The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Book 1)404 reviews Alexander McCall Smith Anchor, 2003 life-affirming book with the unforgettable main character + Utterly Charming + A Glimpse of Southern Africa from an Author Who Knows When Precious Ramotswe's father, Obed, dies and leaves her all the cattle with the advice to sell it and buy herself a good business, she decides to become a private detective, the first lady detective in Botswana, and perhaps in the whole of Africa. Mma Ramotswe, smart, fat and good-natured, ...             Jack of Hearts9 reviews Ken Scott Bootleg Press, 2006 A Whale of a Tale, with Some Romance and Adventure Added in + Like my favourite rollercoaster- What a ride! + A must-read thriller full of suspense and action. + 'Gimme a million'             The Sunday Philosophy Club (Isabel Dalhousie Mysteries)138 reviews Alexander Mccall Smith Anchor, 2005 A solid start + Prose for the soul. Life is good. + Impressed Despite Subpar Mystery This book is very weak as a mystery, but as you'll see if you follow the series, the mystery is not the point. While the first two books are billed as "Isabel Dalhousie mysteries," the last two are labelled as "Isabel Dalhousie novels," which is more accurate. Alexander McCall Smith does an ...             Deception Point490 reviews Dan Brown Pocket, 2002 dan brown books + Riveting + A good action novel + Intrigue in the ice + My only problem?             Maisie Dobbs90 reviews Jacqueline Winspear Penguin Books, 2004 Loved this book + Superb literature + Atmospheric setting and excellent characters What an interesting, intricate character is Maisie Dobbs! I read the second book of this series first, then went back to read this one. The flashback, revealing Maisie as a poor but brilliant girl, being granted (in a somewhat fairy-godmother style) education and opportunity, and then seeing what ...             School Days (Spenser)77 reviews Robert B. Parker Putnam Adult, 2005 Engaging + Spenser is once again a white knight, seeking justice for a disturbed boy + Is this the handwriting on the wall for Susan? Robert Parker's novels featuring a Boston private detective named Spenser got off to a slam-bang start in the 1970s. But since then, the series has grown in popularity but deteriorated in quality, the plots becoming as thin as negligees and the wisecracking detective turning into a parody of ...             Trace337 reviews Patricia Cornwell Berkley, 2005 TRACE + Another Cornwell victory I have been an avid reader of the Scarpetta Series by Patricia Cornwell. Ms. Cornwell is my absolute favorite writer. I have already read TRACE and am presently reading PREDATOR. Once a book is started, I have to consciously remind myself that there are other things that demand my attention ...             Dead Ringer37 reviews Ken Douglas Bootleg Press, 2003 Zips Along Like a Jet Propelled Steam Roller + Hard to Put Down + What happens when your "death" is greatly exaggerated? + Four and a Half Stars for DEAD RINGER             Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, No. 10)330 reviews Janet Evanovich St. Martin's Press, 2005 Great, fast read + I nearly died laughing + One of the Best + Another winner for Evanovich + Great read             Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 2)106 reviews Alexander McCall Smith Anchor, 2002 Warm, gentle, wonderful + Love Precious Ramotswe! + Warm, witty, and wise + What's not to love???             Hurricane20 reviews Jack Stewart Bootleg Press, 2003 Action Packed Book! + Lots of Chase Scenes in this Action Packed Thriller + A Real Sitting on the Edge of Your Seat Thriller + Drug Smugglers and a Hurricane What a Ride! + A Mighty Fine Adventure Story             The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 4)90 reviews Alexander Mccall Smith Anchor, 2004 Delightfully charming... + Probably the best introduction to the series The Kalahari Typing School for Men by Alexander McCall Smith is a delightfully charming book and is just as good as the other books in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. Taking place in Botswana, Precious Ramotswe runs the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency with the help of her assistant, ...             Angels & Demons2181 reviews Dan Brown Pocket Star, 2001 Excellent, Plot-twisting Thriller + I confess that I got hooked... + A good read + It's fiction - to be read as such             Crusader's Cross: A Dave Robicheaux Novel (Dave Robicheaux Mysteries)104 reviews James Lee Burke Simon & Schuster, 2005 Burke never disappoints.... + Excellent + Typical forumla + Great gift.             The Rule of Four1159 reviews Ian Caldwell, Dustin Thomason Dell, 2005 Striving after love in a dream + Don't expect action and you won't be disappointed + Perfect for young intellectuals! You can read any half-dozen Amazon customer reviews and conclude that most people would not know good writing if they took it to bed. This novel is well-written. The prose will surprise and delight those who pay attention. It is NOT "The Da Vinci Code" (which statement entirely follows from ...             Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs Mysteries)40 reviews Jacqueline Winspear Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Superb fiction + You gotta love Maisie Dobbs + birds of a feather + Good! Almost Great!             One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, No. 1)532 reviews Janet Evanovich St. Martin's Press, 2003 No wonder people love this girl + Where it started: + fun, fun, fun + Clever & Refreshing Fun             Double Shot (Goldy Culinary Mysteries, Book 12)49 reviews Diane Mott Davidson HarperTorch, 2005 Another great from a favorite author + I really enjoyed it + What comes next? + Murder Mystery             Morality for Beautiful Girls (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 3)91 reviews Alexander McCall Smith Anchor, 2002 Another Hit For Alexander McCall Smith + Warm, witty, and wise + not disappointed + Excellent Author + Warm, loving and human             Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, No. 2)215 reviews Janet Evanovich Pocket Books, 1996 Stephanie's still learning... + "Two For The Dough" & "Three To Get Deadly" by Janet Evanovich + love it + Kenny Mancuso! + Two For The Dough