Eclipse by Richard North Patterson

Most of the story takes place in Africa, in a oil rich county of Luandia. Bobby Okari is the charismatic leader of a freedom movement in this West African nation. Damon Pierce's life life is changing. He is getting a divorce from his wife and his work often seems soulless. Marissa, who Damon Pierce once fell in love with, has asked him to help her husband, Bobby. He is being held by a brutal dictator General Savior Karama. Pierce will have to defend a man who is caught up in a tangle of oil, greed and corruption. I found the story very interesting. I think I like his other book, Exile, better; but I still liked it. PatM

The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

The tipping point is that magical moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate. Read this book. It has a lot of interest information on when something reaches the tipping point. I enjoyed all the examples that they had in the book. Pat M.

Breakneck by Erica Spindler

A sting of innocent, clean-cut victims are being murdered. Detective M. C. Riggio and Kitt Lundgren must race aginst a cold-blooded predator who moves at breakneck speed in this heart-pounding thriller. The murders hit close to home for M. C. Riggio. This is the second book that I have read with these characters in them. I really liked this one. It was hard to put down. Pat M