Ridley Pearson

Disney in the Shadow (2010)

When I finished the second book, I had to wait two weeks to get this one, because my Barnes and Noble was out of stock! But when I got it, I also got 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 because I loved the series so much! This book was definitely great and fun, will definitely read it again in the future along wit...

Disney in Shadow (2010)

This one dragged quite a bit. Which is odd, because it was FULL of action...and maybe that's the problem. When the whole book is a climactic action scene, with very little cooldown, it becomes flat. It took me ages to finish because I just didn't have the energy to keep figuring out what huge thi...

Kingdom Keepers V: Shell Game (2013)

My year revolves around this series. Even though Ridley Pearson can be a little inconsistent with his writing - naming one thing another, forgetting minor characters (e.g. Maybeck's little sister in the first book and Finn's little sister coming in and out, characters changing fears every book) -...

Shell Game (2012)

The biggest problem with the Kingdom Keepers Series is that it is too long. If Ridley Pearson had kept it to three or four books, he could have done what he wanted to do with it but would not have run out of plot devices. This book dragged on and on with the same things happening over and over ag...

Killer Summer (2000)

This one was okay. I'm glad I read book #4 in this series before going back to read this one because if I had read this first, I probably wouldn't have gone on to the next one, which I liked quite a bit more than this installment. Which isn't to say this one was bad--not at all. It's a solid s...

Kingdom Keepers III (2010)

#3 in the Sun Valley Sheriff Walt Fleming series.Sheriff Walt Fleming manages to foil a plot to kidnap a courier and steal the briefcase he is guarding. The case contained 3 bottles of wine scheduled for auction with a reserve price of $800K. While the law awaits a follow-up attack, a second plot...

Risk Agent, The (2012)

Ridley Pearson is one of my favorite authors. This latest book, however, is a little frenetic, with a confusing plot. The book is set in China, and immerses itself in the Chinese culture. It's a fascinating ride, but at times difficult to follow. It gets even more complicated as a ton of characte...

Killer Weekend (2007)

Ridley Pearson is a well-known author who I’ve never read. I decided to pick up ‘Killer Weekend,’ my first book by Mr. Pearson. It will also be my last book by Mr. Pearson.If a book is well-written with characters I like and can relate to but only a so-so plot, I will read the book. On the other ...

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red (2001)

First I would like to point out that while Stephen King was responsible for the miniseries, which takes place after the events of this book, he is not the author of this book, which becomes quickly apparent as you read. It lacks King's style, and I'm surprised that any fan of his would think this...

Disney after Dark (2005)

Where do I begin to describe my disappointment?Living in Florida, I love Disney with a fierce passion. My best memories have been made there. I've seen this book every time I've gone in a store, and I figured it must be good.How wrong I was.Everything was so... bad, but let's break it down into...

Chain of Evidence (1997)

Ridley Pearson has a reputation as a thinking reader's author for good reason. He does an incredible amount of research for his books, making technical detail key to his plots. Even as technology changes, his writing is strong enough that his books hold up well over time and rarely feel anachroni...

Middle of Nowhere (2005)

Although I tend to dislike reading serial books out of order, I have only happened across two of Ridley Pearson's Lou Boldt series thus far and so have had to read them out of sequence. Notwithstanding, Middle of Nowhere was another excellent police procedural centred around a very personable, v...

Parallel Lies (2002)

A mystery plot with detailed detective tracking, while seeing both sides of the activist and tracker confrontation. This had the unusual aspect of being focused on railroad operations in a very detailed operational manner.Unfortunately, the worst culprit in the book, O'Malley, worked for the rail...

No Witnesses (2001)

No Witnesses is the first Ridley Pearson novel that I’ve read. It’s obviously part of a series and not the first one in the series so it took me a few chapters to get a feel for the characters. I think this would have been easier if I had started with book one.The story centers around a person wh...

Ridley Pearson Collection: Beyond Recognition, The Pied Piper, The First Victim (2002)