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Typhoon Season is the 14th book in the Carrier Series by Keith Douglass. In this book, an American yacht has a run in with the Chinese military. The USS Jefferson is in the area to either avert a war between China and the United States or to fire the first shots. To help matters, Tombstone [...]
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Thunder of Eagles is another book in the Eagles series by William W. Johnstone. This one was written “with J.A. Johnstone”. In this book, Falcon MacCallister heads from his ranch to Higbee, Colorado to help his old friend from the Civil War, Garrison Wade. Wade is going to bring the railroad to Higbee, but a [...]
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The Great Riverboat Race is the 132nd book in the Gunsmith Series by J. R. Roberts. Clint Adams, the Gunsmith, is on a riverboat on the Mississippi gambling with one of his friends. A series of strange events occur on the “Dead Man’s Chance” riverboat making the Gunsmith’s friend and boat owner believe the competition [...]
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The Quest for Bowie’s Blade is a Floating Outfit Story by J. T. Edson. The Bowie blade we are talking about is James Bowie’s Bowie knife that was rumored to have been taken from Bowie at the Alamo. The Ysabel Kid heads to Mexico to return the knife home. This book brings in both Belle [...]
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Ambush Moon is the 148th book in the Gunsmith Series by J. R. Roberts. In this book, Clint Adams heads to Butte City, Colorado when Duke comes up lame. He walks straight into some strange ambushes. Every full moon someone is murder. The townspeople are blaming the local Utes; however, the Gunsmith has his doubts. [...]
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Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates by Martin Caidin was one of a few Indiana Jones books written after the Indiana Jones movies came out. This book follows the adventures of Indy as he takes on an evil global organization bent on world power. Indy starts investigating heists involving some type of air power. Remember [...]
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The Hanging Judge is the 106th book in The Gunsmith Series by J. R. Roberts. In this book, Clint Adams, The Gunsmith, heads to Fort Smith, Arkansas, the location of the famous Judge Isaac Parker, The Hanging Judge. Clint performs a task for Judge Parker, albeit unwillingly. The interesting thing about Judge Parker is he [...]
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Treasure of Khan is a Dirk Pitt novel by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler. In this book, Dirk and his team are researching in Lake Baikal in Siberia when they are hit by a Seiche. What is a Seiche you might say? A Seiche is a tidal wave on fresh water. This one was caused [...]
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I just cannot get into Dispatches by Michael Herr. Michael Herr is a reporter in Vietnam in the 60s. This book is his perspective on what is happening over there, what troops are thinking and the general attitude in Vietnam. The book appears to be written using stream of consciousness. I just couldn’t follow. It [...]
Terror Valley is a Floating Outfit Story by J. T. Edson. In this book, Mark Counter provides a good deed using his amazing strength and he is forced to stay as a result of his own actions “for his own benefit”. Now Mark must survive including fighting Il Bruto. This book also brings in Calamity [...]
