Fiction

This is a sequel to his The Yellow Jersey. Both books are center around an aging pro cyclist named Terry Davenport. He's not particularly likable to me, I've met his kind before. But likability of a protagonist is not a deal breaker for me - there are people in real life that I don't like, so this just makes Terry more believable. I'm not sure what anyone who is not a cyclist would get from these books. The Yellow Jersey has some great sections on racing that make you feel like you're in the saddle turning the cranks.

Last week I read Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. It is very good and I couldn't put it down. I thought it was time to leave blood and guts for something else. I am looking for the sequel Reliquary as Preston and Child have left me up in the air.