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Before the Frost
Henning Mankell
Vintage, 2006
The Sinister World Invades Sweden
+ I'd give the book an A, the translation a C+
+ Unusual, Involving, Shocking
+ Master of historical "What if..."
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Careless in Red: A Novel
Elizabeth George
Harper, 2008
The reluctant return of Lynley
This was a welcome surprise after the What Came Before He Shot Her; I found the book more tedious than enjoyable. I was pleased to see the reluctant return of Lynley who is still processing the death of Helen, his wife, by taking a walking holiday. This book is full of his internal angst and his ...
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Out: A Novel
Natsuo Kirino
Vintage, 2005
Really engaging, a side of Japan not often seen
+ Just like sashimi with wasabi - raw, pungent, and sharp
+ insightful gutsy noir
+ Move over Flannery O'Connor...
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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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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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Midnight Rambler: A Novel of Suspense
James Swain
Ballantine Books, 2007
Wonderful!
+ This was my first read of a Swain book
+ Beautifully crafted thriller
+ Swain does it again
+ more kudos for well-written book
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The Appeal
John Grisham
Doubleday, 2008
John Grisham the best in court trillers
+ Cliche story line, good read
an excelent book following in the footsteps of the other great books written by very great story teller.
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The Last Patriot: A Thriller
Brad Thor
Atria Books, 2008
Wow, a thrill ride from todays headlines
+ Another home run for Thor!
+ a little disappointing
+ Not Favorite
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Dark of the Moon
John Sandford
Putnam Adult, 2007
A great Sandford novel.
+ 1st Audio Book
+ John Sandford Does it Again with Phantom Prey
+ Another excellent job by this writer
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The Overlook (Harry Bosch)
Michael Connelly
Little, Brown and Company, 2007
A great addition to the "Harry Bosch" series!
+ Again, Michael Connelly at his best... in stretching for home base...
I became a fan of the "Harry Bosch" novels by Michael Connelly late in life. I think it was the movie, Blood Work, starring Clint Eastwood and based on one of Connelly's other books, that caused me to buy The Narrows when it came out in paperback. I read that and found myself immediately hooked ...
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The Broker
John Grisham
Delta, 2006
low-key suspense
+ Grisham back on great form
Joel Backman is "the Broker"--a Washington power broker-lobbyist. Then his empire collapses when a deal collapses involving a hacked spy satellite that nobody acknowledges, and Backman ends up in jail, broke.
Six years later, he's pardoned by a lame duck President, and whisked away to Italy by ...
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The Whole Truth
David Baldacci
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
Good Fast Read
I am quickly becoming a David Baldacci fan. This book was excellent. Its cliche to say, but I had a tough time putting it down.
The book has the classic tough guy hero with a lady in tow, the impossible situation that they must figure out how to get through. But Baldacci's writes in a way ...
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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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No Country for Old Men (Vintage International)
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage, 2007
Call It
+ Definitely a Winner
Some seven years after he completed the final novel of his famed Border Trilogy, Cormac McCarthy released to the world his ninth novel No Country for Old Men. With its title borrowed from a poem titled "Sailing to Byzantium"-- That is no country for old men. The young, in one another's arms, birds ...
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Second Glance: A Novel
Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2004
Another page-turner from Picoult!
+ One of Picoult's Best
+ ghostly encounter
+ Second Glance: A Story about Ghosts, A Story About Life
+ Jodi Picoult
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