09-12-2013, 19:10
S.G. Craft - The Gold Machine - 2008
No pic for this one. Local author, as in a neighbor in my gated community. Found out she had written a book, so naturally, who wouldn't want to read a book written by someone they know. She has boxes of copies to give away. I take it not many were sold. Here's hoping she never comes on to this forum. She is now 70 years old and a very nice lady, so I wouldn't want to hurt her feelings. It's not a very good book. Mystery story about a professor who invents a machine that can basically sift gold from any dirt. I guess it's supposed to be everywhere. Bad guys find out about it and kill him to steal his machine. Problem is these bad guys don't come into the picture till about 10 pages from the end of the book. In a good mystery you should be able to make some guesses along the way. There is no way you could have guessed this one because they were never in the story till the end of the book.
Grade - D
next up - Reflections On The Civil War by Bruce Catton
No pic for this one. Local author, as in a neighbor in my gated community. Found out she had written a book, so naturally, who wouldn't want to read a book written by someone they know. She has boxes of copies to give away. I take it not many were sold. Here's hoping she never comes on to this forum. She is now 70 years old and a very nice lady, so I wouldn't want to hurt her feelings. It's not a very good book. Mystery story about a professor who invents a machine that can basically sift gold from any dirt. I guess it's supposed to be everywhere. Bad guys find out about it and kill him to steal his machine. Problem is these bad guys don't come into the picture till about 10 pages from the end of the book. In a good mystery you should be able to make some guesses along the way. There is no way you could have guessed this one because they were never in the story till the end of the book.
Grade - D
next up - Reflections On The Civil War by Bruce Catton