Kristin Hannah has written several books that are contained on our shelves; therefore I picked up one to see what she was all about. And slightly amazed. I decided to read ANGEL FALLS, which is a love story, but a well written love story that sees the protagonist suffering a head injury that leads to a coma and her forgotten life. Sadly, she has a life prior to her marriage to a local doctor in a small town that has accepted her wholeheartedly in the life of the area. The coma has led to amnesia and she cannot remember her current life; only a previous one.

I am not a fan of this type of writing, but really enjoyed learning about the area of the town and it’s surrounds. Women will really enjoy this book; after all, it’s written for you, but maybe, a venturesome husband might get with it!

Alafair Burke, the daughter of author James Lee Burke, has an interesting background; the graduate of Reed College in Oregon and Stanford Law School, her background is impeccable when it comes to writing about law. Currently, she is a professor of law at Hofstra Law School in New York City.

I had read one of her books concerning Samantha Kinkaid, an ADA in Portland, and was not comfortable reading it. And then I picked up MISSING JUSTICE, a later book starring Ms. Kinkaid and enjoyed it very much. The plot moves and moves, often too fast for the reader. And her conclusion really grabs you although there were slight hints if you were lucky enough to get them. Her development of her main character, Ms. Kinkaid has reached a point that the reader is quite comfortable enjoying her actions. One complaint: too many acronyms with little explanation. However, this is a book that entangles you in the plot, and even when you reach the last page, you still wonder how it came about. Glad I picked it up and will definitely try some of the others in the series.

I’ve been a fan of James Grippando and his character Jack Swyteck for a number of years but happily found that his last book BLACK HORIZON is the very best of all his books featuring Jack. Set in the Keys of Florida and the Cuban waters, Jack becomes deeply involved w/the aftermath of a drilling explosion in the waters of Cuba. Involved in the drig and drilling is a consortium of Chinese, Russian and Venezuelan governments, all definitely anti-US’s possible involvement in relief efforts.

Fascinating reading; particularly much of the description of Havana still set in earlier times with the housing, automobiles, newspaper coverage and other ways and means of living as controlled by the Castro Government. Should be a definite must to read concerning the possible alignment with Cuba now.

I know I’ve used the following quote for several years, but it really makes sense:

Just think about it!

“When An Old Person Dies, A Library Burns Down!” Karen Gillespie

And we certainly don’t want our Library to burn down!