October Audiobooks

October was a slow book month. We have had friends visiting and it's kind of rude to put headphones on while they are here. Although when Laura and I are sewing we both listen to our books. The low book count is also because of 2 big books this month. One, Stalin, is still underway and will be on next month's report. It's really interesting but requires a lot of focus to follow.

The Innocent
by David Baldacci

Will Robie is an assassin for hire. He can't/won't kill his last target. He's on the run and ends up partnered with a 14 year old whose parents were murdered and it's all connected.
This is the first in the Will Robie series. It was fine but the Baldacci books are all becoming very formulaic. It had sound effects but not as bad as the last Baldacci book that I read.

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Mao's Last Dancer
by Li Cunxin

I can't do better describing this book than to share the publisher's summary. I loved this true story.
"This is the true story of how one moment in time, by the thinnest thread of a chance, changed the course of a small boy's life in ways that are beyond description. One day he would dance with some of the greatest ballet companies of the world. One day he would be a friend to a president and first lady, movie stars, and the most influential people in America. One day he would become a star: Mao's last dancer, and the darling of the West. Here is Li Cunxin's own story, a beautiful, rich account of an inspirational life, told with honesty, dignity, and pride." 

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Blind Justice
by Anne Perry

This is #19 in the William Monk series. It starts out as a fraud accusation against a local minister. In the end it involves Judge Oliver Rathbone arrested for perverting the course of justice. William and Hester Monk work to save him. 

Anne Perry is keeping this series intersting.

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Guns, Germs and Steel
by Jared Diamond

This book is for the non-fiction readers and anyone who likes history. Jarend Diamond is an evolutionary biologist and presents his theories about the evolution of societies. I don't particularly agree with everything he proposed but the book is well researched, well presented and is a great base for discussion. 

It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998 and was republished in 2011.

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War Hawk
by James Rollins and Grant Blackwood

After reading GG&S I needed something easier t read and War hawk fit the bill. This is the second in the Tucker Wayne series. Tucker is an ex-Army Ranger dealing with PTSD with his war-trained dog Kane. 

In this one a former colleague has contacted him for help. Co-workers from her current employer are disappearing and she thinks she is next.


And this I started Stalin which might be the only book I finish in November!

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