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Hold Tight
Harlan Coben
Dutton Adult, 2008
Terror of parenting today
+ No Title
+ If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Prominent surgeon Mike Baye and his wife Tia are in mental torment about their son, sixteen year old Adam who has undergone a complete change of character in the last six months. Adam's best friend committed suicide for no apparent reason and Adam has turned into a sullen, unresponsive boy who ...
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TailSpin (FBI Thriller, No. 12)
Catherine Coulter
Putnam Adult, 2008
another smash hit
+ Tail Spin
Catherine Coulter's FBI series never disappoints me. Once again she has hit the heart of her writing talents with suspense, twists and a touch of romance. What I really like most is that she focuses on her characters and develops them well, so that when you are finished reading this book you are ...
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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 case that could launch him into the big time, ...
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Christine Falls: A Novel
Benjamin Black
Picador, 2008
Will the Better Writer Please Stand Up
+ Literary noir evokes 1950s Dublin
Widower, moody, broody, drunken Garret Quirke is in charge of the pathology department in the basement of Dublin's Holy Family Hospital. It's the 1950's, Ireland is steeped in Catholic tradition, but when Quirke wanders downstairs from a going away party and finds his step-brother/brother-in-law ...
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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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Careless in Red: A Novel
Elizabeth George
Harper, 2008
One of Her Best
Since others have outlined the plot I won't go into detail on that. Suffice it to say the stricken Thomas Lynley, mourning the loss of his murdered wife, has set off on a long walk intended to help him sort out his grief. When he discovers the body of a dead youth he becomes first a suspect and ...
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The Savage Detectives: A Novel
Roberto Bolano
Picador, 2008
A masterpiece
+ Imperfectly entertaining
The Savage Detectives, the Mexican novel of a Chilean writer that spent his last years of life in Barcelona, is one of the few masterpieces that Latin America has produced during the last years. The language skills, the rhythm, the story, the characters, everything is first class literature in this ...
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Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole)
Robert Crais
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Another great book
+ Elvis Has Come Back in the Building
+ Elvis Cole Makes Mistakes?
This is another great book in the sreies. you dont need to start with the first book. Worth your money
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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 stunningly organized gang of lethal teenagers ...
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Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Jeff Lindsay
Vintage, 2006
Dexter kills me!
+ Read it then watch it
+ Good read
+ The original Dexter!
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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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Winter Study (Anna Pigeon Mysteries)
Nevada Barr
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2008
Nevada Barr's "Winter Study"
+ Following Anna
Anna Pigeon has a Winter Study (Anna Pigeon Mysteries)rather tumultous series of experiences in this book - more than "usual" but held interest and was a 'good read' --
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Santa Fe Dead
Stuart Woods
Putnam Adult, 2008
Receives stage actor Michael Kramer's excellent skills
+ Light Read-Fun Story
+ Woods is Back on Track
+ An exciting story even if a bit far fetched
+ GREAT!!!!
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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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Cross
James Patterson
Little, Brown and Company, 2006
Patterson is great!
+ Classic Alex Cross Good vs Evil Storytelling
+ books
I loved this book. I also loved the book itself, the size is easy to hold with my arthritic hands, and easier to read with the larger pages.
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