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Hold Tight
Harlan Coben
Dutton Adult, 2008
A thriller
+ Plenty of action, with intersecting plots that don't come together until the end...
+ Wow wow triple wow!
+ Thought provoking thriller
+ Great Book- Impossible to Put Down
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Beautiful Lies: A Novel
Lisa Unger
Three Rivers Press, 2006
A stellar first novel!
+ Couldn't put this one down.
+ wonderful writing
I had not heard of Lisa Unger until I noticed her newly released paperback version of "Beautiful Lies".
I read the back cover and was intrigued. I ordered the book and found that I had a hard time putting it down.
The way Lisa Unger writes is very refreshing. The story is a conversation ...
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The Cruel Stars of the Night: A Mystery (Ann Lindell Mysteries)
Kjell Eriksson
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008
Build slowly to WOW
+ A New Star for American Readers
+ It's more a psychiatric study than a real mistery
Laura Hindersten's professor father has gone missing and, while he may have just took off without telling her (though tyrannical, he is exceptionally eccentric), she is convinced something horrible has happened to him.
The members of the Uppsala Violent Crime Division are certain the professor ...
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The Whole Truth
David Baldacci
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
Pulse-pounding thriller with great characters, plot, etc.
+ Very timely
+ Good Fast Read
The Whole Truth is my second Baldacci book, the first being The Collectors. Although the two are stylistically similar, if I did not know beforehand, I would have never suspected they were written by the same author -- The Whole Truth is much, MUCH better.
The Collectors was good "fluff." Well ...
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Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher Novels)
Lee Child
Delacorte Press, 2008
Many criticisms are fueled by poliltics, but not all
If the negative conclusions Reacher has made about Iraq are likely to steam you, skip the book. Otherwise, still a pretty good read. I have confidence in Lee Child.
As reviewer Brian Baker say, Reacher stories have been small stories. They have also not been so fantastical. The townspeople 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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TailSpin (FBI Thriller, No. 12)
Catherine Coulter
Putnam Adult, 2008
FBI ROMANCE THRILLER
+ Much better than the last book.
Predictable story line and part of the classic FBI series - I enjoyed very much as a summer read.
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Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole)
Robert Crais
Simon & Schuster, 2008
must read
+ Elvis Chases the Darkness
This is easily Robert Crais best book to date.
Elvis and Pike are at their best throughout.
I found it near impossible to put down and now eagerly await Robert Crais next book.
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Death's Little Helpers
Peter Spiegelman
Vintage, 2006
Glad I Read TIME Magazine
+ Mystery suspense at its best
+ Excellent mystery
I recently picked up a copy TIME Magazine and read the article on 5 mystery books/authors that you shouldn't miss. Usually I'm skeptical of professional reviews, but I'm happy to say that this one was spot on as far as Death's Little Helpers, by Peter Spiegelman, is concerned. The story and ...
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The Darkest Evening of the Year
Dean Koontz
Bantam, 2007
Fantastic!
+ Interesting Critique
+ This was a great read and Dean Koontz still rocks!!!
Every Dean Koontz book is a great Dean Koontz book. I love them all!
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Clockers: A Novel
Richard Price
Picador, 2008
Brilliant, mind blowing and extremely well researched
+ Evolution of an Author
+ Exceptional
+ Beyond its genre...
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Phantom Prey (Lucas Davenport Mysteries)
John Sandford
Putnam Adult, 2008
The Weirdest Davenport Novel Yet
+ Excellent condition
+ Better than the last, Lucas a stud
John Sandford does a better job of hooking me on his stories than anyone else writing today. I have read all the books written under the Sandford name and thought they all provided excellent entertainment except for the one clunker, "Dead Watch."
The Lucas Davenport novel, "Phantom Prey," is ...
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Vienna Blood: A Novel (Mortalis)
Frank Tallis
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008
"His motives are twisted and obscure."
+ Historical mystery, travelogue, social and political commentary ... what a smorgasbord!
+ Vienna Blood
+ Still some good writers...
+ superb sequel
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Cross
James Patterson
Little, Brown and Company, 2006
The Best Cross Ever!
+ books
+ AT CROSS PURPOSES
+ Cross
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Another Thing to Fall: A Novel (Tess Monaghan Mysteries)
Laura Lippman
William Morrow, 2008
A Terrific Mystery
+ excellent read
This is Laura Lippman's fifteenth novel yet the tenth book in the series which has character Tess Monaghan, a Baltimore private detective, accepting a job as a bodyguard for a young actress. Lippman has a way of writing excellent mystery/suspense books in the old traditional way. They are well ...
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