Great Reads, big names: Archer, Patterson, Cussler

The Maricopa Public Library’s Summer Reading Program is in progress and I’m happy to announce I’ve already read a total of 20 hours.

That in and of itself is a major accomplishment for me and I’m happy to toot my own horn. Now, I’m fully aware that some of my fellow bibliophiles have already gone beyond the 40 hours, but that’s OK as I can catch up quickly.

With the arrival of the monsoon season, reading by the pool may be out of the question, unless you’re an early bird who gets up at dawn. So grab your cool drink, find that comfortable chair and consider one of the following books to read during these lazy days of summer.

Painters Henri Toulouse-Lautrec and Lucien Lessard travel through the city of Paris to find the reason or reasons that led to the death of their dear friend Vincent Van Gogh in Christopher Moore’s Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d’ Art.

Richard Paul Evans tells the story of Alan Christopher and the journey he undertakes when his life is turned upside down when he loses everything in The Road to Grace. Along the way, Christopher meets people who will impact his life in ways he never imagined as he heads to Key West.

Would you change your identity if given the opportunity to escape an unhappy life? In Jeffrey Archer’s The Sins of the Father, Henry Clifton does just that and realizes it’s the worst thing he could have done.

W. Bruce Cameron is back with the sequel to his bestselling A Dog’s Purpose. In A Dog’s Journey he tells the story of Buddy who’s adopted by a troubled teenager named Clarity.

San Francisco cop Lindsay Boxer is on the trail of a killer when she investigates a series of very vicious murders in 11th Hour by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. Complicating matters, Lindsay is pregnant and finding difficulty in trusting those around her.

John Irving’s In One Person is a story of one man’s life and his search for love.