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Capital Mysteries #6: Fireworks at the FBI (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
Ron Roy
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2006
KC and her friend Marshall are watching the fourth of July fireworks with the president of the United States when they see smoke and sparks in the distance. It?s more fireworks, but they are not part of the holiday plan. They?re coming from the FBI Building! Is it just a prank? Or are these fireworks masking a bigger mystery . . . and a capital ...
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God's Brothel: The Extortion of Sex for Salvation in Contemporary Mormon and Christian Fundamentalist ...
Andrea Moore-Emmett
Pince-Nez Press, 2004
Great Overview
Having read many books on the problem of polygomy this was a great overview of all the different groups practicing this lifestyle and stories of women who had escaped from this way of life.
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Windy City Danger (Red Rock Mysteries)
Jerry B. Jenkins, Chris Fabry
Tyndale Kids, 2006
Bryce and Ashley Timberline are normal 13-year-old twins, except for one thing--they discover action-packed mystery wherever they go. Whether it's tracking down a missing groom or uncovering a drug-dealing ring, Bryce and Ashley never lose their taste for adventure. Wanting to get to the bottom of any mystery, these twins find themselves on a ...
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The Loo Sanction: A Novel
Trevanian
Three Rivers Press, 2005
All Trevanian books rock!
I really enjoyed reading this book. The previous book "The Eiger sanction" was also really good. Good suspense, well written, and amazing charachters. The dialogue and tactics each of the charachters use in these books are what sold me on them. You will definately ...
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The Consequences of Seduction
Lasaria Creative Publishing, 2008
An affair is like an emotional ambush, and the consequences can be lethal. India Monet was content with her uneventful marriage to her geeky husband Larry. She had no idea that within the span of a couple of days, her life would take a hard left turn into a hurricane of trouble. A dangerous combination of murder, extortion, and ruthless seductions ...
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Cut Throat
Lyndon Stacey
Random House UK, 2003
A return to 1960's Dick Francis
She's a good writer, knows horses (sadly lacking in so many horse topic writers) and keeps up suspense. She has very good bad guys and uses them well.
Find all 3 of her released mystery books, a great read!
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Invitation Only (Private, Book 2)
Kate Brian
Simon Pulse, 2006
Invitation Only
Invitation Only
By: Kate Brian
Reed has entered the high-classed, lip-glossed world of the Billings. All of her fairytales are just beginning, but when her boyfriend disappers everything seems to crumble. Will she be strong enough to survive? Could the ...
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Indecent Exposure: A True Story of Hollywood and Wall Street (Collins Business Essentials)
David Mcclintick
Collins Business, 2002
Domino Effect
David Begelman, powerful head of a studio thinks he is above the law, until an actor by the name of Cliff Robertson exposes him. This book is a well written tale of immorality in a town known for it's lack of scruples. Hollywood insiders should not be surprised at this ...
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Guilty
Karen Robards
Putnam Adult, 2008
Product Placement?
I enjoyed this book overall. It is definitely a big step up from her previous two klunkers. I found the chemistry between Tom and Kate believable. I really liked Tom. Kate did make very stupid decisions, but I could almost see how it happened - getting yourself ...
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Black Maps
Peter Spiegelman
Vintage, 2005
Good fun read
I read this at the recommendation of a book club and was pleasantly surprised. John March, young investigator and grieving widower, is drawn into an case where nothing is as it seems. Guilt and mystery surround all parties and John is nearly offed several times by ...
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The Aristocrat (Mira Romance)
Catherine Coulter
Mira, 2005
not worth one's time
The book, though contemporary, is a throwback to both the romance novels of the 1980s and historical romances. The girl is virginal and shy, and the rich, wealthy, powerful male comes to care for her, falls in love, and brings the girl out of his shell.
The book's ...
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Twisted City
Jason Starr
Vintage, 2004
Great dark book by great modern noir writer
I'm a huge noir fan (Hammett, Cain) and am always looking for new noir fiction by contemporary writers. Most of the time, I am disappointed to find that what is being marketed as "noir" really doesn't get the power and the style of the original form. Not so here. ...
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The Moroni Code
Jack Lyon
Deseret Book Company, 2007
When David Hunter is assigned to decipher the mysterious code on a letter from Joseph Smith, everything goes wrong. The code is much harder to break than he'd imagined, complicated by the fact that someone has been stealing dicuments from the Church's Historical Department. And always in the back of his mind is his overwhelming need to translate ...
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The Seance
John Harwood
Houghton Mifflin, 2009
The Old Dark House
It is sometimes remarked that inanimate objects can have such a strong presence within a story that the object almost becomes one of the characters. I think this is certainly true of the sinister Wraxford Hall. This crumbling manor house has accrued its reputation down ...
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Money for Nothing: Politicians, Rent Extraction, and Political Extortion
Fred S. McChesney
Harvard University Press, 1997
Excellent Addition To Tullock's Work On Rent Seeking
Fred McChesney's book "Money For Nothing" builds upon public choice economist Gordon Tullock's work on how lobbyists obtain economic benefits from politicians. While Tullock's theory - known as "rent-seeking" - is gaining mainstream appeal, many economists now offer ...
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