THE BROKER (John Grisham) - May 20/16

So taken as an overall view The Broker isn't bad. The storyline is sound and the protagonist's character arc is compelling. But the book feels much, much longer than necessary, and Grisham compounds this with a myriad of pointless subplots and underdeveloped supporting characters. ** out of ****

COME AND FIND ME (Hallie Ephron) - May 6/16

This is an extremely by-the-numbers thriller involving the disappearance of a hacker's sister. There's some good stuff here, but Ephron mostly proves unable to cultivate an interesting atmosphere. *1/2 out of ****