BOOK SALES
• Reed Memorial Library, 167 E. Main St., Ravenna, 330-296-2827. Friends of Reed Memorial Library sale: 4 to 7 p.m. March 14 for Friends members only; open to public 9 to 5 p.m. March 15 and 16 and 1 to 5 p.m. March 17, which is Donation Day — take anything and make a donation to the Friends; 9 to 11 a.m. March 18 open to nonprofit groups only, such as nursing homes, churches, schools, day cares, etc.
• Aurora Memorial Library, 115 E. Pioneer Trail, 330-562-6502. Friends of Aurora Memorial Library sale: 3 to 6 p.m. March 21 for members only; open to public 9 to 6 p.m. March 22, 9 to 2 p.m. March 23.
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BOOK CLUBS
• Pierce Streetsboro Library Book Discussion Club: 3 p.m. March 11 in the meeting room at the library, 8990 Kirby Lane — “The Girls” by Lori Lansens, a novel about conjoined twins. Light refreshments. To register or for information: 330-626-4458.
• Reed Memorial Library’s Adult Book Discussion Group: 6:30 p.m. March 13, 167 E. Main St., Ravenna — “Making Rounds With Oscar” by Dr. David Dosa. In this nonfiction selection, Oscar, an otherwise ordinary cat, has the uncanny ability to predict the fate of residents in the Steere House nursing home. Dr. Dosa tells the stories of several patients and examines end-of-life care. All adults are welcome. The group meets on the second Wednesday of each month. For information: 330-296-2827, ext. 200.
• Kid Lit for Grown-Ups: 6:30 p.m. March 14, Kent Free Library, 312 W. Main St. — “Navigating Early” by Claire Vanderpool and “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” by Benjamin Alire Saenz. Meets the second Thursday of each month. No registration required. Information: 330-673-4414 or kflinfo@kentfreelibrary.org.
• KFL Cookbook Club: 6 p.m. March 18, Kent Free Library — Rachel Ray. Check out a Rachel Ray cookbook, pick a recipe, make a batch to share and discuss with the group. Third Monday of each month. Registration is required; call the Information Desk at 330-673-4414 to register or for help.
• Your High School Reading List: 7 p.m. March 19, Kent Free Library — “The Sound and the Fury” by William Faulkner. Third Tuesday of each month. No registration required. Information: 330-673-4414 or kflinfo@kentfreelibrary.org.
• Mystery Mondays: 7 p.m. March 25, Kent Free Library — “The Last Victim” by Karen Robards. Last Monday of each month. No registration required. Information: 330-673-4414 or kflinfo@kentfreelibrary.org.
• Hear Here! Audio Book Group: 7 p.m. March 26, Kent Free Library — Contact the Information Desk for March’s selection, 330-673-4414. Fourth Tuesday of each month. No registration required. Kent Free Library, 312 W. Main St. Information: 330-673-4414 or kflinfo@kentfreelibrary.org.
• Aurora Cooks: Special meeting on Civil War Meals from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. March 26, Aurora Memorial Library, 115 East Pioneer Trail. In partnership with the Aurora Historical Society, this meeting will feature recipes that were popular during this period of time in American history. Participants are asked to share a recipe with the group. Visit the library to find a recipe. Call 330-562-6502 for more information.
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Let It Snow Tour Comes to the Learned Owl Book Shop
Jenny Milchman will stop at the Learned Owl Book Shop (204 N. Main St., Hudson) at 7 p.m. March 14 as part of her Let It Snow Tour to promote her debut novel, “Cover of Snow.” Waking up one wintry morning in her old farmhouse nestled in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, Nora Hamilton instantly knows that something is wrong. When her fog of sleep clears, she finds her world is suddenly, irretrievably shattered: Her husband, Brendan, has committed suicide. Unraveling her late husband’s final days, Nora searches for an explanation—but finds a bewildering resistance from Brendan’s best friend and partner, his fellow police officers, and his brittle mother. It quickly becomes clear to Nora that she is asking questions no one wants to answer. For beneath the soft cover of snow lies a powerful conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep its presence unknown . . . and its darkest secrets hidden. With a Publisher’s Weekly starred review and a Liz Pick under her belt, it will be an event not to be missed.
