What I am Reading by Leander McClain
One of the things that I love to do is read. My library has many many books in it. I read for both business and pleasure. I was just walking back into my office with a few books and I decided to share with my blog family.
Stone Cold by David Baldacci (I recently read The Camel Club by Badaccis & it was excellent)
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. The modern-day paladins of the Camel Club are back in their third exciting adventure (after 2006's The Collectors). Justice-seekers Milton, Caleb, Reuben and honorary member Alex Ford, a Secret Service agent, are led by feisty Oliver Stone, aka former CIA assassin John Carr. Their associate, Annabelle Conroy, is a slick con artist on the run after stealing $40 million from lunatic casino owner Jerry Bagger, who killed her mother. Oliver's CIA past distracts him from Annabelle's cause: his old unit, Triple 6, was responsible for the death of Raymond Solomon, branded a traitor during the Cold War, and now Solomon's son, DHS security expert Harry Finn, is picking off Triple 6 members. Oliver could be next if Carter Gray, his former boss, reveals that John Carr isn't really dead. Gripping, chilling and full of surprises, Baldacci's latest reveals the anarchy that lurks under the slick facade of corrupted governments. (Nov.)
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The Echelon Vendetta by David Stone
From Publishers Weekly
Somebody is killing the former CIA agents who took part in a brilliant but highly illegal top secret operation known as Echelon. A couple of ghosts may also be involved, real or imagined, but they don't interfere with the credibility or the sustained excitement of the pseudonymous Stone's debut thriller. His hero, Micah Dalton, is a "cleaner"-a special operative sent in under cover to make sure no agency dirt gets into the public air. When his friend and colleague, Porter Naumann, is found savagely slaughtered in a Tuscany hotel, Micah tries to find out what happened. Cool and endlessly resourceful, the likable Micah does whatever it takes to clean up the mess. Also memorable are a shrewd Italian policeman, who can tell when something isn't kosher, and Micah's immediate boss, Jack Stallworth, "a short, sharp, bullet-headed hard-nosed razorback hog with all the languid charm of a quick knee to the jaw." The author, who has served in the military and been an intelligence officer, clearly knows his way around the higher levels of official treachery. 75,000 printing. (Feb.)
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The Cartel by Ashley & Jaquavis
The port of Miami brings in millions of dollars worth of cocaine every year, and The Cartel controls eigty percent of it. The Diamond family is a force to be reckoned with, but all hell breaks loose when they lose their leader. The most ruthless gangster has ever seen, Carter Diamond leaves behind a wife, twin sons, a daughter, and a secret. The secret is his illegitimate son, Carter Jones. When Young Carter learns of his father's death, he comes to town and is introduced to the legacy of The Cartel.
Miamor is a woman who uses her beauty to enhance her skill as a contract killer. When her crew, The Murder Mamas, is hired to take down the Cartel, they get caught slipping, and Miamor loses her sister in the process. Now Miamor is determined to get revenge on The Cartel.
Unknowingly, she meets the son of Carter Diamond, and he immediately catches her heart. She is sleeping with the enemy, and when she finds, she is torn between love and revenge. Is she still ruthless enough to fulfill the contract, or are her days as a hitwoman over?
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Interesting list...will add it to mine. Thank you!
Interesting post Leander. Each of these sounds like book I would enjoy as well. I've got a fairly large stack of 'to read' books already, but I think I'll add 1 or 2 of these to the pile.