The Wrath of Angels

John Connolly’s The Wrath of Angels I shouldn’t even have this book! Connolly’s North American publisher is waiting until January 01st, 2013 to release it in my neck of the woods and seeing as how the world is supposed to end on December 22nd, there’s a good chance I wouldn’t have been able to ever…

The Kings of Cool

Don Winslow’s The Kings of Cool Honestly, after reading this, I can’t believe this book was anywhere near as good as it was. In fact, it was down right awesome. Savages is a tremendous novel. It was my first exposure to Winslow and I immediately fell for his razor sharp prose. It’s just so.. cool.…

Hell and Gone

Swierczynski’s Hell and Gone Picking up directly after the events of Fun and Games, we find Charlie Hardie in the clutches of The Industry or The Accident People or Secret America, or whatever you want to call them. While Hardie’s former colleague is on the lookout for him, finding him proves difficult. “They” don’t screw…

Fun & Games

Swierczynski’s Fun & Games Charlie Hardie is a former under-the-table employee of the Philly police force before an incident altered his life and forced a drastic career change. Charlie is now a house sitter who agrees to sit on your couch, down beers and watch old movies why you’re off having a life somewhere else.…

Batman: Knightfall, Volume 1: Broken Bat

Knightfall Vol. 1, Broken Bat I seriously had no idea that Bane could be this awesome. When he was announced as the villain in the new Batman film, I was really hesitant to get my hopes up. I mean, Bane?! That loser from Batman & Robin (note to self: never base anything on that garbage movie)?? All…

A Touch of Frost

Wingfield’s A Touch of Frost Despite the fact that I thoroughly enjoyed Frost At Christmas, I put off picking up the sequel for several months (nearly 8 to be exact). After finishing it, I feel like an idiot for waiting so long. I can easily state that I will not be making this mistake twice.…