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My recent reads
Tsar by Ted Bell In this book Alexander Hawke is nursing his wounds in Bermuda when he is called upon to help counter the new threat facing the UK and US from Russia. Non-stop action across the globe as Hawke and his companions try to stop the Russians. In my opinion by far the worst of the Hawke novels a lot of plot holes and really unrealistic scenarios.
Black Mass by Dick Lehr This book details the story of how the Boston FBI office was corrupted by Irish mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger. it detail how Bulger became a confidential informant of the FBI and managed to corrupt them, specifically agent John Connolly. it details the extraordinary lengths that Connolly and other in the office went to over the years to protect Bulger and his cohort Steve Flemmi. An excellent read. This book did not cover the subsequent trial and conviction of Connolly, at the end of the book it mentions he is under investigation or the manhunt for Bulger who ended up on the FBI's Most Wanted for 16 years before being captured in June of 2011.
The Cell by John Miller, Michael Stone and Christ Mitchell The book was written by John Miller the last Western journalist to interview Osama Bin Laden. In this book he outlines the rise of radical Islam from the assassination of Meir Kahane to the first World Trade Center Bombing, the war against the Russians in Afghanistan, the bombings in Saudi Arabia, the bombings of the US embassies in Africa and the Cole and the 9/11 plot. A nicely laid out history of the war of radical Islam and Al Queda against the West.
Treasure Hunt by John Lescroart In this book one of the wheeler dealers in the San Francisco non-profit world is found dead. Enter the Hunt Club the P.I. agency run by Wyatt Hunt. His associate Mickey Dade found the body and one of the prime suspects is his friends sister. The agency becomes involved in the hunt for the killer with a large number of suspects taking center stage. The Hunt Books by Lescroart are not nearly as good as his Dismas Hardy/Abe Glitsky novels.
The Rocket that fell to earth by Jeff Pearlman This is the story of Roger Clemens from the fat kid who shared pitching duties with a girl in little league to the steroid using major leaguer. An excellent chronology of Clemens career and his drive to make the major leagues. My one complaint about the book would be that the author spends much of his time focusing on Clemens negatives of which their are many on not enough on some of the good things he did like visiting sick children in hospitals.
The Manhunter by John Pascucci This book is the autobiography of John Pascucci the former chief of international operations of the US Marshall's. In this book he describes his search for some of the most wanted criminals in the US. Christopher Boyce and Dick Terpil and several Nazi's who had managed to immigrate to America. He also led the team which was sent to South America to verify the death of Joseph Mengle. An ok crime book but quite frankly some of the information and stories told seem unbelievable.
The End of Empire Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome by Christopher Kelly This book details the part the Huns in particular Attila made in bringing down the Roman Empire in particular the Western Empire as the Eastern managed to hold on in Constantinople for a while longer. This book details how the Goths, Vandals and Huns nibbled away and took large chunks of the Roman Empire and the various treaties and maneuvering by the Emperors and their representatives during this period. An excellent layout in a readable way of the relationship between Attila and Rome.
My recent reads
Tsar by Ted Bell In this book Alexander Hawke is nursing his wounds in Bermuda when he is called upon to help counter the new threat facing the UK and US from Russia. Non-stop action across the globe as Hawke and his companions try to stop the Russians. In my opinion by far the worst of the Hawke novels a lot of plot holes and really unrealistic scenarios.
Black Mass by Dick Lehr This book details the story of how the Boston FBI office was corrupted by Irish mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger. it detail how Bulger became a confidential informant of the FBI and managed to corrupt them, specifically agent John Connolly. it details the extraordinary lengths that Connolly and other in the office went to over the years to protect Bulger and his cohort Steve Flemmi. An excellent read. This book did not cover the subsequent trial and conviction of Connolly, at the end of the book it mentions he is under investigation or the manhunt for Bulger who ended up on the FBI's Most Wanted for 16 years before being captured in June of 2011.
The Cell by John Miller, Michael Stone and Christ Mitchell The book was written by John Miller the last Western journalist to interview Osama Bin Laden. In this book he outlines the rise of radical Islam from the assassination of Meir Kahane to the first World Trade Center Bombing, the war against the Russians in Afghanistan, the bombings in Saudi Arabia, the bombings of the US embassies in Africa and the Cole and the 9/11 plot. A nicely laid out history of the war of radical Islam and Al Queda against the West.
Treasure Hunt by John Lescroart In this book one of the wheeler dealers in the San Francisco non-profit world is found dead. Enter the Hunt Club the P.I. agency run by Wyatt Hunt. His associate Mickey Dade found the body and one of the prime suspects is his friends sister. The agency becomes involved in the hunt for the killer with a large number of suspects taking center stage. The Hunt Books by Lescroart are not nearly as good as his Dismas Hardy/Abe Glitsky novels.
The Rocket that fell to earth by Jeff Pearlman This is the story of Roger Clemens from the fat kid who shared pitching duties with a girl in little league to the steroid using major leaguer. An excellent chronology of Clemens career and his drive to make the major leagues. My one complaint about the book would be that the author spends much of his time focusing on Clemens negatives of which their are many on not enough on some of the good things he did like visiting sick children in hospitals.
The Manhunter by John Pascucci This book is the autobiography of John Pascucci the former chief of international operations of the US Marshall's. In this book he describes his search for some of the most wanted criminals in the US. Christopher Boyce and Dick Terpil and several Nazi's who had managed to immigrate to America. He also led the team which was sent to South America to verify the death of Joseph Mengle. An ok crime book but quite frankly some of the information and stories told seem unbelievable.
The End of Empire Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome by Christopher Kelly This book details the part the Huns in particular Attila made in bringing down the Roman Empire in particular the Western Empire as the Eastern managed to hold on in Constantinople for a while longer. This book details how the Goths, Vandals and Huns nibbled away and took large chunks of the Roman Empire and the various treaties and maneuvering by the Emperors and their representatives during this period. An excellent layout in a readable way of the relationship between Attila and Rome.
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