Taken   Robert Crais
Crais’ latest novel with Elvis Cole and Joe Pike. This time they are battling the nightmare of human trafficking and the bajadores who infest the borderlands between the U.S. and Mexico. Screams right along, couldn’t put it down. Another very entertaining read from Crais.

“The National Game”: A Social History of Baseball in Salt Lake City, Utah, 1868-1888   Kenneth L. Cannon II
Master’s thesis that I needed for my work on MABF. Only a few pages give a background on an entry from her diary, but I was interested in the broader history. Not just about baseball, but about the Americanization of Salt Lake City and Utah.

Dark Men   Derek Haas
Third novel about the assassin Columbus. This time he is trying to work with his girlfriend, and train her as an assassin while hunting down the dark men who kidnapped his fence. As before, interesting and well written enough to be useful while riding. Enjoyed it, but I’m done with these.

Columbus   Derek Haas
Second novel about the namesake professional assassin. This time he’s based in Europe trying to get out from a hit against him. Still captures your attention with an interesting narrative and simple, clean prose. Now, on to the third one in the series.

The Silver Bear   Derek Haas
Slim, interesting novel about the origins and activities of a killer for hire. Easy, clear prose moves the narrative along nicely. Captures just enough of your attention, the characters and plot are just interesting enough, to be entertaining. Excellent while on the bike. Enjoyed it. Plan to read the next two in the series.

Wild Thing   Josh Bazell
Second Dr. Peter Brown, aka Pietro Brnwa, novel. This time he’s in the Boundary Waters investigating a lake monster. The propulsive prose, smart-ass tone, and intelligence make it extremely enjoyable. One of the great theories of our coming demise. Couldn’t put it down and wished it hadn’t ended.