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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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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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The Third Angel: A Novel
Alice Hoffman
Shaye Areheart Books, 2008
Love, Heartache and The Ghost in Room 707
+ The Ghost of Michael Macklin
+ My first Alice Hoffman novel
Sometimes I think the whole concept of language and storytelling have spent centuries waiting around for Ann Hoffman to come along and use them. She is certainly one of the best wordsmiths the English Language has ever produced, one of the best storytellers too and she's at the top of her game with ...
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A Dangerous Man: A Novel
Charlie Huston
Ballantine Books, 2006
Mind Blowing
+ Our Beloved Hank Thompson....
+ Wow!
+ Great end to a great trilogy
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The Savage Detectives: A Novel
Roberto Bolano
Picador, 2008
Imperfectly entertaining
This book was a lot of fun. It has serious things to say about literature and especially the particular literary scene where it's set, but it's also really funny, even kind of daffy. Many reviewers have pointed out that it rambles and ambles and doesn't always cohere, and that's a fair assessment. ...
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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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Phantom Prey (Lucas Davenport Mysteries)
John Sandford
Putnam Adult, 2008
Another hit for Sandford
+ Phantom Prey
+ John Sandford is the best
+ The Phantom Prey
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Running Scared
Ken Douglas
Bootleg Press, 2008
There is Nothing Like a Little Dose of Revenge
+ Two Brave Women are Running Scared
+ Two Women in Trouble and Running Scared
+ Running scared to stay alive...
+ on the edge
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The Lemur: A Novel
Benjamin Black
Picador, 2008
Smooth oddity
I was half-way through this book in no time, came up for a breather, and thought that it was an awfully quick read. The cynical side of me wanted to ask if this were meant as made-for-movie book, sort of like McCarthy's No Country for Old Men. Maybe Banville needed to fulfill a contract or was ...
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In the Woods
Tana French
Viking Adult, 2007
could not put it down
+ Good Murder Mystery
+ Rich & Solid
I thought this was a superior work of fiction. I was amazed that it was a first book for the author. It reminded me of "Mystic River', which is very high praise. It is the type of book that lingers with you long after you have finished. I figured out the mystery part, as the clues were right ...
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T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)
Sue Grafton
Putnam Adult, 2007
Grafton Is Back!
+ Excellent!
+ It left you wanting more
+ " T " IS FOR THOUGHT PROVOKING
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The Whole Truth
David Baldacci
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
Another great read from Baldacci
+ A little too close to "the whole truth" for comfort
+ Good, Action Packed Thiller
+ Sometimes the Whole Truth isn't the Truth
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Devil Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels)
Kathy Reichs
Scribner, 2008
An interesting read
+ Devil Bones review
All of Reichs' books are good. This one introduces a "different" theme and does not disappoint by preaching or trashing it. An intelligent exploration of the Wiccan theme. The murder seems almost incidental.
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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
+ Physio for Barbecue
+ 7Th Heaven James Patterson
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No Country for Old Men (Vintage International)
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage, 2007
The Coin Has No Say
+ Great writing
+ Whipped Through That One
+ When is evil too much to face?
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