Jenny Milchman teaches writing and publishing for New York Writers Workshop. Last year she founded Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day, a holiday which went viral, enlisting booksellers in all 50 states and internationally. She co-hosts the literary series Writing Matters, which draws authors and publishing professionals from both coasts to events held at a local independent bookstore. Jenny features Edgar winners, international bestsellers, and independently published authors in the Made It Moments forum on her blog, Suspense Your Disbelief. Her short fiction has been published in a collection called “Lunch Reads” from Istoria Books.
For more information, contact the Learned Owl Book Shop at 330-653-2252.
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Best-Sellers
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
The Associated Press
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. “Alex Cross, Run” by James Patterson (Little, Brown)
2. “Calculated in Death” by J.D. Robb (Putnam Adult)
3. “The Storyteller” by Jodi Picoult (Atrai/Emily Bestler Books)
4. “A Week in Winter” by Maeve Binchy (Knopf)
5. “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn (Crown)
6. “A Story of God and All of Us” by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett (FaithWords)
7. “Until the End of Time” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte)
8. “Guilt: An Alex Delaware Novel” by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine)
9. “Private Berlin” by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan (Little, Brown)
10. “A Memory of Light” by Robert Jordan (Tor)
11. “Red Velvet Cupcake Murder” by Joanne Fluke (Kensington)
12. “A Deeper Love Inside” by Sister Souljah (Atria)
13. “Touch & Go” by Lisa Gardner (Dutton)
14. “The Power Trip” by Jackie Collins (St. Martin’s Press)
15. “The Dinner” by Herman Koch (Hogarth)
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. “Life Code: The New Rules for Winning in the Real World” by Phil McGraw (Bird Street Books)
2. “Shred: The Revolutionary Diet: 6 Weeks 4 Inches 2 Sizes” by Ian K. Smith (St. Martin’s Press)
3. “Killing Kennedy” by Bill O’Reilly (Henry Holt and Co.)
4. “No Easy Day” by Mark Owen (Dutton)
5. “Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us” by Michael Moss (Random House)
6. “I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak” by Joel Osteen (Faith/Words)
7. “My Beloved World” by Sonia Sotomayor (Knopf)
8. “Slim for Life: My Insider Secrets to Simple, Fast, and Lasting Weight Loss” by Jillian Michaels (Harmony)
9. “The Melt Method” by Sue Hitzmann (HarperOne)
10. “The Soundtrack of My Life” by Clive Davis and Anthony DeCurtis (Simon & Schuster)
11. “The Legend of Zelda” by Shigeru Miyamoto (Dark Horse)
12. “The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?” by Rick Warren (Zondervan)
13. “The Blood Sugar Solution: The UntraHealthy Program for Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and Feeling Great Now” by Mark Hyman (Little, Brown)
14. “Coolidge” by Amity Shlaes (Harper)
15. “Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior” by Rorke Denver and Ellis Henican (Hyperion)
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. “The Innocent” by David Baldacci (Vision)
2. “You Don’t Want To Know” by Lisa Jackson (Zebra)
3. “American Sniper” by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice (Harper)
