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The Venetian Betrayal: A Novel
Steve Berry
Ballantine Books, 2007
Another Great Historical Adventure
+ A Pleasant Read
+ One of History's Greatest Mysteries
+ Venetian Betrayal pageturner
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Kim Edwards
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
I loved it!
+ Makes anyone think about life
+ SO much better than the movie
I loved this book. I did not want to put it down nor did I want it to end.
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The Night Following
Morag Joss
Delacorte Press, 2008
haunting complex psychological thriller
+ A fascinating book that stretches the boundaries of the pro forma suspense novel
The woman is stunned to learn her spouse the handsome doctor is having affair. Distracted as she drives a winding back road, she fails to notice the woman on a bike in front of her as she comes out of a turn. The driver hits sexagenarian Ruth Mitchell, but instead of stopping, she drives away.
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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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Hold Tight
Harlan Coben
Dutton Adult, 2008
Never disappointed
+ Hold on Tight!
Mr. Coben is my favorite writer and I am never disappointed by him. A lot of writers seem to lose "their touch" after time and I can honestly say that I don't see that with him. Each book is fast-paced and you don't want to put them down. In my opinion, the same is true with this book. There ...
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7th Heaven (The Women's Murder Club)
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Keeps getting better
+ Women's Murder Cllub
+ entertaining, provides a little problem-solving exercise
The Women's Murder Club series just keeps getting better. I really enjoyed this one and am looking forward to no. 8.
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Salem Falls
Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2002
tantalizing
+ Fast-paced
+ Haunting, yes.
+ Suspenseful
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Careless in Red: A Novel
Elizabeth George
Harper, 2008
Audio Book Problem
+ Good to see you back, Tommy!
I have just started the book on tape and was very disappointed that Donata Peters is not the reader. I'm listening to the Unabridged version and I believe his name is John Lee or something. It's just not the same, somehow it changes the book. George almost lost me when she killed off Helen. It ...
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Compulsion: An Alex Delaware Novel (Alex Delaware)
Jonathan Kellerman
Ballantine Books, 2008
A nice addition to the Alex Delaware series
+ Classic Delaware.
+ Another really good Alex Delaware novel
Compulsion is author Jonathan Kellerman's 22nd offering in his series about Alex Delaware, a child psychologist who assists police detective Milo Sturgis in solving murder cases. Being a psychologist myself, I've read and generally enjoyed all of the books in the Dr. Delaware series, although I ...
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The Last Juror
John Grisham
Delta, 2006
The Last Juror
+ Warm novel of the changing times
+ A Great Small Town Story of truth and justice
+ Enjoyed it very much, but...
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The Appeal
John Grisham
Doubleday, 2008
Overly Political and not Grisham's best
I think the name of my review says it all. While I have not read all of Grisham's books this is the first that I have read that has a clear political message - it yells "HANDS OFF TORT REFORM" and "JUDGES NEED TO BE APPOINTED".
While I don't have a problem with the point that he is making (I ...
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City of Shadows: A Novel of Suspense
Ariana Franklin
Harper Paperbacks, 2007
One of the Best Books I Have Ever Read
+ Inventive Plot
My husband and I purchased this book to read on vacation. We paced ourselves so we could make the book last longer. The story, characters, writing was so compelling, very hard to put down. Ariana Franklin is an excellent writer, I am SO glad I found her, and yes I have read her other books which ...
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Santa Fe Dead
Stuart Woods
Putnam Adult, 2008
An exciting story even if a bit far fetched
+ GREAT!!!!
+ Stuart Woods
I am a true Stuart Woods fan and read all of his books. This is no exception, in my opinion, to a fun, exciting read. I lost a night of sleep so I could find out how it would end. Sure, much of the plot---everyone having a pilot's license and carrying a gun----is a bit far fetched. But reading an ...
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Phantom Prey (Lucas Davenport Mysteries)
John Sandford
Putnam Adult, 2008
One of the Best Prey books yet
+ Sandford does it again
+ Flo's Pros
No need to go into the plot....that's been done in many reviews. Surfice to say that I've read every book in the "Prey" series and most of Sandford's other books. This was one of the best yet. Lucas Davenport gave us everything we've come to expect and more. Fabulous! John Sandford hasn't lost ...
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TailSpin (FBI Thriller, No. 12)
Catherine Coulter
Putnam Adult, 2008
Another great Savich/Sherlock FBI thriller
+ Catherine out does herself
+ Coulter great as usual!
I loved this book. It was a page turner and kept me very interested in every word written. I always enjoy Catherine Coulter's books and this was no exception. The great dialog between the married FBI agents is the best. Throw in a few more characters, a bit of an FBI plot, some mystery and "who ...
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