(Ed note: Many of you know that I maintain this blog for my mother. In spite of her recent travels, she has been diligent in keeping her reviews current. I haven't been as diligent as she, so this one is a bit late. I'm back on schedule as of this Wednesday, so keep watching for her weekly reviews! ~Wendy)
Vacation is over. Among other things I did lots of reading. Several of the books that I took are worthy of their own articles; some worthy of being ignored. This group, for one reason or another, is worthy of mentioning.
MORTAL FEAR by Greg Iles is a fascinating thriller. The main character, Harper Cole, is a systems operator for an exclusive, expensive, sexually explicit on-line service called E.R.O.S. Somehow the security has been penetrated, six of the clients have been murdered and Harper is the main suspect.
Once again, Greg Iles has written a fast moving suspense novel. The fact that E.R.O.S. deals with sex fantasies, may make this book too graphic for some tastes. It is still a Greg Iles novel, which means that it is well done.
THE LEGEND by Suzanne Robinson is an above average Historical Romance. Galen de Marlowe has moved to an out of the way, haunted castle. He has tried to keep his gift of clairvoyance a secret, but this time his “visions” are of the murder of the two young princes in the Tower of London.
Honor Jennings is trying to avoid another loveless marriage. She returns to her father’s estate, meets Galen, and discovers his secret. Galen has to do what he can to ensure her silence. This might mean marriage.
SECOND CHANCES by Sharon Sala is a light romance between a man and a young girl who he thinks is involved with his son. Although this is not her best book, Sala’s talent for character development and plot twists save this from being a run-of-the-mill romance.
FETE FATALE by Robert Barnard was a big disappointment. Usually I enjoy his mysteries, but in this one---I just did not care who was killed, by whom, or why.
THE LADY MOST LIKELY was written by three of my favorite Regency Romance authors, Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, and Connie Brockway. I thought that it was going to be the typical anthology, perfect vacation reading. This is one story with three, or four, depending on how you count, plots woven together. I can not pass up a Julia Quinn book and this was a fun read.
THE FIFTH VICTIM by Beverly Barton would be classified as “romantic suspense”. FBI agent Dallas Sloan has been tracking a killer who has left his mutilated victims on a makeshift altar. Genny Madoc has a reputation for having “sixth sense”. Her visions have been getting stronger and more violent. Together with Sloan, she finds that she will be the next victim while we learn the dirty secrets of the town.
Barton did a very good job of confusing me to the identity of the killer. If this is your genre, you will enjoy Beverly Barton.
Now that you know what I really do on vacation, I promise to review several really good books!
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