Author Archives: Matt

I started this book on 1/18/26 and finished on 1/27/26.  It was really good.  Like 9/10 good. 9 days to finish. Father goes missing on his boat in Lake Travis.  Presidential candidate is killed by a sniper.  Reporter son and FBI son are working on the case. Characters were very well written.  Chapters were short.  …

Continue reading “Chad Zunker ~ In His Wake”

Started on 1/1/2026.  First book of 2026! A body washes on shore in a small town.  Billy has to figure out who it was and where it came from. Finished on 1/17/2026.  16 Days. Billy and Kaz are working for Ike right before the invasion.  Stationed at Ashcroft house they are tasked to find out …

Continue reading “James R Benn ~ The Rest is Silence (Billy Boyle Book 9)”

Started on 11/3/25 and finished on 12/2/25.  31 days. It’s not that it wasn’t interesting.  It was.  The characters were well written.  I knew pretty much who everyone was.  Story line was good. Jack (town sheriff and bad guy) witnesses an accident.  He steals the “loot” of the accident victim.  

Amazon First Read:  Started on 8/12/25 Never read the author before.  Hope it’s a good one! I forgot to make any notes with this one.

Started on 12/2/25 and finished on 12/16/25.  14 Days. Great Book for SURE!!!  Had you going from first chapter. Chapters are short and character written.  Love that.  Characters are easily recognizable. Sadie, the mom sends her child to kindergarten reluctantly.  Allen the husband has been married before and has a son with previous wife Teresa. …

Continue reading “Camden Baird ~ The Last Morning”

I’m sorry I didn’t make many notes about this book.  Must have been a September read. PDQ killer is quiet for 15 years.  Then all of a sudden murders start again.  The real PDQ didn’t do it and he’s trying to get the cops to find the copy cat. I remember that I liked it.  …

Continue reading “Mark Stevens ~ No Lie Lasts Forever”

Started this book on 12/17/25.  Finished on 12/30/25 First time reading author.  Let’s see how it plays out. Story line was good.  Characters well written.  Not too many characters to remember.  Chapters were fairly short. A young football high school star has to move to a new town and isn’t liked by the new team.  …

Continue reading “Rachel Howzell Hall ~ Fog and Fury”

Jazz book.  I liked it.  Last few chapters were about new jazz so I skimmed those. Took me a long time to read this one though.  35 days. 9/29/25 – 11/2/25 Giving this a 9 out of 10.