The story is about an author named David Martin who accepts an assignment to write a book for a very rich client.

An offer too good to be true.

Quinn Coloson resigned from the Army Rangers to become Sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, his uncle’s old job. Cleaning up Tibbehah County is not easy

Army Ranger Quinn Colson is coming back home to the funeral of his uncle who also happen to be the local sheriff. Colson is a tough solider, a warrior veteran

Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea to raise moral Colonel Prossen gave the soldiers a treat – a sightseeing tour, from the air, of a lost valley nicknamed Shangri-La.

The book follows a young boy named Daniel and has possibly one of the best literary inventions of the decade the “Cemetery of Forgotten Books”.

The making of a writer. Daniel Baciagalupo and his father flee a 1950’s New Hampshire logging town after Daniel accidentally killed his father’s lover.

The story is not a simple good vs. evil, the characters are flushed out, each has his or hers good side and bad side – shades of gray.

What I found enjoyable in “The Confirmation” was the inside knowledge on how decisions were made, regardless of the politics of parties (the liberal left are the opposition)

Cutting for Stone is a glorious family / medical saga covering multiple generations and locations. Marion, the narrator, is an emotional and intelligent person

The Kill Artist is a well written spy novel, filled with details in all the right places as well as several characters from Silva’s previous novels.