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No Country for Old Men (Vintage International)
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage, 2007
The Coin Has No Say
+ Great writing
+ Whipped Through That One
Cormac McCarthy has a unique and memorable writing style. What you read stays with you because it takes a little effort to internalize it. His storytelling is largely symbolic, as well. If you can read what's between the paragraphs, you'll get the rest of the story.
McCarthy has carved out a ...
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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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Quicksand (Eve Duncan)
Iris Johansen
St. Martin's Press, 2008
Another Iris Johansen winner
+ Loved it!
I'm a big Iris Johansen fan and this book did not disappoint me. Read Pandora's Daughter first, if you haven't already read it. You will understand the character of Megan so much better if you do. I loved the ending of Quicksand! I can't wait for the next book!!
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Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, No. 15)
Patricia Cornwell
Putnam Adult, 2007
What happened to Marino?
I've always enjoyed Patricia Cornwell's books but this one leaves me feeling like I've just watched an episode of "Desperate Housewifes" with the ending "Tune in next week to find out what happened to Marino". Bad.
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Up Close and Dangerous: A Novel
Linda Howard
Ballantine Books, 2007
Romantic Suspense at it's Best
+ More Romance than Action ... And That's OK!
+ Not deserving of all the flack!!
If you like your thrillers mixed with some romance than you will like Up UP CLOSE AND DANGEROUS. One of the main characters of this novel is Bailey who gets married to her much older, yet wealthy boss, Jim Wingate, but soon after finds herself a widow. He had two stepchildren, Seth and Tamzin, ...
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The Lemur: A Novel
Benjamin Black
Picador, 2008
Originally serialized novella lacks depth
Originally serialized in The New York Times Magazine, this novella doesn't meet the standards of Black's Quirke novels. Irish journalist John Glass has given up reporting on foreign wars and accepted a commission from his wealthy and powerful American father-in-law, "Big Bill," to write the old ...
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The Woods
Harlan Coben
Dutton Adult, 2007
Quite a Ride (Read)
+ It Kept Me On the Edge of My Seat...
+ The Woods
+ Stand-alone thriller delivers despite flaws
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Interred with Their Bones
Jennifer Lee Carrell
Dutton Adult, 2007
Loved the treasure hunt
+ A fun read
+ Puzzled?????????????
+ What if?
+ A no holds 'Bard' thriller....
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Down River
John Hart
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007
Down River
+ Down River by John Hart
+ Behind the door in a sports hero's life.
+ Down River
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Bangkok Haunts
John Burdett
Knopf, 2007
ACCURACY IN BANGKOK
+ more Thai stories
+ Book review
Not much you can say about this sexy thriller except "excellent and fascinating." Burdett is a wonderful writer and captures the heart and soul of the mysterious city of Bangkok, where many people make up their own rules as they go through life. He takes you through the dark alleys where people ...
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The Whole Truth
David Baldacci
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
Another great read from Baldacci
+ Political fiction
+ A little too close to "the whole truth" for comfort
As usual David Baldacci does an excellent job of character development and making the plot understandable. Even though you know the good guys are going to come out ahead, there are enough twists and turns in the story to make some part of your brain doubt that and make you wonder what's going to ...
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Plain Truth
Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2007
Judgment without mercy will produce evil
+ A very interesting insight into the Amish world
+ Plain Truth
+ Loved it
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Bel Canto (P.S.)
Ann Patchett
Harper Perennial, 2005
Stunning and Emotional
+ Patchett Delivers Again
+ simply wonderful
+ Bel Canto
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After Dark (Vintage International)
Haruki Murakami
Vintage, 2008
Mesmerizing
+ Superb.
+ Intriguing, but with too many loose ends.
I think this is the most down-to-earth novel by Mr. Murakami that is published now but with a touch of his earliest novels. I admire his recent novels but I also love his previous ones. This one has that mysterious, voyeuristic, supernatural, surrealist feeling of his recent novels but somehow, the ...
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Phantom Prey (Lucas Davenport Mysteries)
John Sandford
Putnam Adult, 2008
Another hit for Sandford
+ Phantom Prey
+ John Sandford is the best
+ The Phantom Prey
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