Box 21--#54 finished

Two teenagers from Lithuania are tricked & kidnapped & taken to Sweden and forced into prostitution.  After 3 years one is beaten very badly, causing noise which police responded to and breaking up the apartment.  The beaten girl taken to hospital and has plans for revenge against person that put her in this situation.  At same time a mafia enforcer just out of prison is sent to break some bones of a druggie and instead kills him, the druggie's sister is doctor at hospital where happened & witnessed enforcer with her brother just before it happens.  Both of these stories are worked from the main perspective of the police investigating these.  Some twists and turns in here.  Good story even if subject matter is tough to read at points.  Good read overall though.

I have already posted it on PBS, it is the only copy in system right now so I would expect it will move at some point.

The Simeon Chamber--#53 finished

This is an older beaten up paperback that I had.  I started it when I needed a book to read when I was doing some outdoor thing, I like using these types of books since fit in pockets better & don't mind if get creased up some.  So this wasn't a priority book, just kind of picked it up here and there until it got closer to the end.  I think if I enjoyed it more, I probably would have found time to read it but this one just didn't grab me at all.  I was disappointed about people being murdered and generally just a little too hard to follow or maybe I just wasn't interested enough to follow.  Not a great read, oh well.

This is one I won't post on PBS, I don't think it is in good enough shape to post there.  Instead I will go in my donation pile to give away at some point.

The Yucks--#52 finished

The whole title is The Yucks: Two Years in Tampa with the Losingest Team in NFL History.  They were an expansion franchise when I first started following football.  The whole idea of expansion was something I really didn't understand but same happened in baseball with the Mariners and Blue Jays and my baseball & football cards showed these teams coming from nowhere.  This is a fun read about the team and how it was built/put together.  Good info & stories in the book.  Really enjoyed this one.

There are 2 or 3 WL for it but it is set aside for now, might be a keeper, not sure yet.

Code of Conduct--#51 finished

This is one of the newer ones in the Scot Harvath series, an ex-Navy Seal that is now a hired security/just get things done guy, usually with a gun.  A super elite/rich guy and buddies tries to kill off 2/3 of the planet so things would be better for them and the remaining.  Kind of interesting plot and a page turner as well.  A good read that makes me think I should look into other books in this series.  

I have already posted it, there was 1 WL and since going to post office today I hope they accept soon.

Same Kind of Different as Me--#50 finished

A true story about a homeless man in Fort Worth, TX that became friends with a well to do couple in volunteered at a local mission/shelter.  Story is about how this relationship changed both of their lives.  Goes back and looks at how Denver Moore the homeless man grew up as a sharecropper in Louisiana with no future and decided to jump on a train to leave behind that life.  Lives a tough life with time in jail but basically always homeless.  Well to do art dealer, Ron Hall and his wife Debbie while looking to do more in their life start volunteering at the shelter handing out meals.  It takes time and trust between all individuals but eventually become close friends.  Good story and told from a perspective that they weren't just giving help to the homeless but actually becoming friends with the person.

I have already posted it on PBS, it is the only hardcopy in system, there are a few paperback copies.  I would expect it will move at some point.

NYPD Red 4--#49 finished

The next in the series by James Patterson and Marshall Karp.  I good quick read series that is mostly entertaining.  The 2 detectives are juggling 2 major cases and problems in their personal lives, it certainly keeps the pages moving.  With short chapters it just seems easy to breeze through these books.  

I have already posted it on PBS, there were like 79 WL for it but I could use a few more credits & figured might as well get this one moving off.

Djibouti--#48 finished

A documentary filmmaker decides to visit Djibouti and Somali during the height of the pirates taking boats hostage & demanding ransoms.  Her and her assistant rent a boat and get in amongst the pirates and also an American & his girl with their own agendas.  Overall a little confusing and sometimes just not that interesting.  I made my way through the book but enjoyment was probably on the lower end.  This is my 2nd Elmore Leonard book and what I remember is about the same as how I felt after the other one--I had to look it up, The Big Bounce, I read back in 2013.

I will post it on PBS, there are 2 copies ahead of it in hardback and who knows how many paperbacks but I guess has a chance to move at some point.