The Next John Sandford is here! Owen Laukkanen's Criminal Enterprise ( Stevens and Windermere #2)

Criminal Enterprise by Owen Laukkanen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Owen Laukkanen's 2nd entry in the Stevens and Windermere series proves that The Professionals (Stevens and Windermere #1) was no fluke. The writing is assured, the plot well thought out and fast moving. Laukkanen is quickly making his mark in crime fiction and is a welcome addition to other great Twin Cities standbys such as Sandford's Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers. This series is a wonderful companion and will be a worthy successor once Sandford decides to hang it up. Which I hope is years down the road.
In Criminal Enterprise, we meet Carter Tomlin, a well paid CPA that lives in a McMansion in an affluent area. His perfect life falls apart pretty quickly when he is laid off and resorts to a life of crime to keep the mortgage paid, etc..
Unfortunately for Tomlin, he likes the life, it gives him a thrill and his crimes escalate quickly.
Windermere is hot on the case while dealing with a reluctant partner and Stevens is trying to resist the lure of the excitement of the FBI. Their jobs collide again and the ending is cinematic and climactic.
You will love this series.
Caution: There is language and a few sexual situations.

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The Next Great Young Adult book is here! Alive by Scott Sigler

Alive by Scott Sigler
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Okay. Do you remember how you felt when you began reading about Trice in Divergent or about Katniss in The Hunger Games. You kind of knew that you were beginning a special journey. Alive by Scott Sigler is such a book. I was lucky enough to receive an advance reader copy of this book and the author politely asks that in potential reviews or blogposts that spoilers not be present. I couldn't agree more. It is rare when a book captures your attention and is so compulsive that you have to know what happens next. Em will join the ranks of great young adult characters. This book is part Hunger Games with a dash of Maze Runner and Divergent thrown in for good measure, but totally and utterly original.
Trust me. Alive is not to be missed.

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