Okay, time for some new books...

Here we go with some of the newest books I have completed...

Boys Will Be Boys - a book (published by The National Trust) that I was given by a friend after he came back from England. The National Trust is some type of charitable organization in England that contributes money from book sales to I don't remember what... The book was actually an alphabetical collection of 'boyish' sayings that have entered the vernacular, but that we may not always know the meanings of. (I laugh as I enter a sentence ending with a preposition!!!)

The Mark of the Christian by Francis Shaeffer - one of the dearest of Francis Shaeffer's books... the mark of the Christian is... love based in truth. I love (no overstatement here) this book. It sets a standard that I want to live out... and a standard that Jesus calls all us to. I truly respect and cherish the challenge that Shaeffer does not back down from, that the world has the right to judge the veracity of the Christian faith based upon the manifested love of Christian people... a standard that I fail regularly, but that I am glad exists...

The Big Four by Agatha Christie - a good read, but not one of my favorite Poirot novels. Here Poirot goes up against an intenational spy ring. It is definitely interesting, but I did not really like it as much because you do not get to know the characters as well as you usually do. The story and characters are shrouded in obscurity and vagueness... I like the details that come out in getting to know the specific characters.

The Closers by Michael Connelly - this is my favorite Michael Connelly since Angel's Flight. Don't get me wrong, I like all of his books... but this was one of the best in a while. Great plot, great character development... I think that I really got into this one because the case is about a victim that was murdered in high school in 1988... in other words I am the exact age as the victim... I was 16 in 1988 just like the victim... but many other aspects of the book made it good and believable... good reading. The Harry Bosch character needs to be classified as a classic in the mystery novel literature... Connelly has crafted him so well over the years... excellent.