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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2379 KP) rated The Dark Wind in Books

Aug 14, 2025  
The Dark Wind
The Dark Wind
Tony Hillerman | 1982 | Mystery
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Plane Crash Brings Mystery
Navajo police detective Jim Chee has recently transferred to a new area in the reservation, and his unfamiliarity with the area and people is making it hard to investigate cases. For example, there’s the John Doe body he can’t even identify. And he has no leads on the case of the windmill that is being sabotaged. While out staking it out overnight, Chee witnesses a plane crash. A plane that was flying low without lights. Chee figures those flying the plane were up to no good, and he is ordered to stay away from the Federal investigation. But it’s kind of hard when the Feds think he knows more about the crash. Can he figure out what happened without framing himself more?

While this is the fifth book in the series, and the second to feature Jim Chee, it reads like a standalone, with little from the previous book being brought up here. That isn’t to say that the characters are bad, it’s just a difference in storytelling from what we get today. I found the characters pulled me in. The mystery was strong with plenty to keep me guessing and a red herring that distracted me. Yet the ending was logical. As always, the landscape and culture came to life. I’m looking forward to more.
  
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David McK (3576 KP) rated Plane (2023) in Movies

Mar 17, 2025  
Plane (2023)
Plane (2023)
2023 | Action
6
7.1 (9 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Gerard Butler action/adventure films.

So pretty much what you'd expect, really.

here, he plays a pilot who is forced to crash-land his plane on a remote and war-torn island after it is hit by lightning (on New Years Eve, whilst travelling home to see his daughter), with his passengers then taken hostage by the rebels on said island and with Butler then having to find a way to rescue them, in company with a prisoner who was being transported on board his plane, wanted for murder.

Solid if unspectacular.
  
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Kristy H (1252 KP) rated How to Talk to a Widower in Books

Feb 13, 2018  
How to Talk to a Widower
How to Talk to a Widower
Jonathan Tropper | 2007
6
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
A slightly fantastical but nevertheless enjoyable story about Doug Parker, a man whose older wife passes away unexpectedly in a plane crash. The novel chronicles Doug coming to terms with his grief, including dealing with his troubled teenage stepson and his equally troubled twin sister, Claire. The plot is a bit much at times, but it's still a rather honest and quick read.
  
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Shaun Collins (3 KP) rated Doctor Who: In the Blood in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
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Doctor Who: In the Blood
Jenny T. Colgan
2
2.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Meh. Overlong, unneeded travelogue with the Doctor and Donna globetrotting all over the Earth... WITHOUT the TARDIS. Flying commercial airliners, just to have a plane crash scene, commuting by rail just to have a train crash scene. The main plot about evil aliens hiding within social media and feeding off negative emotions of posters (i.e. Nerd Rage) is topical, but doesn't fit Doctor Who. Not a particularly well told tale either, when I finally got to the climax it was more of a relief than a satisfactory ending. Was not impressed with this one at all.
  
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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated The Desert and the Blade (Emberverse, #12) in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
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The Desert and the Blade (Emberverse, #12)
S.M. Stirling | 2015
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
This series is one that I always come back to. It is like meeting old friends. I have watched Stirling create this world since the original plane crash and now I am entranced by the adventures of the grandchildren of the original characters. The story keeps evolving. Although sometimes it gets a bit too supernatural for me the story and the characters keep me hooked!