Pre-Book Review: The Pelican Brief & Scotland Yard

For this blog post, I am starting two new books: The Pelican Brief by John Grisham and Scotland Yard by Simon Read. Since my last two book choices were both flops, I've decided to go back and read some of John Grisham's first novels - that way I know I'll be getting a good story. Anyway, I've watched the movie about the Pelican Brief several times, however, I've never actually read the book. I know that's a crime on so many levels, but it is what it is. Anyway, I'm almost halfway though, and I can't believe how much was left out of the movie. I know they can't put everything in the movie that's in the book, but it just seems like they left out a lot of important details. The thing that I love the most about John Grisham's first novels is how I still get sucked into the story. It reads so well, and I don't want to put it down.  This is what I'm looking for in a book and exactly what I haven't found lately.

The other book, Scotland Yard, is a non-fiction book about the beginning of Scotland Yard and the cases that gave the Yard its reputation. Now, I've only read the first three chapters, but it's really interesting. Granted, you have to have a taste for true crime, but the cases are so interesting, and the chapters are short which is also nice. I think the most interesting thing about this book, so far, is that the 'detectives' were just regular people who kindof 'winged it' as they went. I guess if crime gets bad enough people will do whatever it takes to make their community safe again. So, like I said this is only a beginning preview but...so far so good and it's a wonderful change.
Until next time...