The House of Wolves

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The House of Wolves

James Paterson and Mike Lupica

Joe Wolf, the patriarch of possibly the most powerful family in California is the owner of an NFL team (the Wolves), the top newspaper in the state (the San Francisco Tribune), and numerous other business conglomerates on a much smaller scale.

Joe is aggressively, ruthless billionaire who gets to the top of the ladder as callously as needed. He has associates- not equals, and family- when they’re useful. Three sons, still obedient for the inheritance (at least somewhat obedient to his face) and a daughter who has chosen her own way (she is a local high school teacher), disowned the Wolf family and taken her father’s heart with her.

Joe Wolf dies on a solitary midnight cruise. He falls overboard and drowns. His death could be accidental, a murder, possibly even a contract killing. Upon the reading of the will, Joe virtually disinherits the three sons and gives the running of his massive empire to his estranged daughter.  She is now the face of Wolf Enterprises. Everyone else in the family works at her behest.

Detective Ben Cantor investigates the death of Mr. Wolf carefully interviewing the four, obviously combatant siblings seeking a motive for the killing of the father. He finds more suspects and possible motives than should be theoretically possible.

Joe Wolf was not a well=liked businessman. Nor even well-liked as a father.

A great read.

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Written for The New York Times Best Sellers.

The Jack Reacher Series

Jack Reacher, a former Major (now retired) in the United States Army Military Police Corps, roams around the United States enjoying the travels and satisfying the whims of his heart.

The ‘whims of his heart’ would be a metaphorical oxymoron in describing Jack Reacher. Jack would not see himself in the ‘whims’ categories. Jack would see himself as a very logical, analytical purveyor of truth and justice … often the justice is carried out outside the realm of normal Constitutional Law.

Jack Reacher is a constant opportunist at taking on jobs as needed and seems to be constantly sucked into suspicious (and often underworld) activities. Jack finds himself assisting the oppressed and delivering much needed comeuppance to the evil doer.

Written by Jim Grant (a British author) under the pen name Lee Child, a Reacher book is usually published once a year. There are currently 26 Reacher books in the series.

I am reading them in publication order. A very enjoyable task!

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Written for The New York Times Best Sellers.

Jack Reacher

My new reading series are the Jack Reacher books by Lee Child. Each Friday I plan on giving a update about this great series.

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Written for Of Books and Movies.

Ambush

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Ambush by James Patterson, is the twelfth book in the acclaimed Michael Bennet: Detective series. (There are currently seventeen books in this series.)

Two cartels a fighting for the rights to own New York City, and as usual for Detective Michael Bennett, He is caught smack dap in the middle of the blood-bath to claim the multi-million-dollar opioid trade.  

An anonymous tip proves to be a cartel hit on Detective Bennett. Detective Bennett escapes. His partner is killed.

The Bennett family are soon in the cross-hairs of the cartel as well.

Another AWESOME read.

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Written for The New York Times Best Sellers.

Manhunt

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Manhunt

Manhunt, by James Patterson, is the eleventh book in the acclaimed Michael Bennet: Detective series. (There are currently seventeen books in this series.)

Michael Bennett’s family find themselves front-and-center at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. As the first floats come in sight, the unthinkable happens.

Another awesome read. (I found this on as an insert I the book AMBUSH.)

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Written for The New York Times Best Sellers.

Haunted

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Haunted by James Patterson, is the tenth book in the acclaimed Michael Bennet: Detective series. (There are currently seventeen books in this series.)

Detective Michael Bennet and his family are blessed with access to a lake house in rural Maine for a summer vacation.  

While the Bennett clan are enjoying swimming and fishing and picnicking this haven of rest is turned upside-down by the disappearance of two local teenagers.

Detective Bennett is called on to assist in the search and discovers the peace and tranquility of the backwoods of Maine is only a façade.

Soon this tight-knit community is entangled in the hidden realities and wraith of an up-and-coming drug entrepreneur.

As, as usual, Detective Bennett finds himself knee-deep in it.

Another AWESOME read.

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Written for The New York Times Best Sellers.

Bullseye

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Bullseye by James Patterson, is the ninth book in the acclaimed Michael Bennet: Detective series. (There are currently seventeen books in this series.)

The Russians are coming. The Russians are coming. … But is it really the Russians, or is there an elaborate smokescreen being used to blame the Russians for the most audacious assassination attempt of the century.

The President is in New York attending a Untied Nation’s summit. It is rumored that he is the target.

Detective Michael Bennett receives the call to join forces with the BI the CIA and the Secret Service (with a few more counter-intelligence alphabet agencies) to capture the assassins BEFORE they are successful.

Another AWESOME read.

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Written for The New York Times Best Sellers.

Alert

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Alert by James Patterson, is the eighth book in the acclaimed Michael Bennet: Detective series. (There are currently seventeen books in this series.)

Detective Michael Bennet is tasked with stopping a new terrorist threat that can seemingly bring science-fiction to life. They claim to have created  

Artificial Intelligence run amok, bombs that can cause earthquakes and tsunamis…  What has once been thought of a ‘screen-play catastrophes are now being used to intimidate the world.

A true-to-life Bond villain is threatening New York City.

Another AWESOME read.

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Written for The New York Times Best Sellers.

Gone

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Gone by James Patterson, is the sixth book in the acclaimed Michael Bennet: Detective series. (There are currently seventeen books in this series.)

The top Mexican Crime Lord, Manuel Perrine, smitten by the God of Death, has evaded capture once again. He now not only wants the Family of Michael Bennet to die, he seeks the slow submission and servitude of the entire justice system of the United States of America.

It is all out war…

And it seems that the Sun King is winning.  

Another AWESOME read.

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Written for The New York Times Best Sellers.

I, Michael Bennett

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I, Michael Bennett, by James Patterson, is the fifth book in the acclaimed Michael Bennet: Detective series. (There are currently seventeen books in this series.)

The top Mexican Crime Lord, Manuel Perrine, is smitten by the God of Death and Perrine accepts the call of crime-world domination.

Detective Michael Bennett is blessed; he is gifted with the capture of the Great Sun King, Manuel Perrine.

Capturing Manuel Perrine and KEEPING HIM CAPTURED are two very different things.

Not only does the Sun King, billionaire many time over, have the resources to fund a world-wide criminal organization, he can buy exotically trained paramilitary armies and find the human flaws of mere men in the elite justice system to wreak havoc on New York and its surroundings. Officers are shot. Judges are assassinated. Mayhem.

Another AWESOME read.

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Written for The New York Times Best Sellers.