Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends discussion

To Die For: David Baldacci
White supremacists have a plan to take over the country. Can anybody stop them? (A-)

Big Trouble: Dave Barry
Sometimes it is so hard to distinguish between a farce and a caper. Maybe because this was a farcical caper, and in places, more than funny enough. (B+)

Goldhammer: Haris Orkin
Still with the farce vs caper conundrum. A mental patient who thinks he is James Bond escapes the institution to save the world (again) (B+)

Operation Sea Lion: Leo McKinstry
Non Fiction. England, and to a lesser extent, Germany in the period prior to the US entering the war. (B+)

Bad Love: Jonathan Kellerman
Alex gave a speech at a conference decades ago. Now it has come back to haunt as a killer targets therapists from that conference. (B)

To Squeeze a Prarie Dog: Scott Semegran
Not a mystery, not a thriller, but all is well that ends well for the data entry clerks of Texas Dept of Unemployment. (B)

The Suspect: LR Wright
A very gentle murder mystery. Reads like an English novel, but in fact is Canadian, featuring a Mountie and a small town librarian, both drawn to a crime of passion. (B)

Blood Test: Jonathan Kellerman
An old one, almost 40 years, but ages well. A cancer ridden child is spirited away by his family. Alex Delaware wants him in treatment, but nothing is simple. (B)

Celtic Empire: Cussler
This will be hard to believe, but there is yet another megalomaniac out to destroy mankind, and only Dirk Pitt (and family) can stop them. (B)

Any Minute Now: Eric VonLustbader
Your typical superspy wet work type novel, with a significant supernatural twist. (B)

Bank Shot: Donald Westlake
When Dortmunder decides to rob a bank, he is not kidding around. He puts wheels under it and tows the place away. (B)

You had a good month! I am curious enough about "To Squeeze a Prairie Dog" to check it out. Not often that data entry clerks get any print space!

And I have an answer to your "To Die For" question, but on fifth thought, it's probably better not to put it to "paper" here...

Nice month Barry! The farce vs. caper description makes each of those books sound fun.

Nice month!

I put down the first book in the 6:20 man series - you are inspiring me to finish it. It's staring at me from my book shelf. It's taking a bit to get going. I will finish it in December.

Towing a bank - will have to check that one out!

Gail W wrote:
And I have an answer to your "To Die For" question but on fifth thought, it's probably better not to put it to "paper" here..."

I might have been a bit rhetorical, I have ideas too, but keep my politics out of my reviews mostly.

I’ve heard of towing an ATM but never an entire bank.

Westlake tends to the absurd.