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Tree of Smoke: A Novel
Denis Johnson
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007
Haunting, moving, and evocative
+ Denis Johnson's latest book was worth the long wait.
+ A monumental book. . .
+ High Novelistic Ambition
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Flower Net: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries)
Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007
Murder and mystery in China
+ Fascinating Chinese Intrigue
+ Fascinating View Of Chinese Culture
+ Great Book!
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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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Invisible Prey (Lucas Davenport Mysteries)
John Sandford
Putnam Adult, 2007
Creepy couple
+ Very very good
A demented married couple is going around the upper midwest in order to murder old people for their antiques. This twist on what constitutes the "usual" serial killer in mystery novels, made this book stand out, for more reasons than just the excellent writing.
Davenport has quickly become ...
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The Quickie
James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
Little, Brown and Company, 2007
Loved it!
+ MUST READ!
This was one of my favorites by James Patterson. I couldn't put the book down.....the ending was awesome!
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The Whole Truth
David Baldacci
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
A Wild, Wonderful Book Ride
+ Really good read!!
+ Fast paced thriller
+ Baldacci is back - if you liked The Winner.
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The Poet
Michael Connelly
Grand Central Publishing, 2002
Adrenaline-soaked thrill-ride
+ Another chillingly enjoyable read by Connelly
+ Standard suspense fare
Jack McEvoy is a reporter who works the crime beat. His twin brother, Sean, is a homicide cop. When Sean is found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gun-shot wound, with an Edgar Allen Poe quote written on the window where it was fogged up, Jack cannot accept that it was, indeed, suicide. He ...
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Plain Truth
Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2007
It had me seek out other Amish books!
+ Pulled from the headlines...
+ My favorite by Picoult
+ Second Picoult Book
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The Finder: A Novel
Colin Harrison
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
An incredibly well-told tale
+ Stock markets function on the quaint theory that they are effective
+ Lost and Found
+ Harrison's Best in Awhile
+ a writer with something to say
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7th Heaven (The Women's Murder Club)
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Keeps getting better
+ entertaining, provides a little problem-solving exercise
+ 7th Heaven
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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Into the Fire (Troubleshooters, Book 13)
Suzanne Brockmann
Ballantine Books, 2008
Surprising and Engaging - Loved It!
+ Tons of Action and Surprises-- A Little Disappointing Overall
+ Can't get much better -- wonderful read!
+ Lots of surprises!
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Hold Tight
Harlan Coben
Dutton Adult, 2008
Hold on Tight!
+ Hold Tight
Harlan Coben is amazing at feeding his readers many sub plots that seemingly have no connection and by the end they are all wrapped together in a pretty package. All the while, you are grabbed by each page and cannot wait to get to the next one. This newest novel is no excpetion. In fact, I ...
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The Keepsake: A Novel
Tess Gerritsen
Ballantine Books, 2008
New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen knows how to expertly dissect a brilliantly suspenseful story, all the while keeping fascinated readers riveted to her side. By turns darkly enthralling and relentlessly surprising, The Keepsake showcases an author at the peak of her storytelling powers. For untold years, the perfectly preserved mummy had lain forgotten in the dusty basement of ...
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Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher Novels)
Lee Child
Delacorte Press, 2008
Good Story
I'm not sure what book some of the other folks read, but it couldn't have been the same one I did. This was a great Reacher story. Absolutely fine escapist summer reading. It doesn't get a whole lot better.
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Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 14)
Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press, 2008
As good as anything Janet has ever written
+ Douglas Mallach
+ My expectations were a little too high, maybe.
+ Better Than Expected
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