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The Reincarnationist
Mira, 2008
Loved this story! Sara Morton, Virginia Beach VA
I have not been able to put this book down! I am completely engrossed in it and cannot wait to gwt to the next page.
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Tsar: A Thriller
Ted Bell
Atria, 2008
Action delivered in its finest
The setting of this action packed thriller takes place in the Soviet Union/ Russia.
The author has penned a fast paced espionage thriller. His characters are well developed and believable. The character Alex Hawke is a great character you will fall in love with. ...
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Cross Country
James Patterson
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
When the home of Alex Cross's oldest friend, Ellie Cox, is turned into the worst murder scene Alex has ever seen, the destruction leads him to believe that he's chasing a horrible new breed of killer. As Alex and his girlfriend, Brianna Stone, become entangled in the deadly Nigerian underworld of Washington D.C., what they discover is shocking: a ...
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Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta)
Patricia Cornwell
Putnam Adult, 2008
From America?s #1 bestselling crime writers comes the extraordinary new Kay Scarpetta novel . Leaving behind her private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta accepts an assignment in New York City, where the NYPD has asked her to examine an injured man on Bellevue Hospital?s psychiatric prison ward. The ...
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick
Scholastic Press, 2007
Wonderfully suspenseful for the whole family
Picked this up recently by chance. What a fantastic find! The pencil drawings are warm and provide a lovely touch to an otherwise entirely self-supporting story. Whenever we had to put it down, I don't know who was more disappointed (and excited to get back to it) - my ...
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A Most Wanted Man
John le Carre
Scribner, 2008
Ridiculously Topical
Very good, though not one of his best. As usual, very rich characters and a great story. He stays exclusively in one location, which is unusual, but it works. It seems like the book could be adapted to a stage play.
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The Gate House
Nelson DeMille
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
Move over F Scott. The Gold Coast has a new hero.
What a great Halloween treat we all got this year! The long awaited sequel to The Gold Coast! The minute I started reading The Gate House, I was hooked. All the things that made The Gold Coast work came flooding back into my head and I was off. And what a long, ...
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The Brass Verdict: A Novel
Michael Connelly
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Most Excellent Classic Courtroom Novel!
"Award winning author Connelly finally returns with attorney Mickey Haller who is defending an important Hollywood producer on murder charges. With a little covert help from Detective Harry Bosch, Haller sets things right in a classic courtroom novel."
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Heat Lightning (Virgil Flowers)
John Sandford
Putnam Adult, 2008
Sandford (or a helper) breaks through with the Virgil Flowers character
Few authors are capable of creating an enduring, human-like character that continues to grow in one novel after another. John Sanford did it with Lucas Davenport, the generally cynical investigator for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), a real agency ...
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Hot Mahogany
Stuart Woods
Putnam Adult, 2008
Another fantastic read
I wasn't able to put it down. Stone and his motley crew keep you glued to the story hoping your not near the end and never daring to check.
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The Bodies Left Behind: A Novel
Jeffery Deaver
Simon & Schuster, 2008
When a night-time call to 911 from a secluded Wisconsin vacation house is cut short, offduty deputy Brynn McKenzie leaves her husband and son at the dinner table and drives up to Lake Mondac to investigate. Was it a misdial or an aborted crime report? Brynn stumbles onto a scene of true horror and narrowly escapes from two professional criminals. ...
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Run for Your Life (Michael Bennett)
James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
Little, Brown and Company, 2009
A calculating killer who calls himself The Teacher is taking on New York City , killing the powerful and the arrogant. His message is clear: remember your manners or suffer the consequences! For some, it seems that the rich are finally getting what they deserve. For New York 's elite, it is a call to terror. Only one man can tackle such a ...
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The Gold Coast
Nelson DeMille
Grand Central Publishing, 1997
prophetic
I read this book when it was first released but re-read it prior to the Gate House. While it is not my favorite Demille book, I was amazed at how prophetic it was about the excesses of Wall Street given the recent state of the financial markets.
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Making Jack Falcone: An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family
Joaquin "Jack" Garcia
Touchstone, 2008
Going deep undercover....
I love undercover cop stories and this one takes the cake, better yet it is true! MAKING JACK FALCONE is true crime but it reads like a best-selling mob thriller. I am sure this story has already been optioned by Hollywood.
This is the story of Cuban born ...
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Dark Summer
Iris Johansen
St. Martin's Press, 2008
Really liked this book
Dr. Devon Brady is a veterinarian who has pieced her life together after an abusive marriage. In addition to the animals in her care, her passion includes international search and rescue missions. It's on a mission to a Caribbean island that she meets Jude Marrock when ...
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