Having taken a few months off from blogging at the back end of last year, I'm playing catch up.
November 2016 was depending on your view point a good month, or a bad month - I only added two books to my collection - one from the publisher, one from the author. Two more than I need seeing as I have more unread books than I could reasonably hope to read in the rest of my lifespan.
They were.......
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| Roy’s eking out an existence working a minimum wage job at a big box store when his girlfriend kicks him out for being a drunk piece of garbage. Then a night out at the club with his friend Banksy goes south, leaving Roy in the middle of a murder investigation. All he wants is enough cash to drink, smoke, and sleep under a roof. Roy has two options: Watch his shitty life circle the drain or do something about it. |
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“Bruno Johnson believes so passionately in justice that he’ll lie, cheat, and steal to achieve it—and he’ll pulverize anybody who gets in his way."—Booklist
Former cop and ex-con Bruno Johnson and his wife Marie, living in their safe haven in Costa Rica with the children they illegally rescued from certain death, find a message from their outlaw motorcycle gang enemies—written on the back of one of their beloved children. The motorcycle gang, Sons of Satan, out for revenge, will stop at nothing to lure the now furious Bruno back into their web. Bruno and Marie, forced to return to Southern California, battle additional demons in the form of an ex-spouse's entanglements.
The FBI, watching the Sons of Satan, recognizes Bruno's unique skills and ties. They recruit him to recover a stolen military drone armed with Hellfire missiles, while Bruno struggles to keep pregnant Marie out of the crossfire. Ultimately, Bruno's inability to ignore a woman in peril yields unspeakable consequences.
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I always like to learn what you add to your list, Col. You never know when I'll find something I'd like to read, too. Race to the Bottom sounds interesting; I'll be keen to know what you think of it when you get to it.
ReplyDeleteMargot, thank you. I like spotlighting them, even if it does take me a while to get around to reading them. I've read a few from Dave Putnam before but nothing yet from Chris Rhatigan.
DeleteCol, I buy a paper book every four or five months now. I have been mostly picking up ebooks, which doesn't make me feel like a hoarder.
ReplyDeleteI admire your self restraint. I have only bought a few books this year and the additions have slowed down, but I'm still a sucker for a new enticing book!
DeleteIt is good to see what you find new and interesting. And if you think you will never catch up with your backlog, I will never read all I want unless I live well into the next century. Wait – I just thought of all the books I’ve got piled up – make that into the next millennium!
ReplyDeleteCheers, I've resigned myself to not stressing too much over the numbers now...maybe a slow down on books rather than a total blanket ban!
DeleteWell done for holding off from acquisitions! I'm trying to limit the damage at the moment, and get through some of the existing shelf-loads. We'll see how I get on.
ReplyDeleteGood luck - the following months all saw MORE!
DeleteI have been buying an obscene amount of books in the last two months. I don't regret any of the purchases, but I do have to take a break from buying.
ReplyDeleteI think I'm going to stop beating myself up over it. I'll never lose interest in interesting books I don't possess! I have kept my cash mainly in my wallet though - only 3 or 4 actual purchases in 2017.
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