This guy is cranking out stories at a pace that seems to mean each one is a little bit poorer than the one before. Oklahoma lawyer Ben Kincaid, having made his way up from little-guy lawyer to US senator, now finds himself at the heart of a Homeland Security plot to assassinate the First Lady, force through a Constitutional amendment to allow the suspension of the Bill of Rights, and, well, you get the idea. Entertaining, but vapid.

How does this guy crank out so many books so fast? This other series focuses on a police psychologist and her sidekick, an autistic young man who is a mathematical savant. A quick, easy, fun read.

I enjoy the Ben Kincaid series, though I’m a bit concerned that Bernhardt is following a similar path with Kincaid that Tom Clancy did with Jack Ryan – a series of job promotions that ultimately dead-ends because you can’t go any higher. Still, a fun read.