4. “Return to Willow Lake” by Susan Wiggs (Mira)
5. “Immortal Ever After: An Argeneau Novel” by Lynsay Sands (Avon)
6. “Heart of Texas Volume 1” by Debbie Macomber (Mira)
7. “Defending Jacob: A Novel” by William Landay (Dell)
8. “Perfect Timing: A Harrigan Family Novel” by Catherine Anderson (Signet)
9. “Stay Close” by Harlan Coben (Signet)
10. The Third Gate” by Lincoln Child (Anchor)
11. “Betrayal” by Danielle Steel (Dell)
12. “Whispering Rock” by Robyn Carr (Mira)
13. “Playing for Keeps: Opposites Attract\Partners” ‘’ by Nora Roberts (Silhouette)
14. “Beauty Awakened” by Gena Showalter (HQN)
15. “Kill Me If You Can” by James Patterson, Marshall Karp (Vision)
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. “Proof of Heaven” by Eben Alexander (Simon & Schuster)
2. “11th Hour” by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Grand Central Publishing)
3. “America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great” by Ben Carson M.D. and Candy Carson (Zondervan)
4. “Fifty Shades of Grey’’” by E.L. James (Vintage)
5. “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel (Mariner Books)
6. “Fifty Shades Darker’’” by E.L. James (Vintage)
7. “Fifty Shades Freed’’” by E.L. James (Vintage)
8. “The Silver Linings Playbook” by Matthew Quick (Sarah Crichton Books)
9. “Safe Haven” by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)
10. “Three Sisters” by Susan Mallery (Mira)
11. “Quiet” by Susan Cain (Broadway Books)
12. “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky (MTV Books)
13. “The Paris Wife” by Paula McLain (Ballantine)
14. “Argo” by Antonia Mendez (Penguin)
15. “From Mama’s Table to Mine: Everybody’s Favorite Comfort Foods at 350 Calories or Less” by Bobby Deen and Melissa Clark (Ballantine)
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS
The Associated Press
FICTION
1. “Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss (Random House Children’s Books)
2. “One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish” by Dr. Seuss (Random House Children’s Books)
3. “Alex Cross, Run” by James Patterson (Little, Brown)
4. “Calculated in Death” by J.D. Robb (Putnam Adult)
5. “The Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Seuss (Random House Children’s Books)
6. “The Storyteller” by Jodi Picoult (Atrai/Emily Bestler Books)
7. “Fox in Socks” by Dr. Seuss (Random House Children’s Books)
8. “Hop on Pop” by Dr. Seuss (Random House Children’s Books)
9. “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” by Dr. Seuss (Random House Children’s Books)
10. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel” by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books)
NONFICTION
1. “Jesus Calling: Enjoy Peace in His Presence” by Sarah Young (Thomas Nelson Publishers)
2. “Life Code: The New Rules for Winning in the Real World” by Phil McGraw (Bird Street Books)
3. “Shred: The Revolutionary Diet: 6 Weeks 4 Inches 2 Sizes” by Ian K. Smith (St. Martin’s Press)
4. “The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book” by Jeff Kinney (Abrams)
5. “Killing Kennedy” by Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard (Henry Holt & Co.)
6. “American Sniper” by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice (Harper)
7. “StrengthsFinder 2.0” by Tom Rath (Gallup Press)
8. “Killing Lincoln” by Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard (Henry Holt & Co.)
