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Book 7 (of 52) – The House Of Secrets

The House of Secrets – Brad Meltzer and Tod Goldberg

Brad Meltzer is back, along with new co-writer Tod Goldberg, for this mystery about the children on a television host who was secretly working for the government.  When he dies in a car accident, his daughter tries to piece together her, and his, past.

Meltzer, along with Goldberg, takes a break from his Culper Ring series with this work, though star Beecher White makes a brief appearance.  Together, they spin a tale of intrigue that feels like Meltzer’s work.  I look forward to further collaborations between these two, should they choose to work together again.

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Book 16 (of 52) – The President’s Shadow

The President's Shadow - Brad Meltzer

The President’s Shadow – Brad Meltzer

After a 2 year hiatus, Brad Meltzer returns with the latest installment of his Culper Ring series.  In this installment, archivist Beecher White tries to find out the truth about his father’s death while working to keep the president safe from an unknown assailant.

Meltzer tweaks his formula of the little man going up against the Washington DC power structure, this time having Beecher more or less working with the government.  Similar to his last book, the one knock I have against this book is that it assumes that you have read the previous entries in the series, with little in the way of proper introduction for returning characters.  A perusal of the early reviews on Goodreads.com show that this was an issue for new readers.

I assume the next book in the series will be coming out sometime in 2017.  I’ll be waiting.

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Book 3 (of 52) – The Fifth Assassin

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The Fifth Assassin – Brad Meltzer

When I finished Brad Meltzer’s last book 2 years ago, I noted that the ending seemed rife for a follow-up.  His latest picks up the threads left behind and strings together another tale of Beecher White, the latest member of the fabled Culper Ring, as he tries to protect the man who has vowed to take him down: the President of the United States.

Meltzer again follows his formula of the little man going up against the Washington DC power structure, but it once again works for him.  The one knock I have against this book is that it assumes that you have read The Inner Circle, and read it recently.  This one throws you right into the action with little in the way of introduction for the returning characters.  Once you catch up with what’s going on, though, it is full speed ahead.

Judging from the ending, the story of Beecher White is destined to be a trilogy, so it looks like there will be another two year wait before we get the end of the story.