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Half the Blood of Brooklyn: A Novel
Charlie Huston
Del Rey, 2007
Hardboiled vampires--violent and edgy
+ out of the frying pan into the fire
+ Another winner!
Joe Pitt is going through a rough time. His girlfriend is dying of AIDS, he's lost his independence and is working as enforcer for the Society, and then there's the little matter of being a vampire--with the attendant need for blood. Fortunately, Joe doesn't have much by way of morals, which helps ...
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Foreign Body
Robin Cook
Putnam Adult, 2008
fast-paced medical thriller
+ Cremations are Coming!
At the Queen Victoria Hospital in New Delhi, India, nurse Veena Chandra enters the room of sixty-four year old American medical tourist Maria Hernandez, who came here for a hip replacement as the costs are much less than in New York including travel expense. Veena injects a poison killing the ...
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Heart-Shaped Box: A Novel
Joe Hill
William Morrow, 2007
heart shaped box
+ King better watch out, Hill is here to stay!
+ Excellent read
+ Nice and creepy
+ Heart-Shaped Horror!
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The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel
Diane Setterfield
Atria, 2006
Beautiful
+ A Well-Crafted Homage to a Genre
+ Gothic Excercise
+ Haunting and wonderful!
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The Wheel of Darkness (Special Agent Pendergast)
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Grand Central Publishing, 2007
`Fraid the boogie man might git 'cha?
+ They've done better
`Fraid the boogie man might git 'cha?
Then don't read this book.
It might open up Pandora's Box, bust the edges of your world as you know it and it just might wake you up.
There are more realities than we acknowledge. This book delves into other realms; pushes the edges and it sure made me ...
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Odd Hours
Dean Koontz
Bantam, 2008
Odd OK, Not Greatness:
+ Oddly Gripping
Odd Hours was as always, a good read. But, and this is a big "But," it was not as convoluted nor as intricate as Odd's prior adventures.
The ghost of Sinatra isn't as over the top as Elvis and the ghost doggie isn't as interesting as he once was. Koontz should have thrown in the entire "Rat ...
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Sharp Objects: A Novel
Gillian Flynn
Three Rivers Press, 2007
A fun ride!
+ Impressive
+ Small Town Nastiness
+ Like watching a wreck you know will occur - you can't close your eyes!
+ Sick but thrilling
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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Max Brooks
Three Rivers Press, 2007
so THAT'S how it went down
+ One Great Ride for Zombie Lovers!
+ The Most Satisfying Zombie Fix
+ Wasn't A Zombie Fan, But...
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The Last Oracle: A Novel (Sigma Force)
James Rollins
William Morrow, 2008
Prompt delivery
+ Rollins Fan
+ Great Fast Paced Adventure!!!!!
I ordered a book and it was promptly delivered to my home via USPS.
Thanks
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Duma Key: A Novel
Stephen King
Scribner, 2008
If King isn't your thing, try Duma Key
+ Never wanted to put the book down
+ You have to read this one!
+ Always Bet On A Sure Thing.
+ An amazing novel, one of King's recent bests
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Protect and Defend: A Thriller
Vince Flynn
Atria Books, 2007
Help us Mitch!
+ Another winner from Mr. Flynn!
+ Can't wait for the movie!
+ Vince Flynn
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Ragged Man
Jack Priest
Bootleg Press, 2003
Exciting,Scary, Book!
+ Priest's off-beat debut
+ Fast-Paced, Spine-Tingling Fun
+ Great!
+ I was Afraid to Blink as I Zapped My Eyes Across the Pages
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The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
James Patterson
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Alien Hunting Teen
+ Change of Pace
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X follows fifteen-year-old Daniel in his quest to fight aliens, who seem to have a habit of putting the world in danger. When we first meet him at the age of three, he is a highly intelligent child, far more intellectually advanced than others of his age. This intellect ...
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Blasphemy
Douglas Preston
Forge Books, 2008
If a book ever deserved 5 stars its this one!
Seriously I recommend you do whatever you can to get a hold of specifically the AUDIO BOOK version. The narrator was fantastic in the varous voices he created ranging from Navaho Indians, to a southern televangelist and even a Borne Agan Biker. His voice for Gregory North Hezalious was particularly ...
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The Dark Tide
Andrew Gross
William Morrow, 2008
Superb thriller
+ COULD NOT PUT DOWN..............
+ FANTASTIC!
+ Unexpected plot twists
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