books about: thriller     books:     Thriller      The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003 Gorgeous Prose and Characters The Secret Life of Bees is one of those books that is always talked about yet might not be as good as people say it is. You don't really know until you read it yourself. It has reached such a high pedestal in today's literature that it might just be hype. But it is ...             The Brass Verdict: A Novel Michael Connelly Little, Brown and Company, 2008 Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the courtroom. When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for ...             The Gate House Nelson DeMille Grand Central Publishing, 2008             A Most Wanted Man John le Carre Scribner, 2008 The Nuances of the Spying Game I have always wanted to be spy or a spook in the spying game vernacular. After reading John Le Carre's first novel, 'A Call For The Dead' and meeting George Smiley, I imagined myself in a trench coat hiding in corners. I then went on to read every book written by John ...             The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson Knopf, 2008 This book is GREAT!!! I survived jury duty because of this book! It is a wonderful murder mystery that pulls you in from the first chapter. The characters are extreemly interesting and you find yourself very easily involved with the story. I couldn't put it down! After jury duty I went ...             Tsar: A Thriller Ted Bell Atria, 2008 Keep them coming Ted... Tsar by Ted Bell is simply a great read. It is what is meant by "take-me away-" entertainment. Bell has that remarkable ability to take complex national security issues and distil them so that people can not only see the dangerous world we live in--but be a part of ...             Extreme Measures: A Thriller Vince Flynn Atria Books, 2008 In the newest devastatingly intense thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon Vince Flynn, his deadly and charismatic hero Mitch Rapp wages a war against a new enemy with the help of a fellow soldier as dedicated and as lethal as they come. Vince Flynn's thrillers, featuring counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp, have dominated the ...             The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel David Wroblewski Ecco, 2008 Possibly the best book I've ever read... I recently took this book on vacation with me after hearing it was an Oprah's pick. I don't get to read a lot but when I do, I expect the book to be excellent. This one exceeded my expectations. I absolutely devoured this book in just a few days, and was begging for ...             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 ...             Heat Lightning (Virgil Flowers) John Sandford Putnam Adult, 2008 F@#%ing Flowers is back and better I am a fan of the Prey series and the Kidd books, so when Sandford came out with the Flowers series, I was worried that the author would over extend himself. I was wrong. Sandford has created a very novel character in Virgil Flowers. From his long hair and his vast ...             Hot Mahogany Stuart Woods Putnam Adult, 2008 Stuart Woods Continues to Entertain Stone Barrington and his "friends and lovers" provide another exciting story. Funny, good plot, and great ending say it all. The author made one error in the book and I was able to email him and tell him of the correction. Did not take away from a wonderful story.             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 ...             Night of Thunder: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel (Bob Lee Swagger Novels) Stephen Hunter Simon & Schuster, 2008 Hunter a terrific read, as always Just finished Night of Thunder, practically in one sitting: as with the previous eleven Hunter thrillers, I enjoyed myself immensely. I still think DIRTY WHITE BOYS is Hunter's best; I've re-read it half a dozen times. One small quibble at the end when our hero talks ...             Moscow Rules Daniel Silva Putnam Adult, 2008 Exciting As always, Danial Silva has written a very exciting and informative book. It fits in very well with todays intrigues and current evernts. Well done!             Sail James Patterson, Howard Roughan Little, Brown and Company, 2008 The Patterson name must be a stamp. James Patterson has written some memorable thrillers but Sail seems to be written by a ghost writer who is new (or tired) of the genre and pushed to this book on the masses using the Patterson label. Don't get me wrong, this is a quick and easy read, but the characters ...          products you might be interested in search for books lightning, mahogany, measures, sawtelle, scarpetta, thriller      toavi.com    web we recommend Gorgeous Prose and Characters randomly chosen book: Software Project Survival Guide (Pro -- Best Practices)