Christine Falls: A Novel65 reviews Benjamin Black Picador, 2008 great writtin depressing book The writting in this book is much better than that of the usual mystery. It is however a very depressing story,             Dearly Devoted Dexter107 reviews Jeff Lindsay Vintage, 2006 Just as dark and fun as the first + delicious dexter + I Luv Dexter! This book continued the great quality that Lindsay started with in the first book and is of equal, if not greater, quality. It's also just as gripping as the first book. I read it 2 days, and it only took that long because I made myself take breaks so that it wouldn't be over too soon! The ...             Silent in the Sanctuary49 reviews Deanna Raybourn Mira, 2008 Silent in the Sanctuary is a solid read for Rayborn fans + Much better than the first novel + shamefully delicious + A refreshing turn for the Genre             The Savage Detectives: A Novel43 reviews Roberto Bolano Picador, 2008 Original and thought-provoking Although it took me three months to read this book, I thought it was very worthwhile. The first part drew me in with interesting characters, many in the prime of youth and full of idealism and enthusiasm for poetry and love. The second part was, at times, difficult. So many different narrators. ...             Darkly Dreaming Dexter229 reviews Jeff Lindsay Vintage, 2006 Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay + Audio 8cds Not for the faint hearted!!!!!!! Darkly Dreaming Dexter This book was a great read. Even if you watched the show first. However the Dexter in the show is different than the one in the book. This book neatly wraps up the charcter that is Dexter and does so quickly as well as humorously. I love the wit and sarcasm, i think it tops ...             The 6th Target136 reviews James Patterson, Maxine Paetro Little, Brown and Company, 2007 6th Target as usual James Patterson has given us a spell binding adventure in law and order with the Womens Club. I am looking forward to the TV series. I miss Alex Cross and would love to read more of his adventures. Dianne             Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher Novels)238 reviews Lee Child Delacorte Press, 2008 Ignore the haters When it comes down to it, Nothing to Lose is not the greatest Jack Reacher novel Lee Child has written. However, it certainly isn't bad. I was a bit turned off when I got my copy in the mail and checked the Amazon reviews to see the slew of 1-star reviews that Child has gotten this time around. ...             No Country for Old Men (Vintage International)410 reviews Cormac McCarthy Vintage, 2007 An Engaging and Thought-Provoking Book + When is evil too much to face? "No Country for Old Men" is a unique book. Utilizing a staccato and direct writing style, Cormac McCarthy covers many weighty topics under the umbrella of a disarmingly direct and powerful storyline. Topics such as life and death, good and evil and choice versus chance are all touched upon ...             Caught Stealing: A Novel68 reviews Charlie Huston Ballantine Books, 2005 Fast paced, violent, raw, and still very fun. + A little violent at times but a good read + The Cat + Blood, Thunder, A Good Man Gone Bad             Swan Peak: A Dave Robicheaux Novel39 reviews James Lee Burke Simon & Schuster, 2008 Extraordinary novel + Return to Big Sky + Another fine yarn...complex good guys, bad guys of all stripes! + Chapter 17 in the Life of Dave Robicheaux + As improbable as ever, but.....             Bel Canto (P.S.)579 reviews Ann Patchett Harper Perennial, 2005 Stunning and Emotional + Bel Canto + A MUST-read + Bellissimo + Makes me want to go and listen to Opera!             7th Heaven (The Women's Murder Club)109 reviews James Patterson, Maxine Paetro Little, Brown and Company, 2008 Loved 5th, missed 6th, loved 7th + I Like it! Good read for series junkies! + Women's Murder Cllub I have become a huge Patterson after reading the 5th Horseman, lapsed on the 6th Target and found my way back for 7th Heaven. I just love the play on numbers. This is the 7th novel in his Women's Murder Club series and the book starts off in as far a place from heaven as possible with victims found ...             Plain Truth254 reviews Jodi Picoult Washington Square Press, 2007 Plain Truth + Loved it + Pulled from the headlines... This is the first book I read of Jodi's. I loved it it was a page turner from the start. I liked the reserch she did with the amish religion and community. she really makes you think and her books are real life reading. I can't wait to read another.             Stranger in Paradise (Jesse Stone Novels)52 reviews Robert B. Parker Putnam Adult, 2008 Maybe the best of the Stone series... Perhaps I was just in the right mood, but I devoured this one in two sittings, and the break I took in order to go to sleep was done regretfully. For a change, the actual suspense/mystery/thriller plot was better than the personal relationships depicted. Thus, it qualified for me as a ...             Blood Dreams (Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Novel)29 reviews Kay Hooper Bantam, 2007 Like the series, not the best of them, though + First Read of Bishop Series Finally! Hooper is back with another paranormal thriller featuring Bishop and the Special Crimes Unit from the FBI. There is a serial killer operating in Boston without remorse. He's killed twelve women in a one month time period, and it seems that the only reason he's gone to ground is because ...             Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, No. 15)614 reviews Patricia Cornwell Putnam Adult, 2007 SADLY DISAPPOINTED I JUST FINISHED "BOOK OF THE DEAD" AND WAS SADLY DISAPPOINTED. I ALMOST FEEL LIKE I NEED TO RE-READ IT TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE TWISTS AND TURNS AND CHARACTERS IN THIS MIS-ADVENTURE. I AM FAIRLY NEW TO READING PATRICIA CORNWELL BOOKS AND HAVE NOT READ ALL OF THEM BUT I AM GOING TO GO BACK TO THE ...             Bones: An Alex Delaware Novel (Alex Delaware) Jonathan Kellerman Ballantine Books, 2008 When it comes to writing deftly layered, tightly coiled novels of suspense, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman reigns supreme as “master of the psychological thriller” (People). Now, Kellerman has worked his magic again in this chilling new masterpiece. The anonymous caller has an ominous tone and an unnerving message about something “real dead . . . buried ...             Tree of Smoke: A Novel78 reviews Denis Johnson Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007 Haunting, moving, and evocative + What's Your Poison? + Denis Johnson's latest book was worth the long wait. + A monumental book. . .             Down River67 reviews John Hart St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007 Excelent + perfect summer read! + could not put it down!! + Great Book             All the Pretty Horses294 reviews Cormac Mccarthy Vintage, 1993 Definitely a Acquired Taste + Breathtaking and... breathless + Hauntingly Beautiful Search for the Dead West + Western for the 20th century