Book reviews

Mind Games
Alan Brudner Book Review

Read a book review online (click here to search reviews)
Books Movies  
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Mystery/Thriller Literature Romance Biography Video
Alan Brudner Books
New book search
Alan Brudner Message Board
Get more information about this book
Plot Summary of Mind Games
"After hacking into police databases to try to solve the mystery of an old unsolved murder, Sky Lightman, a twenty-something computer whiz, disappears. MIND GAMES is a thriller about his father's search for Sky and attempts to save him -- and, in the process, to come to grips with his guilt over the death of his wife, which he believes he could have prevented.    "
Alan Brudner, Resident Scholar




Get your copy of the book

Review Analysis of Mind Games
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - very humorous
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - escape/rescue from kidnappers
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - business executive
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - business executive
Has special powers? Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast - Southeast - Pacific NW - California - Mid-Atlantic states
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
City? Yes
City: - New York
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee - hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids - sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle
Misc setting - scientific labs

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 5-7
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Unusual forms of death - flamed
Is this an e-book? Yes
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
Most similar books to Mind Games
Crystal Clear by Jane Heller
The Feng Shui Detective by Nury Vittachi
Scott Free by John Gilstrap
Early Autumn by Robert B. Parker
Aspen Pulp by Patrick Hasburgh


Click here for more information about this book




Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s).
Three ways to search for Thriller/Action books!

1) One-click plot searches! Simply click on a plot or subplot below!

Big vehicle disaster?

Crime Thriller

Disaster, natural or nuclear

Exploring into the wild

Horror Story?

Legal Thriller

Medical Thriller

Religious overtones?

Spying/Terrorism Thriller

War Thriller

Water adventure

Western



or 2) Simple lookup
(title or author)

or
3) Even more search options available with a Detailed Booksearch (click here)

Use our site!
17 FREE Sci-Fi Ebooks!
FREE "How to be happy" Ebook!
Feedback


Most recent discussions:

General Book Talk
Book writing discussion
Off-topic message board
George W. Bush 2:32:02 AM
Anonymous 2:03:39 AM
Erin Hunters 9:00:01 PM
Betty Mahmoody 6:00:22 PM
Judith McNaught 11:55:44 AM
Iris Johansen 9:03:43 PM
Norah Lofts 1:11:37 PM
Jane Rubino 9:32:45 AM
Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twersky 11:28:51 PM
Faye Kellerman 12:37:41 AM
LaVyrle Spencer 7:25:23 PM
Robert James Waller 8:30:15 PM
Suzanne Weyn 12:50:03 AM
Deric Longden 2:54:11 PM
Wilma Counts 1:23:32 PM
Kin Platt 12:58:29 AM
Lilian Jackson Braun 10:05:52 PM
G.A. McKevett 10:03:31 PM
David Williams 10:03:01 PM
Steven Pressfield 10:02:30 PM

More message boards