I bought a thriller novella in the grocery store checkout line today. Well, I’d call it a novella. James Patterson and his publisher call them “BookShots.” Now that I’ve finally had a chance to actually read one of these, I have some thoughts. To start, I was among those chuckling under their breath when Patterson’s […]
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Reading: The Traveler
I picked up this high tech thriller a few weeks ago. Started reading tonight. The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks. Published 2005 by Vintage Books. Good solid opening chapter, a training scene combined with a betrayal. Our hero, Maya, reminds me of the skateboarder in Neal Stephenson’s Snowcrash, a fearless young woman. Danger obviously lurks […]