only he can. Wonderful reading.

https://www.amazon.com/Sarah-Jane-James-Sallis-ebook/dp/B07N5HX56T

Fear Inculum by Tool

Fear Inculum by Tool

Rating: Stared Review, 5 stars 

Summary: 8 songs and almost 90 minutes of classic Tool. Unlike any music played today. Simply fine stuff. 

Comments: It’s been decades since I’ve  been this taken with a new album release. Sit back, work out, wander the lawn. Listen. 

Fear Inoculum by TOOL

https://music.apple.com/us/album/fear-inoculum/1475686696