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Rules of Prey
John Sandford
Berkley, 2005
Excellent book!
+ Great start
+ Heard the "Prey" Novels Rocked, So...
+ Great Sandford Novel
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The Cold Dish
Craig Johnson
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
A Series Not to be Missed
+ I fell in love with the characters!
+ Yes it is so...!
+ Warm praise for The Cold Dish
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Dead Watch (Night Watch)
John Sandford
Berkley, 2007
It blew me away!
+ Hope to see more of Jacob Winter!
+ Winter in Dead Watch is a Winner
This was my first John Sandford novel and it was fantastic! I was not at all disappointed! I plan on reading everything he has written and continue as long as he keeps writing!
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Catering to Nobody (Goldy, Book 1)
Diane Mott Davidson
Bantam, 2002
Catering to Nobody
+ Very Pleased
+ Dragged a Little
+ Goldy's First Case
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Split Second
David Baldacci
Vision, 2004
Solid read.....great for traveling
Solid read.....not an absolute page turner....but close. More importantly if I had to put it down, it was easy to come back to.
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Deja Dead
Pocket Star, 1998
Bones works wonders with death
+ Shaddap, already! Tell your story.
+ A Strong Debut by a Future Superstar
+ Scientific & scary, in a good way
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Tomb of the Golden Bird (Amelia Peabody Mysteries)
Elizabeth Peters
Harper, 2007
18th entry in series another delight
+ adventurous visit with old friends
+ Elizabeth Peters Books
Tomb of the Golden Bird by Elizabeth Peters is the 18th, and possibly last, book in her fabulous Amelia Peabody series. The entire Emerson clan is back in Egypt for Howard Carter's discovery (with some guidance from Emerson of course) of Tutankhamon's tomb. Emerson peeves off Lord Carnavon, and the ...
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Basket Case
Carl Hiaasen
Mysterious Press, 2005
Darkly funny and wildly entertaining
+ Surviving the Winter Blues
+ Hiaasen delivers again! Funny, with the obligatory twist and goofy characters.
+ Very enjoyable mystery
+ Amusing and irreverent
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Spanish Dagger (China Bayles Mystery)
Susan Wittig Albert
Berkley Hardcover, 2007
Entertaining, gripping, intelligent
+ Good series
+ Layered plot, memorable characters
China Bayles is back. This time she is sponsoring a paper-making workshop behind her herb shop. However, while she is gathering wild yucca or Spanish dagger with the workshop teacher, she comes across a body--once again. Susan, a friend of mine, has written her sixteenth China Bayles mystery, all ...
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The Phantom of the Opera: The Original Novel
Gaston Leroux
Harper Perennial, 1988
Better than I'd have thought!
+ EXCELLANT READ!!!!!!
+ The one that started it all.
+ Phantom of the Opera original novel
+ No one ever sees the Angel
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Track of the Cat (An Anna Pigeon Novel)
Nevada Barr
Berkley, 2003
Auspicious beginning for a fine series.
+ Anna Pigeon on the prowl... for a murderer!
+ Warmth and Affection Plus Adventure
+ Look Forward to the Rest in the Series
+ Murder in the Back Country
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The Camel Club
David Baldacci
Vision, 2006
The Camel Club is cool!
+ Good Read - Recommended
+ Another Baldacci Winner!!!
+ Great book whats all the complaining about?
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The Pale Blue Eye: A Novel
Louis Bayard
HarperCollins, 2006
Hitchcock Meets Poe
+ A literary snack with some substance
+ Riveting!
Kudos to Louis Bayard for this unique and cleverly crafted murder mystery set in the early days of The US Military Academy at West Point, an unlikely setting, but not as unusual as the casting of Cadet Fourth Class Edgar Allan Poe in a lead role. Poe indeed attended West Point - albeit briefly - a ...
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Catering to Nobody (Goldy, Book 1)
Diane Mott Davidson
Bantam, 2002
Catering to Nobody
+ Very Pleased
+ Dragged a Little
+ Goldy's First Case
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Track of the Cat (An Anna Pigeon Novel)
Nevada Barr
Berkley, 2003
Auspicious beginning for a fine series.
+ Anna Pigeon on the prowl... for a murderer!
+ Warmth and Affection Plus Adventure
+ Look Forward to the Rest in the Series
+ Murder in the Back Country
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