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Digital Fortress: A Thriller
Dan Brown
Thomas Dunne Books, 2004
Very good but not his best.
I liked this book very much. He's done better work but I still thoroughly enjoyed this. In my opinion if you like Dan Brown's writing you will enjoy this book.
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
John Perkins
Plume, 2005
You will be surprised how interesting this book is!
+ credible
+ Great book to read
+ What's all the commotion about?
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The Reapers: A Thriller
John Connolly
Atria, 2008
One Of Connolly's Best!
+ Reapers not up to Connolly's high standards
The Reapers is the best book I've read in quite some time. Fast-paced, beautifully written and always interesting, this one takes all of Connolly's characters and puts them in a medly of action and suspense. And this time, instead of being from Charlie Parker's point of view, the book tells the ...
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The Last Cato: A Novel
Matilde Asensi
Harper Paperbacks, 2007
A much, much smarter "DaVinci Code"
+ One main problem
Don't get me wrong--I loved "The Da Vinci Code". However, there is no denying a few things--the pacing is a little too breathless, the Opus Dei enforcer is a little too improbable, and it's all a tiny bit old if you read "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" back in the 1980s.
"The Last Cato" is far ...
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Infected: A Novel
Scott Sigler
Crown, 2008
scary, gross and pretty great
+ Great book. Solid read, very believable
this is one crazy book. ive never read anything with so much blood and gore, its a pretty wild ride that does not slow down. i thought the characters were believable for the most part and i was interested to see what would happen to them, especially perry. scott sigler has a sick imagination but ...
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Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher Novels)
Lee Child
Delacorte Press, 2008
Best Reacher Book Yet
+ LOVED this book...
This is Child's best Reacher book. Although the pace is a little slower than many of the other books in the Reacher series, the slower pace, combined with the intriguing mysteries to be solved, make it very worthwhile. I highly recommend it!
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2012: The War for Souls
Whitley Strieber
Tor Books, 2007
Great writing too bad some just don't get it!!
+ A terrific si fi read--Stephen King with a soul!
+ Cannibal, Cussing, Shape-Shifting Reptiles - a winner!
Strieber was writing great fiction when probably many, including myself, weren't even a gleam in our daddy's eye yet.
I love this genre and have read all his old novels. In 2012 he flexes his muscles as a writer. I think perhaps he's too subtle and sophisticated for these doltish one star ...
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The Sinai Secret (Leisure Fiction)
Gregg Loomis
Leisure Books, 2008
One not to miss!
+ Good
+ Thrilling Book!
+ His best yet!
+ action-packed international thriller
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The Appeal
John Grisham
Doubleday, 2008
Great Entertainment
+ Fantastic!!!!!
+ Annoying - but with a powerful message
Mary Grace and Tom Payton are a husband and wife legal team and for years they've been representing a woman in Bowmore, Mississippi who lost both her husband and child to cancer which was supposedly caused by Krane Chemical's deliberate chemical spills into the town's water supply. The cancer rate ...
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The Bourne Supremacy
Robert Ludlum
Bantam, 1987
A good read, but totally different than the movie
+ Better than The Bourne Identity. Best Bourne book by Ludlum.
+ Book and Movie both great and not the same
+ Intense action, passable plot, a gripping read
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In the Absence of Honor
Jim Proebstle
Emerald Book Company, 2008
A North Woods Thriller
An interesting story of the north woods focusing on its Indian heritage. The story offers suspense, romance and a very real connection with the lake country of northern Minnesota. The author uses a technique reminiscent of James Michener by mixing historical fact with fiction. A book that I ...
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The Manchurian Candidate
Richard Condon
Thunder's Mouth Press, 2003
politics as usual
+ Cold war hysteria makes for a great movie
+ "Their brains had not merely been washed....
+ "Their brains had not merely been washed....
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City of the Sun: A Novel
David Levien
Doubleday, 2008
A gut tightening read!
+ Gritty and moving
I guess like myself, many UK readers will since this tale involves a child kidnapping and the events a year later inevitably make comparisons in their mind with the widely publicised McCann case, especially in its depiction of the major impact of events on the parents. This is no bad thing in ...
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Bad Monkeys
Matt Ruff
HarperCollins, 2007
Solid Read
+ Great Read, Disappointing Finish
+ Compelling, fun and twisty
+ Great All the Way to the Ending--Literally
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The Woods
Harlan Coben
Dutton Adult, 2007
Quite a Ride (Read)
+ It Kept Me On the Edge of My Seat...
+ The Woods
+ Stand-alone thriller delivers despite flaws
+ Couldnt put it down
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