[book_talk] I, Michael Bennett, and Gone, Patterson and Ledwidge
- From: "Rosemarie Grayley" <rgrayley1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2013 10:50:04 -0800
I, Michael Bennett (book 5)
by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge.
Gone )book 6)
by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge.
Both books are on BARD and Bookshare.
In book 5, Bennett and others work on a plan to finally capture Mexican
crime lord Manuel Perrine. There's a chase, police and others are killed,
but the arrest is finally made. Perrine vows to punish New York City and
Bennett. He promises retribution for many including anyone who has ever
crossed him in any way at all. There is an amazing successful escape.
Bennett takes his children, their nanny and his grandfather to the family's
old cabin near Newburgh, New York, to take them out of the city where it is
getting more difficult daily to protect them. In Newburgh Bennett finds the
small town of his childhood has gone. It's overrun with feuding gangs.
Bennett works with the local police force to deal with the situation.
In book 6, crime lord Manuel Perrine continues his reign of terror against
anyone who has ever crossed him and he also continues the search for the
Bennett family. Bennett and his adopted children, their nanny and his
grandfather are hidden on a California farm. The owner of the farm is a
wonderful character. He's kind and patient. All is well for quite some time
with home schooling, learning how to do farm work, and just going along.
There is an interesting neighbor and there are FBI agents assigned to them
who all help to keep them safe and occupied. However, one day their peace
comes to an end when the FBI needs Bennett's help once more.
The mayhem in these books is quite spectacular. The body count is
astronomical. The fights are really something. And the way Perrine exacts
his retribution for special people is both fascinating and appalling.
While the first book is read by Gregory Gordon and he does a good job, the
second book is commercially produced with two readers. I've not run into
this before. In this case one reader did some of the accents and the other
did some others. Mary Catherine and Seamus without their Irish accents were
a little hard to get used to.
A very wild and action packed tale. These two books should definitely be
read together and in order.
Good reading,
Rosemarie
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