9. “No Easy Day” by Mark Owen (Dutton)
10. “Oh, Say Can You Say Di-no-saur?” by Bonnie Worth (Random House Books for Young Readers)
FICTION E-BOOKS
1. “Calculated in Death” by J.D. Robb (Putnam Adult)
2. “Never Too Far” by Abbi Glines (Self-published via Amazon Digital Services)
3. “The Storyteller” by Jodi Picoult (Atrai/Emily Bestler Books)
4. “Alex Cross, Run” by James Patterson (Little, Brown)
5. “Safe Haven” by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)
6. “The Silver Linings Playbook” by Matthew Quick (Sarah Crichton Books)
7. “Wait For Me” by Elisabeth Naughton (Elisabeth Naughton)
8. “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn (Crown Publishing Group)
9. “Mirror Image” by Sandra Brown (Grand Central Publishing)
10. “A Week in Winter” by Maeve Binchy (Knopf)
NONFICTION E-BOOKS
1. “Mere Christianity” by C.S. Lewis (HarperCollins)
2. “EntreLeadership: 20 Years of Practical Business Wisdom from the Trenches” by Dave Ramsey (Howard Books)
3. “Drinking and Tweeting: And Other Brandi Blunders” by Brandi Glanville and Leslie Bruce (Gallery Books)
4. “American Sniper” by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice (Harper)
5. “No Easy Day” by Mark Owen (Dutton)
6. “Proof of Heaven” by Eben Alexander (Simon & Schuster)
7. “Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us” by Michael Moss (Random House)
8. “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz (Amber-Allen Publishing)
9. “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey (Free Press)
10. The FastDiet: Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, and Live Longer with the Simple Secret of Intermittent Fasting” by Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer (Atria Books)
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS
The Associated Press
1. “Calculated in Death” by J.D. Robb (Putnam Adult)
2. “Safe Haven” by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)
3. “Alex Cross, Run” by James Patterson (Little, Brown)
4. “The Storyteller” by Jodi Picoult (Atrai/Emily Bestler Books)
5. “Never Too Far” by Abbi Glines (Self-published via Amazon Digital Services)
6. “The Silver Linings Playbook” by Matthew Quick (Sarah Crichton Books)
7. “American Sniper” by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice (Harper)
8. “Immortal Ever After: An Argeneau Novel” by Lynsay Sands (Avon)
9. “Beautiful Creatures” by Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
10. “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn (Crown)
11. “Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss (Random House Children’s Books)
12. “A Week in Winter” by Maeve Binchy (Knopf)
13. “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel (Mariner Books)
14. “Fifty Shades of Grey” by E.L. James (Vintage)
15. “America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great” by Ben Carson M.D. and Candy Carson (Zondervan)
16. “Proof of Heaven” by Eben Alexander (Simon & Schuster)
17. “Wait for Me” by Elisabeth Naughton (Self-published via Amazon Digital Services)
18. “One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish” by Dr. Seuss (Random House Children’s Books)
19. “Three Sisters” by Susan Mallery (Mira)
20. “Mirror Image” by Sandra Brown (Grand Central Publishing)
21. “Fifty Shades Freed” by E.L. James (Vintage)
22. “Fifty Shades Darker” by E.L. James (Vintage)
23. “Jesus Calling: Enjoy Peace in His Presence” by Sarah Young (Thomas Nelson Publishers)
24. “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” by Dr. Seuss (Random House)
25. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel” by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books)
For the extended, interactive and searchable version of this list, visit http://books.usatoday.com/list/index
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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From a press release:
New eBook Service: Axis 360
If you got a new tablet during the recent holiday season or already had a tablet and want to get free eBooks, get your library card out and visit the Portage Library Consortium’s new eBook service, Axis 360. The Portage Library Consortium, a partnership between Kent Free Library, Portage County District Library, and Reed Memorial Library, makes this service available to all of their library patrons at no charge. Included in the digital collection are a wide range of fiction titles of interest to adults, teens and children, as well as a growing collection of non-fiction eBooks.
Axis 360 is a digital media platform which provides an engaging reading experience through its use of Blio, a free app featuring full-color, full-layout digital versions of print books on devices that support the app. Devices that do not support Blio need the Adobe Editions download for the ePub and PDF versions of eBooks. Blio and Adobe Editions can be downloaded for free from the Axis 360 site.
The Axis 360 eBook collection can be accessed through the library home pages of Kent Free, Portage County District or Reed Memorial, or by going directly to the site at http://plc.axis360.baker-taylor.com. To begin, select “Login” from the upper corner of the screen. Enter your library barcode number and select a PIN. Next, enter an email address along with your selected PIN. Select the title you would like to download, and choose the type of download (Blio or EPub.) It’s just that easy. Enjoy your favorite authors and titles right away. Click a title for more information or search the site for specific authors and titles. Your selections will check out for 14 days, or you can get a shorter loan period by first adding the book to your checkout list and choosing a shorter loan while viewing your list. Each account may have up to ten titles checked out at any one time. There’s no need to worry about returns because the titles will expire when the loan period ends so nothing is ever overdue.
