by vjbooks | Aug 3, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Robert B. Parker’s The Hollow Girl by Reed Farrel Coleman When Robert B. Parker died in 2010 we feared that his voice would be silenced. For nearly four decades Parker thrilled readers with one or two bestsellers each year. In 1997 he introduced us to Jesse...
by vjbooks | Aug 1, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Chelsea Cain & Chuck Palahniuk Coming to Aladdin Theater August 22, 2014 You won’t want to miss authors Chelsea Cain (“One Kick”) and Chuck Palahniuk (“Beautiful You”) with Bedtime Stories PDX at the Aladdin theater, Portland, Oregon....
by vjbooks | Jul 29, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Spy vs. Spy When the cold war ended and the last spy came in from the cold, it was predicted that the espionage novel would fade with the “duck and cover” films. No longer were we under the constant threat of annihilation – we were finally free from the fear of...
by vjbooks | Jul 25, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Introducing Diplomat and Author Matthew Palmer Matthew Palmer is a career diplomat. It is the popular opinion that diplomacy is closely linked to espionage or gathering of intelligence. Embassies are bases for both diplomats and spies, and some diplomats are...
by vjbooks | Jul 25, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
John Remembers Tom Clancy When THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER arrived on the scene in 1984 the cold war was still in full swing, it was a period of elevated tension, with the Soviet downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 the United States increased diplomatic, military, and...
by vjbooks | Jun 12, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
With the release of her latest thriller–Cop Town–Karin Slaughter is honored as Author of the Month at VJ Books International bestselling author Karin Slaughter has sold more than 30 million books in print, published in 30 languages, and is passionate about...
by vjbooks | Feb 13, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
I must confess that when I caught up with Lisa Gardner recently I had not read her latest thriller, so our conversation was about anything but her new book. This is how it goes – shortly thereafter I get a call from our friend, and the mystery writer’s favorite...
by vjbooks | Feb 13, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
New York Times Bestselling author Alex Berenson is Author of the Month at VJ Books “The world is a different place since the events of 9-11, and new heroes have entered the stage to root out the evil before it once again falls upon us. We can all sleep a little better...
by vjbooks | Jan 19, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly I’m not very fond of Mickey Haller – he’s a hard man to like. His daughter doesn’t even have much use for him. He makes his living, working out of the backseat of a Lincoln town car, defending the dredges of society –...
by vjbooks | Jan 19, 2014 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
Which of Tom Clancy’s titles are the most collectible? We have had a lot of questions since the untimely death of Tom Clancy about which of his titles are the most collectible. His first four are by all accounts the most desirable, simply due to their...
by vjbooks | Oct 16, 2013 | Collecting, We're Talking Books!
John reviews Styxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon I must admit that when I first picked up Styxx, Sherrilyn Kenyon’s newest title, I was a little bit apprehensive about Styxx as a main character and a hero, no less. As a huge fan of Acheron, I felt like I was picking up the...
by vjbooks | Oct 1, 2013 | Alan Jacobson, Collecting, We're Talking Books!
No Way Out by Alan Jacobson – Library Journal Review FBI profiler Karen Vail can’t catch a break. After her last case (detailed in Inmate 1577), she is needed in England to solve the bombing of a London art gallery. Scotland Yard doesn’t want her help, and Vail...
