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Black Seconds (Inspector Sejer Mysteries)
Karin Fossum
Harcourt, 2008
Very Enjoyable
+ Black Seconds
+ Hard to Find a Better Mystery
+ It is a cruel book
+ Fossum- keeps you guessing to the last- and ties it all up in the end...a master story teller!
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4th of July (Woman's Murder Club)
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
Satisfied
+ Excellent condition and service
+ Coming Back for More!
+ Very enjoyable fast read.
+ fab 4th of july
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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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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 Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel (Lincoln Rhyme)
Jeffery Deaver
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Data mining makes your life an open book to whoever has access to it...
+ Mystery book
+ another awesome title
+ Loved It
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The Third Angel: A Novel
Alice Hoffman
Shaye Areheart Books, 2008
Wow Excellent Book
+ Love, Heartache and The Ghost in Room 707
+ The Ghost of Michael Macklin
This is the first book I have ever read by Alice Hoffman and it will not be the last. I am on my way to my local library today. I LOVED this book.
I actually cried while reading through parts of the stories. She has so
much emotion in her writing.This book is a MUST read.
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Mercy
Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2001
flat
i love jodi picoults books ive read most of them however i really really didnt liek this book. Boring boring boring. The story never picks up. Flat...and 200 pages could get cut out and still tell the same story.
read other books by her not this one
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Desperation Moon
Ken Douglas
Bootleg Press, 2003
Mucho Desperation in this Finely Tuned Thriller
+ Non-Stop Action
+ A New Fan
+ A Book I Could Not Put Down
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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 Appeal
John Grisham
Doubleday, 2008
Palin?
+ The Appeal by John Grisham
+ Modern Day David and Goliath story
The rise of this judge reminds me an AWFUL lot of Palin's recent entry to the political scene. Out of nowhere, with a wholesome background and almost no political experience, she gets propped up by the good ol' senator and a smarmy political team...hmmm...did McCain read this?
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Silent in the Sanctuary
Deanna Raybourn
Mira, 2008
Her own woman
+ Beautifully written, slow-paced mystery
+ Silent in the Sanctuary is a solid read for Rayborn fans
+ Much better than the first novel
+ shamefully delicious
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Honeymoon
James Patterson, Howard Roughan
Grand Central Publishing, 2006
A New twist on familiar story line
+ LOVED IT!!!
I enjoyed this book, as I enjoy all of Mr. Patterson's books. This story line was quite familiar to me as it reminded slightly of the movie black widow. If I try to explain it, Ill just give it all away just read the book it was suspenseful and not always easy to anticipate which is always a plus. ...
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Devil Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels)
Kathy Reichs
Scribner, 2008
She hit it out of the ball park again!
+ It's all right
Kathy Reichs is a genius! I honestly don't know how she does it all but I love her descriptions and the way she can use language to paint a picture. These books are so packed with science I can use them in the classroom to emphasize topics on Forensics as well as other basic science topics.
I ...
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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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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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