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One Good Turn: A Novel
Kate Atkinson
Back Bay Books, 2007
"Boxes within boxes, dolls within dolls, worlds within worlds..."
+ A perfect piece of literature!
In the second of her Jackson Brodie series (after Case Histories: A Novel and before When Will There Be Good News?: A Novel), Kate Atkinson creates a series of bizarre characters, all involved with murder--either planning it, committing it, or trying to avoid it. Many seemingly unrelated ...
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Guilty
Karen Robards
Putnam Adult, 2008
Very good book
Not sure why this got such low ratings. 15 years ago Kat was with some friends who held up a convenience store and killed an off-duty cop. Kat reinvented herself as Kate White, has a 9 year old son and is a prosecutor. Her past comes back to haunt her when the man who did the shooting tries to ...
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Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 14)
Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press, 2008
LOVE PLUM-
+ Fearless Fourteen
This series is my absolute favorite "relax and read". Such great characters and always makes me laugh- perhaps after 14 there are just so many high expectations that fans get overly critical. Every person I recommend this just adores Stephanie Plum. Keep em coming Evanovich- but hey can you ...
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The Poet
Michael Connelly
Grand Central Publishing, 2002
Thrilling
+ Sinister read with a twist
+ Meeting Evil Face-to-Face
+ Excellent Page Turner
+ More Twists Than a Room Full of Snakes
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Bel Canto (P.S.)
Ann Patchett
Harper Perennial, 2005
Stunning and Emotional
+ Patchett Delivers Again
+ simply wonderful
+ Bel Canto
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Hollywood Crows: A Novel
Joseph Wambaugh
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Hilarious cop stories
+ A riveting, fast-paced winner that springs to life in audio.
+ Great Book
+ Welcome Back
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The Black Path
Asa Larsson
Delta, 2008
exhilarating Swedish police procedural legal thriller
+ It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This
+ Just the Beginning
In Kiruna, Sweden, the corpse of the woman found on the frozen lake did not require an autopsy to see she was tortured. Police Inspectors Anna-Maria Mella and Sven-Erik Stainacke lead the investigation into identifying who the Jane Doe is and why she was so brutally battered.
Anna-Maria ...
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The Beginning (FBI Series)
Catherine Coulter
Berkley Trade, 2008
The beginning
+ Interesting story lines, well written, not transparent.
+ Catherine Coulter - FBI Series is the greatest!
+ Coulter Can Do No Wrong!
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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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For the Sake of Elena
Elizabeth George
Bantam, 2008
Fantastic Series!
+ intriguing mystery
+ New Depths of Character Amid a Transparent Plot
Elizabeth George is a modern day Agatha Christie. Her books keep you guessing until the end!
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Change of Heart: A Novel
Jodi Picoult
Atria, 2008
excellent book
+ Overall solid Picoult
This is one of the best books I have read. It reminds me of The Green Mile. She tells this story from different viewpoints. She includes ideas from a rabbi, a priest and the gnostic scriptures. Her characters are well developed and believable. I loved this book and did not want it to end.
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Blood Work
Michael Connelly
Grand Central Publishing, 2002
Not Random
+ Plot-Driven Murder Mystery with an Unusual Premise
+ Mystery novel with an interesting twist
The hero in Michael Connelly's Blood Work is ex-FBI agent Terrell (Terry) McCaleb, who's recuperating from a heart transplant when Graciella Rivers steps onto his houseboat asking him to come out of retirement and find her sister's killer. Why should he? The answer is simple, Gloria River's was ...
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7th Heaven (The Women's Murder Club)
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Loved 5th, missed 6th, loved 7th
+ 7th Heaven
+ Hot! Hot! Hot!
+ 7th Heaven
+ Physio for Barbecue
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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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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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