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Company Man 97 reviews Joseph Finder
St. Martin's Press, 2005
Stress Test?
+ Winning Blend of Corporate Intrigue and Crime Fiction
Put yourself in the place of this book's main character. You're Nick Conover the CEO of an office supply company. Your wife died recently. You've laid off 5000 workers and everyone in town hates you for it, and there seem to be company executives doing strange things behind your back. Your house is ...
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The Bodyguard 60 reviews Christy Tillery French
Mystery and Suspense Press, 2004
Meeting Natasha Again, for the Very First Time
+ A fun read + Oh, yeah + Fantastic Novel!
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The Sunday Philosophy Club : An Isabel Dalhousie Mystery 137 reviews Alexander McCall Smith
Pantheon, 2004
Prose for the soul. Life is good.
+ Impressed Despite Subpar Mystery
Ok, I agree that the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency seems to have more flavor than the Isabel Dalhousie series - but isn't it because we find Africa much more exciting than Scotland? Because we find it exotic and warm and we are pleasantly surprised with the human universals we discover in Mma ...
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The Sign of the Book: A Cliff Janeway "Bookman" Novel (Cliff Janeway Novels) 32 reviews John Dunning
Scribner, 2005
The Sign of the Book
+ Compelling and Engaging! + Sweet Twist
Okay, for a person who is a book fanatic what could be better than a book about a book dealer?? This series is a real winner. Good stories with enough twists to keep the reader interested right to the end. Lots of tidbits about the book business too which is always a plus just in case I win the ...
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Visions in Death 55 reviews J.D. Robb
Putnam Adult, 2004
Someone's killing women...
+ The best of "in death" series until now! + Visions Become Reality for Det. Dallas + Born In Death + They just keep getting better!
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With No One As Witness (Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers Novels) 204 reviews Elizabeth George
HarperCollins, 2005
It's the subtext, of course
+ book + Wonderful, as usual + Sordid but fascinating + Bittersweet
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The Goodbye Body (Claire Malloy Mysteries, No. 15) 10 reviews Joan Hess
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2005
A fun read
+ Another Great Claire Mystery + A page turner
NOTE: Do not listen to any negative review posted here. I've enjoyed most of the Claire Malloy mysteries thus far, and THE GOODBYE BODY doesn't dissapoint. The story is chock-full of surprises, twists and turns, and plenty of laugh out loud moments.
I like cuddling up with a new Claire Malloy ...
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Rage (Alex Delaware) 85 reviews Jonathan Kellerman
Ballantine Books, 2005
Typical Kellerman, interesting, too long, enjoyable
Rage is another novel by Jonathan Kellerman featuring psychologist Alex Deleware and police detective Milo Sturgis. Eight years ago, Deleware consulted on a case where two young boys, barely teenagers, brutally murdered a two year old toddler. Delaware has long forgotten about the case until ...
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In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 6) 81 reviews Alexander McCall Smith
Pantheon, 2005
Mystery and Laugh Out Loud Funny
+ Warm, witty, and wise + Absolute delight! + Delight in Cheerful Ladies!
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The Geographer's Library 85 reviews Jon Fasman
Penguin Press HC, The, 2005
Captivating Intellectual Mystery
+ Not 'The Dain Curse' or 'The Glass Key', yet still a good yarn
Captivating Intellectual Mystery
Review of: "The Geographers Library"
By: Jon Fasman
This is one of my all time favorite books.
It starts in a routine job setting for a recent college graduate. Paul Tomm works for a small town newspaper. Paul gets a reporting assignment for his ...
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Melancholy Baby 40 reviews Robert B. Parker
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2004
Robert Parker Sunny Randall series
+ Pleasant read
Love the Sunny Randall series. Easy and fun to read. This is the fourth book in the series.
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The Torment of Others: A Novel (Dr. Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Mysteries) 19 reviews Val McDermid
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2005
High Five
+ Another great McDermid book. + McDermid is always gripping ... + A lot of good can be said about this police procedural + Extremely gruesome and extremely hard to put down!
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Blind Alley (An Eve Duncan Forensics Thriller) 67 reviews Iris Johansen
Bantam, 2004
Blind Alley
+ I didn't mind it.
I was very satisfied with the purchase of this book. The book was in good condition, the price very reasonable, and I received it in just a matter of days.
Thank you.
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The Innocent 150 reviews Harlan Coben
Dutton Adult, 2005
A little familiar, but still a great read
+ a fast-paced thriller + Great read! + Another great one by Coben
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Death of the Party: A Death on Demand Mystery (Death on Demand Mysteries) 14 reviews Carolyn Hart
William Morrow, 2005
Deserted Island and Murder
+ Wonderful setting for a murder mystery!
Max Darling is hired by Britt Barlow to help her find a murderer. Her brother-in-law was murdered one year ago, and she's invited everyone back to the island that was there the weekend he was killed. She knows he was killed because she took the wire off the stairs that was strung for him to trip ...
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Hard Truth (Anna Pigeon Mysteries) 89 reviews Nevada Barr
Putnam Adult, 2005
Beauty and Evil
+ A harrowing read
HARD TRUTH by Nevada Barr takes Anna Pigeon fans deep into the stark contrast of the beauty of the Rocky Mountain Park and evil of religious cults which use faith to mask their unholy deeds. This is a different Barr, which explores kidnapping, child abuse, violence and evil. It is not a story for ...
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Dead Man's Bones (China Bayles Mysteries #13) 18 reviews Susan Wittig Albert
Berkley Hardcover, 2005
dead man's bones
+ cactus + Dead Man's Bones + Great Book! + Beware! Hard to resist- a must 'have' for China Bayles fans!
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Eleven on Top (Stephanie Plum, No. 11) 357 reviews Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press, 2005
First Novel
+ Eight + Another great book in the series + Another Stellar Performance
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Locked Rooms (Mary Russell Novels) 62 reviews Laurie R. King
Bantam, 2005
It's a Pleasure
+ Mystery that swirls around the S.F. Bay area... + This kept me reading past my bedtime.
What a pleasure! I read these novels over and over, and continue enjoying them. The characters become friends, and I care what happens to them. The stories are interesting, and the backgrounds well-evoked. What more could a reader ask for?
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Burned (Regan Reilly Mysteries, No. 8) 20 reviews Carol Higgins Clark
Scribner, 2005
Burned is a great book!
+ A good summer read + Fun to read!
It is an very enjoyable fun read. I would recommend this book for anyone looking for a light mystery.
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