The three libraries also subscribe separately to the OverDrive digital download service, which includes downloadable audio books. Kent Free and Reed Memorial participate in the statewide Ohio eBook Project for their patrons. Portage County District Library cardholders can use PCDL’s OverDrive site. Access these collections through the home page of the library matching your library card.
Visit Kent Free Library at www.kentfreelibrary.org, Portage County District Library at www.portagelibrary.org, or Reed Memorial Library at www.reedlibrary.org to get started reading eBooks at no charge.
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Picoult’s ‘Storyteller’ is structural failure
By NAHAL TOOSI, Associated Press
“The Storyteller” (Atria), by Jodi Picoult
Reading Jodi Picoult novels is sort of like watching episodes of “Law & Order.” There’s a fairly routine formula, a couple of twists, as well as a courtroom scene. And more often than not, it works.
In “The Storyteller,” Picoult breaks the pattern to a degree, and fails, badly.
The novel is about Sage Singer, a young woman from a Jewish background who becomes friends with Josef, an older German man in town. Soon, Josef asks Sage to help him die, a fate he says he deserves because he was a Nazi officer.
Sage decides instead to report Josef to the authorities, who encourage her to find out more about him. In the process, Sage learns more about her grandmother Minka’s own story of surviving the Holocaust, a tale that — in an unsurprising surprise — has links to that of Josef’s.
In typical Picoult style, each chapter is told through the eyes of a different character. At the heart of the book is the tale of Minka — a captivating, haunting, gut-wrenching Holocaust story. It is the strongest part of the book, and a big chunk of it.
But the rest of “The Storyteller” is a mess. There are too many coincidences, too many unnecessary twists and too many quirky characters that distract more than anything else. Sage, for instance, is a baker. But did her boss really have to be an ex-nun? And what was the point of Sage being in a relationship with a married man? And he had to work at a funeral home? Seriously?
There’s no standard Picoult courtroom drama at the end of “The Storyteller,” but that’s a relief — it’s an overly busy novel that tries to do way too much as it is.
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Former justice pens history book about the Court
By RASHA MADKOUR, Associated Press
“Out of Order: Stories From the History of the Supreme Court” (Random House), by Sandra Day O’Connor
In the old days, lawyers arguing before the Supreme Court could blather on, uninterrupted, for as long as 10 days. Nowadays, they’re strictly limited to 30 minutes of argument time — and they’re deemed lucky if they can speak more than two sentences before the justices interject.
The first chief justice, John Jay, resigned to become governor of New York. He didn’t think the Supreme Court would amount to much.
And until Chief Justice William Howard Taft, a former president, lobbied for a Supreme Court building, the nation’s highest court shared office space over the years with merchants, lower courts and Congress.
For an institution so seemingly steeped in tradition, the nature of the Supreme Court has changed and evolved drastically over its lifetime.
That’s the main takeaway from a new book by former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman appointed to the job. “Out of Order: Stories From the History of the Supreme Court” is readable, accessible and full of riveting anecdotes, even if the level of detail may occasionally bore the casual reader.
O’Connor skillfully highlights myriad personalities in the history of the court, from John McLean, who ran unsuccessfully for president four times while serving on the court, to Byron White, who played professional football for the Pittsburgh Pirates (now Steelers) and Detroit Lions before being appointed to the bench. (He was also a Rhodes scholar and served in the Navy.)
The dubious designation as one of the worst justices ever falls on James McReynolds, who wrote comments like “This makes me sick” on colleagues’ circulating opinions. A self-professed anti-Semite, McReynolds read a newspaper during a Jewish colleague’s swearing-in ceremony, and at his funeral in 1946, not a single fellow justice was in attendance.
