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[Kelly Knight]

I'm currently reading Lee Child's Gone Tomorrow, a loan from one of my students. Hock, are you or are you not Jack Reacher? Or, rather, is the character based on you in any way?

 

Kelly Knight

[Hock]

Ahhhh! HA!
In a word, No.

Though I was an investigator in the Army, I was NO WHERE near as cool as Reacher and the unit was no where near as cool as his old unit. Like comparing TVs NCIS with the real NCIS.

I tried to read some Reacher books and never could finish one. But I know they are VERY popular. Just not my cup of whiskey. Can't say why. I am not fan of any of the bestselling fiction books. Which is odd and not good for me. And no reflection on these books. I especially get bored with all these "spy and terrorism" books. I don't know why, just do.

One of my good friends is reading Michael Connelly books (the Blood Works guy) and he is hypnotized by them. Insists I try them. So...I guess I will try and start with the first Harry Bosch book.

I have been reading the the Sheriff Bill Gastner Books
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001K56NOQ/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=031225203X&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1S4C1AWGPC0NNC9MV0PR

About an overweight, 69 year old sheriff and then undersheriff in New Mexico. Really good writing and Havill captures the county LEO life to a T. I am working my way through all the books.

Hock

[Kelly Knight]

I'm only about a quarter of the way through, with 400ish pages. The book opens with a boom, then slows to a crawl. Not much has happened, with Reacher running around on public transportation gathering intel. Every other page, he's in a diner talking to somebody. Makes me hungry!

Kelly Knight

[Hock]

Some of these best-selling books would not quality/make a single TV episode. Stretched out. Boring. That is why I do take a pass on those books. I look at most of them as boring TV episodes.

Hock