Re: [book_talk] I, Michael Bennett, and Gone, Patterson and Ledwidge
- From: "Don Marr" <dpm51@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2013 13:57:19 -0500
RoseMarie, they sound wonderful, and i'll have to read them, Don
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From: "Rosemarie Grayley" <rgrayley1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 1:50 PM
Subject: [book_talk] I, Michael Bennett, and Gone, Patterson and Ledwidge
> 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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