“Lock picking has been called a dark side of zen.” Great first chapter introducing The Locksmith! “He picked the locks to get in. And used his tools to lock up after he left. What kind of burglar does that?” He also uses social media to learn...

“… and they stand in this concrete room with a suitcase yawning open between them, a distance that might as well be as wide as a canyon.” They are Calvin and Bill Sidey, father and son. I really liked Calvin - hard-scrabbled, taciturn and toug...

The story itself, is entertaining. Lots of words on farts and farting. Humorous, but very brief. I ordered this on Amazon, and was very disappointed. My copy was out of order! After page 24, the page order jumps all over the place, often in ...

Person X is hiring person Y to kill person Z. Unfortunately for Lincoln, he is person Z! And that's about as good as it gets. The story builds quickly, but ends just as abruptly! I guess it's a 'cliffhanger', but for me, it felt more like a ...

“The things they carried were largely determined by necessity.” That first chapter... wow! Really, the whole book, but the first chapter really stood out for me! Not a 'fun' read, but an important one! The author really drew me into the war i...

“Books contain everything worth knowing except what ultimately matters.” - Tookie My second bookstore novel in a row! Buy coincidence! Also, a cool coincidence to be reading this one week before ‘Thankstaking’! Five ...

Reading this book made me happy! Seriously, it actually made me happy! It was so fun to read a book that was so positive about books, reading, and selling, especially used books! The owner, and major book philosopher, Roger Mifflin delivers so ...

A patrol man finds an overnight bag - with a human hand in it! And the first two pages of Chapter Three actually made my stomach a bit queasy! And it made the title of the book a bit more gruesome too! Then another dismembered hand is found in a...

Steve Carella's sister is getting married! But someone doesn't seem to want her groom to survive their wedding day, giving a whole new meaning to the phrase " 'til death do us part"! To add even more pressure to events, Steve’s wife is close to ...

I have loved this book for years. It’s funny and real and I love the two main characters and their growth in the novel. They both learn and grow and it’s just awesome.