The Dog Stars

I could not get into this book. The main character lives out in the sticks. Most of the world dies in the apocalypse. He has one neighbor that he is on relatively good terms with. He also has a plane that he keeps to fly around and watch out for perpetrators.

They have some way to create electricity. He keeps the lights on in his house at night. But he does not sleep in the house. Once in a while, some perpetrator(s) will come for him. Luckily they get tricked into thinking he is at home. Our guy can shoot pretty well.

There is a group of people that live somewhat nearby. He helps them out sometimes, although his neighbor is suspicious. Like I said, I just could not get into this book, which is weird because I like dystopian future books. Only made is a little beyond 10% of the way through before giving up. Life is just too short to read books you don't like.

The Tracker

The Tracker is the story of fictional character Sam Callahan. Sam is an orphan who bounced around between the orphanage and many bad foster homes. He initially went down the path of crime. Became a car thief. But once he got caught and served some time, he was ready to be reformed. He had some help from a local pastor that helped pave the path to success at college.

After college, Sam finally found his biological mother. Mom had cancer and a lot of bills. So Sam takes a job being a tracker. He follows a politician on his campaign trail to pick up any newsworthy details or scandals. Sam does not know what he is in for. He gets an anonymous tip that leads him to witness and video tape a murder by the politician he is covering. What follows is a chase where more people are killed, with Sam being framed as the prime suspect.

This book is the debut release from author Chad Zunker. Very exciting. Lots of mystery. It seems like this is the first book in a series about the lead character Sam. I know I am going to be tuning in for the sequel. I consider this a must read book and author.