O’Connor offers a few juicy tidbits about life as a Supreme Court justice. She writes that each newly appointed justice is “permitted” to sit in the historic chair used by Chief Justice John Marshall. (Justice Sonia Sotomayor said she felt as if history were “coursing through” her when she sat on it.)
Just before taking the bench during oral arguments, the justices gather in the robing room and partake in a “judicial handshake,” with each justice shaking the hand and greeting every other justice. After morning arguments wrap up, the justices have lunch together — and no work talk is allowed.
“Out of Order” is, at its core, a compact history book on the Supreme Court — albeit a more lighthearted, personality-filled one than you might find in a high school classroom. O’Connor may have overestimated people’s interest in reading about every person nominated to the court, and she doesn’t reveal nearly as much behind-the-scenes information as did Jeffrey Toobin in his excellent book “The Nine.” But “Out of Order” is a solid addition to the library of layman books about the court.
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Watergate novel nominated for fiction prize
NEW YORK (AP) — Thomas Mallon’s novel about the scandal that brought down Richard Nixon is a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner award for fiction.
Published by Random House Inc., Mallon’s “Watergate” was among five nominees for the $15,000 award. Three other books announced Wednesday were published by smaller presses, as judges bypassed such high-profile works of fiction as Louise Erdrich’s “The Round House” and Junot Diaz’s “This Is How You Lose Her.”
Two finalists were released by Coffee House Press: Laird Hunt’s “Kind One” and T. Geronimo’s “Hold It ‘Til It Hurts.” The other nominees were Amelia Gray’s “Threats,” from Farrar, Straus & Giroux; and Benjamin Alire Saenz’s story collection “Everything Begins & Ends,” published by Cinco Puntos Press.
Previous winners of the PEN/Faulkner prize include Philip Roth and John Updike.
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Review: Readers old and new will enjoy ‘Good Cop’
By JEFF AYERS, Associated Press
“The Good Cop” (Minotaur), by Brad Parks
In Brad Parks’ “The Good Cop,” newspaper reporter Carter Ross learns of a policeman’s death and his interview with the widow only raises more questions.
When Ross learns the policeman committed suicide and the story has been pulled, he can’t get the case out of his mind. Why would someone who loved his job and his family suddenly end his life? Against the wishes of his editors, he begins to search for answers.
“The Good Cop” is told in first person, and the smart-aleck style adds a level of humor that is quite refreshing. A subplot involving gunrunning seems a bit out of place, but ties together quite nicely at the final reveal.
Ross has to prove the cop didn’t kill himself even as the widow begins to distrust him and his usual sources for information dry up. Obviously, someone doesn’t want him to uncover the truth, and his determination to pursue justice puts his life in jeopardy.
Parks’ laid-back narration and appealing protagonist add up to a great lighthearted read. Though it’s the fourth Carter Ross book, newcomers won’t feel lost.
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Review: ‘The Striker’ is great action thriller
By JEFF AYERS, Associated Press
“The Striker: an Isaac Bell Adventure” (Putnam), by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
The sixth adventure featuring early 20th-century detective Isaac Bell might be the best yet in the series by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott.
“The Striker” focuses on Bell’s first big case at the Van Dorn Detective Agency. It’s 1902, and one of the big issues at the time involves corporations trying to squash labor unions.
Rumors of unionist saboteurs in the coal mines send Bell on a clandestine mission to keep the peace while maintaining the coal output.
He soon discovers a foe that seems to know his every move — and every trick he’s learned from his apprenticeship at the detective agency. What Bell doesn’t realize is the enemy was also trained by Van Dorn but went rogue. How do you outwit someone who can anticipate your every action? And who is financing him?
The situation gets worse when one of the workers is framed for trying to blow up a mine. Bell has to balance staying undercover with helping an innocent man and staging a jailbreak.
The history of the unions in early 20th-century America along with the hazardous working conditions of the coal mines would be fascinating reading. Add a James Bond style flair with sabotage and villainy and the end result is a great action thriller.
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