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A Prisoner of Birth
Jeffrey Archer
St. Martin's Press, 2008
Lord Archer is back with a bang!
+ Fantastic audio book
+ Excellent. The Jeffrey Archer we know is back
+ Far Fetched and Predictable, But an Enjoyable Read
+ I READ THIS IN TWO DAYS!!
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Midnight Rambler: A Novel of Suspense
James Swain
Ballantine Books, 2007
Loved this book
+ Entertaining
+ This was my first read of a Swain book
I have read all of Mr. Swain's Tony Valentine books and enjoyed each of them. Then I picked up Midnight Rambler. What a surprise! The subject matter of this book is quite a departure from the Tony Valentine books. And while the other books were interesting, I found this book riveting. The pace ...
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Second Glance: A Novel
Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2004
Not Enough Hours in the Day
+ How can you not like Jodi?
+ Several Glances Back
+ Great ghost and love story!
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Sliver of Truth: A Novel
Lisa Unger
Three Rivers Press, 2008
Riveting tale ... Couldn't put it down!
+ Sliver of Truth
+ Sliver of Truth - WOW what a read!!!!
+ STOP! READ BEAUTIFUL LIES FIRST!!
+ great read
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Dark of the Moon
John Sandford
Putnam Adult, 2007
Strong Start to New Sanford Series
+ Intricate, but Generally Good Book
+ 1st Audio Book
With Dark of the Moon John Sanford, the author of the Lucas Davenport series, begins a new detective series with the central character being one Virgil Flowers. In this novel, the laconic Flowers tracks down the clues to solve a case that had the local police baffled. Dark of the Moon is an ...
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The Cruel Stars of the Night: A Mystery (Ann Lindell Mysteries)
Kjell Eriksson
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008
Build slowly to WOW
+ A New Star for American Readers
+ It's more a psychiatric study than a real mistery
Laura Hindersten's professor father has gone missing and, while he may have just took off without telling her (though tyrannical, he is exceptionally eccentric), she is convinced something horrible has happened to him.
The members of the Uppsala Violent Crime Division are certain the professor ...
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Hurricane
Ken Douglas
Bootleg Press, 2008
Fast-Paced, Action-Packed Sailing Adventure
+ Drugs, Guns, Boats and a Hurricane, too
+ Good quick read
+ Lots of Chase Scenes in this Action Packed Thriller
+ Lots of Action, Tension too
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The Third Angel: A Novel
Alice Hoffman
Shaye Areheart Books, 2008
Wow Excellent Book
+ Wistful and sad
+ Love, Heartache and The Ghost in Room 707
This is the first book I have ever read by Alice Hoffman and it will not be the last. I am on my way to my local library today. I LOVED this book.
I actually cried while reading through parts of the stories. She has so
much emotion in her writing.This book is a MUST read.
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Stone Cold
David Baldacci
Grand Central Publishing, 2007
keep getting better!
+ Stone Cold
+ Fast Paced
+ Good reading
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Kim Edwards
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
A real page turner
+ The Memory Keeper's Daughter
I am so stunned by all of the negative reviews on this book! I think I tend to be very critical of books, and have a very short list of favorites. I absolutely loved this book. I thought the characters were very well-developed, and the author's writing positively flowed. The relationships ...
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The Overlook (Harry Bosch)
Michael Connelly
Little, Brown and Company, 2007
A Great Overlook!!!
+ New case, old problem
+ Bare Bones Bosch
This current Harry Bosch offering by Michael Connelly is just as exciting as all his other Harry Bosch offerings. Michael is an expert in writing detective novels, as he was a Crime Reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Harry is a Detective for the Hollywood Special Homicide Division and his first ...
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Beautiful Lies: A Novel
Lisa Unger
Three Rivers Press, 2006
A stellar first novel!
+ Beautiful Lies.
+ Couldn't put this one down.
+ wonderful writing
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Phantom Prey (Lucas Davenport Mysteries)
John Sandford
Putnam Adult, 2008
Lucas is still hot as every.
+ Another hit for Sandford
+ Phantom Prey
+ John Sandford is the best
+ The Phantom Prey
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Child 44
Tom Rob Smith
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
The best book I've read in a while
+ Best fiction this year!
+ Absolutely Fascinating!
+ Better than Stalin's Ghost!
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Out: A Novel
Natsuo Kirino
Vintage, 2005
Powerful. Unforgettable. Uncomfortable. Dark.
+ Noir with an overlay of black comedy
+ Just like sashimi with wasabi - raw, pungent, and sharp
+ insightful gutsy noir
+ Move over Flannery O'Connor...
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