_The Subtle Knife_ by Philip
Pullman, _Queen of Babble_ by Meg Cabot, _Sector General_ by James White and
_Speak of the Devil_ by Richard Hawke. My brain is soooo confused by the mix of
genres.
_The Golden Compass_ by Phillip
Pullman. Nice audio version by Bruce Coville's crew. He has done a good work
with his "Words Take Wings" group.
_Requiem for an Assassin_ by
Barry Eisler. John Rain continues to be an interesting character--thoughtful
and deadly. This book actually reminded me of _Death of a Citizen_, the first
Matt Helm book. The citizen in question there is Helm himself being drawn out of
retirement back into his dark world. Here ...we see Rain trying to reverse the direction but finding it very, very
difficult.
_Mounting Fears_ by Stuart Woods.
Stuart Woods's books become more and more like episodes of a TV drama with a
standard ensemble, 2/3 rds of whom will be in any story. On the other hand, his
books take about three seconds to read, so the investment is about the same as
a TV drama.
_The Associate_ by John Grisham.
With this one, Grisham has found a decent way to deal with the young lawyers he
loves to set up. Instead of making him competent beyond his years, he simply
made the underlying issue about truth and security instead of law. The fact a
law firm was involved was not important.... Could have been a bank or accounting firm or other places.
_Now & Then_ by Robert B
Parker. Spencer REALLY needs to let go of his temporary split with Susan 20
years ago.
_Rough Weather_ by Robert Parker