coolreads# The Russian @definitelybooks

The Russian

Authors: James Patterson & James O.Born

Publisher: Penguin Books

ISBN: 9781787461871

The title for James Patterson and James O. Born’s new thriller, The Russian, is a misnomer. No where in the story is there any mention of a Russian or Russian connection until the very end when the suspect is apprehended. And that also is so lame as a plot twist. So the reader is left wondering who or where is the Russian throughout the book.

coolreads# Retro Books# Divine Justice

Divine Justice

Author: David Baldacci

Publisher: Grand Central

ISBN: 9780446536523

Year Published: 2008

In Divine Justice, David Baldacci follows the trail of the Camel Club, a group of friends who share a unique bond - their friendship with fictional Oliver Stone (aka John Carr), a former Vietnam vet who joined the covert Triple Sixes after his tour was up, executing clandestine operations on behalf of the US government.

coolreads# Mercy @definitelybooks

Mercy

Author: David Baldacci

Publisher: MacMillan

ISBN: 9781529061727

David Baldacci’s Mercy is the finale of a four-novel collection which features FBI Field Agent, Atlee Pine, as she searches for the truth about herself and her missing twin sister. If you haven’t read the preceding three - Long Road to Mercy, A Minute to Midnight and Daylight - it is recommended that you do.

coolreads# Retro Books# The Scorpio Illusion

The Scorpio Illusion

Author: Robert Ludlum

Publisher: Orion

ISBN: 9781409118688

Year Published: 2005

Robert Ludlum is a master storyteller specialising in intrigue, suspense, and action thrillers full of conspiracies, violence and fast pace, movement, energy and action. Scorpio Illusion has all of these elements and more.

coolreads# Retro Books# The Paris Vendetta

The Paris Vendetta 

Author: Steve Berry

Publisher: Ballantine Books

ISBN: 9780345524768

Year Published: 2009

Another historically tinged Cotton Malone thriller from Steve Berry. When Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile in 1821, he took to the grave a powerful secret. As general and emperor, he had stolen immeasurable riches from palaces he had conquered, including their national treasuries, and even the Knights of Malta and the Vatican.

coolreads# Retro Books# The Emperor’s Tomb

The Emperor’s Tomb
Author: Steve Berry
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781444709360

Year Published: 2002

Visitors to China will want to visit and see the wondrous Terracotta army, and the Great Wall. These two archaeological remnants are culturally and historically significant in China’s history. They were built by Qin Shi Huang (260-210BC), the first emperor of China. Furthermore, the Terracotta army has attracted enormous interests from around the world, making the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang a famous tourist attraction.

coolreads# The Stranger in the Lifeboat @definitelybooks

The Stranger in the Lifeboat

Author: Mitch Albom

Publisher: Sphere

ISBN: 9780751584530

For fans of mysteries, thrillers and crime fiction, this book may not be their cup of tea, but there is mention of a mystery at the heart of this novel which might appeal to them. And Mitch Albom’s writing has that particular appeal that will keep them reading.

coolreads# The Nameless Ones

The Nameless Ones

Author: John Connolly

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

ISBN: 9781529398359

The Nameless Ones, the 19th novel in the Charlie Parker series barely features John Connolly’s troubled detective. Instead, it features his associates Louis and Angel. Both are lovers, as well as partners in crime, and they are a study in contrasts. Louis is black, always immaculately dressed, and is a cold-blooded assassin while Angel is white, shabbily dressed, and a thief who will fight if he has too, but would rather not. Angel is also recovering from cancer. They are drawn into the story by the murder of Louis’ friend and fixer, De Jaager, in Amsterdam.

coolreads# Rainmaker

Rainmaker

- Making brands and people famous

and furious for three decades

Author: Harmandar Singh

Publisher: Sledgerhammer Communications (M) Sdn Bhd

ISBN: 9789672595304

Billed as an advertising creative director gone rogue, Harmandar Singh, who is better known as Ham, has a string of achievements and years of experience in the advertising industry under his belt. He has worked in some of the top ad agencies in London, New York,Tokyo, Singapore, Manila, and is also Malaysia’s representative for the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.

coolreads# Judas Horse

Judas Horse

Author: Lynda La Plante

Publisher: Zaffre

ISBN:9781785769825

Judas Horse starts with DS Jack Warr of the Metropolitan Police being seconded to the Wimbledon Police to help them apprehend ‘The Wimbledon Prowler‘, a burglar who has been plaguing the area for the past five years.