When a convicted serial killer caught by goes geospatial FBI investigator Patrick Bowers is granted a retrial Patrick finds himself forced to prevent his assassination by a relative of one of his victims. He carries the weight of this into his next investigation wherein he finds himself continua...
The Queen was one of the books I was most looking forward to rereading. Mainly because I remembered clearly who the villain(s) were and that the twist was something you'd never guess! Even though I already knew what to expect, this book was still very intense and the book's ending had me "on the ...
I am getting annoyed with "Raven" and her dietary and Eco positions. People in real life like this just make want to slap them senseless. Even though Raven annoys me, in all honesty, she is areal life depiction of a lot of young people today. Overall, this series gets better with every book. ...
Good Sunday morning! This week's read was entitled The Queen, by Steven James, #5 in the Patrick Bowers series. Like the ones before it, this one was fast-paced, educational, and also had some personal drama sprinkled in.Set in the frigid, but lovely, state of Minnesota, this caper finds Patrick ...
Great novel that serves as an excellent continuation to the events of the first book. While it's own mystery story, I enjoyed the number of ties to the previous book and its setup for the next book. It makes the book feel more realistic since these mystery novels are tied into each other, and n...
I am no prude and expect some violence in an action crime story, but James crosses the line for me with this book. I was really looking forward to reading the last of the series, but the premise of the story is too dark for (I hope) most readers - the kind that causes nightmares. There seems to b...
Prequel to the Patrick Bowers series, which I have loves. This one, is amazingly, even darker and creepier than the rest. I know that I don't sleep well while reading these, but I love them, so I blocked out as much of one day as possible and managed to read it in about 12 hours one day (taking...
This is a YA Mystery novel that before picking it up on a whim, I had heard nothing about it and had no idea what it was about. I have to say I was quite surprised. Although it was not the best book I have ever read (listened to), it was an interesting twist to a normal whodunnit, was fast paced ...
Special Agent Patrick Bowers had only met one man who made him truly afraid. Until now. When he's called to North Carolina to consult on the case of an area serial killer, he finds himself in a deadly game. Cunning and lethal, the killer is always one step ahead of the law, and he's about to str...
Tane uses the key card to access rooms. We find a kitchen, a rec room, bathrooms, and more dormitory-type rooms similar to the one I woke up in. None of the rooms are labeled. All of them are empty. Tane shakes his head. “Man, someone went to a lot of trouble designing and constructing this place...
It was just like doing pull-ups One beam after the next. In the light of the headlamp I could see Mason maybe five or six meters above me. You can catch him. You can do this. But he obviously knew what he was doing and had a ...
“Government inspectors from the Food and Drug Administration following up on a complaint about the treatment of human subjects in their telomerase research.” Everyone mulls that over for a moment. Xavier gives a slow nod. “Government agencies are al...
He didn’t have a way to light it, and she wasn’t about to offer him one. Get him talking about what he likes, and he’ll tell you what he’s done. “So,” she said. “Tell me. The killer. What does he enjoy most? Let’s start with that.” “I’ll bet that, more than anything else, the killer enjoys the mo...
My senses were dialed up the way I like it. Sharp. Focused. At the base of the steps I slowly opened the door and saw a long, bone-white hallway stretching before me the length of the hospital where it ended in a T. &nb...
“I am.” “You took quite a hit.” “I’m good.” “Well,” Coach Evers said, “you had a nice game out there.” He took some time to note the different things that’d impressed him about Daniel’s play and his awareness on the field. Th...