‘Midnight and Blue’
- Ian Rankin
- Orion Books
- 2024, 329 pages
- ISBN: 9781398709423
“Midnight and Blue” is the latest book in Ian Rankin’s popular John Rebus”series.
“Midnight and Blue” is the latest book in Ian Rankin’s very popular John Rebus series. The retired detective is now in prison, charged with the attempted murder of Morris Gerald Cafferty.
When an informer is murdered in his cell, the jail’s governor asks Rebus to look into the killing to avoid the prison erupting. Rebus investigates the murder of the prisoner as the official investigation slows. The authorities don’t know who did it. Was it another prisoner? A guard? Someone else? Was someone targeting the prisoner, or were they simply following someone else’s request for a reward? Rebus has his work cut out for him – especially in the dangerous confines of prison.
While Rebus is looking into the murder, his former colleagues – Siobhan Clarke and Christine Esson – are trying to find a 14-year-old girl who has gone missing.
An interesting setting and lots of suspense are featured in this 25th instalment of the series.
“Extinction” is an audiobook written by Douglas Preston, read by David Aaron Baker.
‘Extinction’ (audiobook)
- Douglas Preston, read by David Aaron Baker
- Macmillan Audio
- 2024, 11 CDs
- ISBN: 9781427262288
“Extinction” is a compelling thriller set at a luxury resort in the Colorado Rockies. The audiobook features an interesting story by Douglas Preston, read well by David Aaron Baker, resulting in lots of exciting and tense moments.
The Erebus Resort sits on a 100,000-acre valley in the mountains, and wealthy guests visit to see animals brought back from extinction, animals such as woolly mammoths and giant ground sloths!
Unfortunately, an exciting visit from a billionaire’s son and his wife ends in tragedy when they are kidnapped and murdered while camping and hiking at the resort. Agent Frances Cash investigates their murders with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and county sheriff James Colcord. Initially, their investigation proceeds slowly, even when more killings occur, but their persistence pays off when they uncover some unbelievable and disturbing evidence that is likely connected to the case.
A very entertaining plot and non-stop suspense make “Extinction” a very good, 12-hour listen!
“The Mighty Red” by Louise Erdrich is published by Harper.
‘The Mighty Red’
- Louise Erdrich
- Harper
- 2024, 384 pages
- ISBN: 9780063419353
There is lots happening to various families, including the Geist family, which grows sugar beets in a rural community in the Red River Valley of North Dakota.
Crystal drives a truck for the Geist family to make ends meet and support her daughter, Kismet. Gary Geist has finished school and will inherit the family business, but he was involved in a terrible incident as a result of a party not too long ago, which has been kept largely a secret.
It has certainly affected Gary and his friends. Gary has also professed his love for Kismet and has asked her to marry him. While Kismet originally turned Gary down, they did get married. Part of Kismet’s reluctance to marry Gary pertains to her affections for her best friend, Hugo.
“The Mighty Red” is an entertaining read about family, sacrifice, community, and dreams. While following the lives of interesting people, the author examines important issues, including climate change and the effects of rampant use of toxic chemicals in farming.
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