Another Jack Reacher movie!

Looks like Lee Child did well enough to warrant a sequel.  HOORAY!!!!!  Click here for more info!

Retro Review: Red, White & Blood by Christopher Farnsworth

Check out a review from my original tumblr blog about Nathaniel Cade.

Even Nathaniel Cade is worried this time.

The President is on the campaign trail when he receives a threat from the Boogeyman - the only being Cade has killed that refuses to stay dead.  So what will our hero do, what will he do when the Commander in Chief insists on continuing his campaign for the White House - through all hours of night and day?  With bodies piling up at each stop, Zach and Nathaniel have to move before the Boogeyman strikes again! 

One of the first things Farnsworth got asked at his [2012] appearance at Murder by the Book was, “When will the next one be out?”  His responded that he had just finished writing a stand alone novel and he was in the process of outlining the next Cade book. At the time, that answer seemed perfectly acceptable, but now I want to chain him to a desk until he’s finished writing the next book.  

The last 10 pages of this book totally blew my mind!!!!!!  

Come on, Christopher Farnsworth!  You don’t really need to eat, sleep or spend time with you family do you????  WRITE MY BOOK!!!!!!!!

Nathaniel Cade & Crossovers

Nathaniel Cade & Crossovers

In the entire time I had this blog (even when I was keeping up with it on a regular basis), I cannot believe that I never mentioned the Nathaniel Cade series by Christopher Farnsworth.  These books are superb.  The plot, the writing, everything.  I am absolutely crazy about them and one of the things I adore about them are the references.  

Farnsworth has this magical way of paying homage to classic science fiction and horror, by mentioning them as part of Cade's previous investigations and they are so subtle, that you can almost miss them.  The incident at Camp Crystal Lake (Friday the 13th), uncovering an alien aircraft during an Arctic expedition (The Thing), agent Samsa (The Metamorphosis).  And those are some of the more obvious ones.  

Anyways there are some really good articles from Crossover Universe that list all of the references. Definitely something to be checked out!!!

PS.  I'll also see if I can scrounge up any of my old reviews of Cade series.  

Stephen King and...Jack Reacher???

Stephen King and...Jack Reacher???

I read Under the Dome back in 2009 and although I found the book enjoyable, the end was very disappointing.  So it fell off my radar - until today.  It came to my attention that Stephen King mentions Jack Reacher in the book.  No veiled references.  He actually writes the words Jack Reacher.  

It saddens me that I missed it, but it warms my heart to know it's there.

Check out this article if you want to read the actual text.

PS.  Thanks to Crossover Universe for bringing this to my attention.