The Last Policeman/Countdown City by Ben H. Winters

I am reviewing both "The Last Policeman" and "Countdown City" both by Ben H. Winters

Sorry these took me so song to get up. I was reading them back to back. (Then in hopes not to run the plots together too much. lol) 

I rated "The Last Policeman" 4 stars and "Countdown City" 3.5 both very good though.

The Last Policeman. 

Set in the not to distant future a man named Hank Palace is investigating the death of a man in a McDonalds bathroom. It's suspected suicide. With an asteroid headed towards earth some turn to suicide. Hank believes this is no suicide, but a murder. Even with the world coming to an end Hank is determined to solve this case. A great mix of mystery and apocalyptic mayhem. This is well worth the read. Part one of a three part trilogy. Scary thing for me is I was reading it at the same time some of the dates mentioned in the beginning of the novel. (queue Twilight Zone theme) 

Countdown City.

The world is ending, what's a better thing to do than solve the mystery of a missing person. That's what Detective Hank Palace is up to. While half the world is going "bucket list" he is still out doing his job. A friends cry to find her missing husband. But does he really want to be found? Hank is also struggling with this sister Nico who is having some issues of her own. It will be nice to see how everything comes together in the final installment.





 

The Collector by John Fowles

 Feb 6- 16

Dates read are approximate.... I'm bad about updating dates. lol

What a thrill ride. I forget exactly how I came to have this on my 'to-read' list. Either browsing 'most scariest books' lists or maybe it was this song from Polka dot Cadaver "Chloroform Girl"

. This was a very quick read. I read reading it on breaks at work, and everything just to finish it. Although at times it did make my stomach turn. I was part disappointed, but also left part thinking about the ending.

White Fire by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

 White Fire
by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
5/5 Stars
Dates read: Dec. 7- 10 '13

Preston and Child did it again. What a great fast read. So many times where I didn't want to but my book down. They always manage to keep us on our toes. In the town of Roaring Fork, our lovely heroine Corrie Swanson is investigating killings from a grizzly bear for her college thesis. But things don't seem right with the bodies of the dead miners killed years ago being moved. She starts to investigate and everything unwides. Of course we still have our favorite Special Agent. Special Agent A.X.L. Pendergast.

Filled with twists and turns. And some Sherlock Holmes mixed in. Anyone's bound to like it. Seasoned P&C and Holmes fans alike. Will surely like this new addition to the Pendergast series.

"Nick and Tesla's: High-Voltage Danger Lab" By: Bob Pflugfelder, Steve Hockensmith

Nick and Tesla's: High-Voltage Danger Lab
By Bob Pflugfelder, Steve Hockensmith 

3.5/5 

 Dates read: Unknown

First sorry it took me so long to get a review for this up. I've been busy with doctors,work and now the holidays. 

Twins Nick and Tesla are sent to live with their Uncle Newt while their parents are on study in
Uzebekistan. Uncle Newt gives them free roam of his lab. Using whatever they want to experiment with. They come up with some pretty rad inventions too. The book even includes instructions to build inventions along with Nick and Tesla. (Young readers please have parents handy.) I was going to do a few myself to add to my review,but didn't have the materials. 
This is an easy book, and good for early readers. It's targeted towards middle-graders, but just about anyone into science I think would enjoy it.

Saving Max by Antoinette van Heugten

Read: 9/11/13 to 9/14/13

5/5 Stars

 

 

 

 

I really liked this book. It felt real, and kept me on the edge of my seat at so many times.
Max Parkman is an autistic boy a high functioning autistic boy. After a downward spiral Danielle, Max's mother brings him to the best mental facility in the country to try and sold the issue for his outburst and suicidal tendencies.
While at the hospital some things start not going so smoothly. Danielle steps in to sold what's going on. The hospital refuses to release information on how they are treating Max. After some investigation she decides to take Max out of the facility. They wont allow it. Shortly afterwards a murder occurs with another client at the facility, Max is left to blame, convinced her son is innocent she goes on a search jumping through hoops of all sorts to prove his innocence.
 I don't want to spoil anything, but I will say the ending left me shocked. I did start to guess something along the lines of who committed the murder,but like how it ended. I don't think this will spoil anything, but I can't wait for a sequel. 

100 Ghosts: A Gallery of Harmless Haunts by Doogie Horner

100 Ghosts: A Gallery of Harmless Haunts by Doogie Horner
Read: Today 8/8/2013
Stars:4/5

   I received this from Quirk as part of there blogger review program. A cute little book filled with ghosts. BOO! Did I scare you? Well weather I did or not I know this book will do far from that....at least I hope so. This book is a easy read. Beyond the introduction theirs very few words. So it is easy for any age to read. I laughed a lot while flipping through this book. Weather you like,love or hate ghosts you will never look at one the same way again after reading this. These aren't just your average ghosts. These guys have style. They reference movies,tv,the internet,or are just plain goofing off.
   This book is tiny, I mean as in pocket size, or great for a stocking stuffer,and it's due out just in time to prepare for the Halloween season too! So read this book and be prepared to scare or laugh your head off.

Vader's Little Princess by Jeffery Brown

Vader's little Princess by Jeffery Brown
4/5 Stars
read today (8/6/2013)

Read this while at the library. Such a cute little story. I had read "Vader and Son" earlier. The books are just great. Between the drawings. It's nice that any age can read these books. I just wish they were longer.