A Small Death in Lisbon93 reviews Robert Wilson Berkley, 2002 Not always an easy read, always an enjoyable + Outstanding Thriller + A Huge Work of Fiction + The Little Phrases Uplift You             Night Soldiers: A Novel56 reviews Alan Furst Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002 Recommended For Those Who Know History + Epic in Scope with attention to detail + Can one man's integrity amount to more than a hill of beans? + Furst at his best             Old Boys31 reviews Charles McCarry Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 I'm Not An Espionage Fan... ...but I'm a big fan of the work of Charles McCarry. This is the best flat-out adventure novel he's ever written and it's obvious that he had a great time doing it. Oddly enough, in all the good reviews this novel has received, there has been very little praise given to the humor it contains. ...             Literary Murder8 reviews Batya Gur Harper Paperbacks, 1994 Academic Lectures Meet Crime + The groves of academia--O Jerusalem + The Israeli P.D.James + Academic Lectures Meet Crime             The Terra-Cotta Dog (Inspector Montalbano Mysteries)22 reviews Andrea Camilleri Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 II CANE DI TERRACOTTA - THE TERRACOTTA DOG - ANDREA CAMILLERI + The Best + The life of Sicily + more than meets the English speaking eye + True Italian Flavor             The Laughing Policeman31 reviews Maj Sjowall, Per Wahloo Vintage, 1992 Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds. + Solving a Cold Case + Not a Barrel of Laughs + Do mass murderers have an inherited criminal streak? + Hot & Cold Cases Combined             The White Lioness21 reviews Henning Mankell Vintage, 2003 A nonstandard Wallender Mystery + Not a Wallander story we are used to, but not bad! + Who's a Better Writer: the Author or the Translator + I Mostly Liked It, Some Will Not: It Is a Solid Wallander Story and a Compelling Read, But Fragmented.             R Is For Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)42 reviews Sue Grafton Berkley, 2005 Not quite on par with the others in the series I've been reading Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone mysteries for years and have loved the series as a whole. Kinsey is a character who seems so real it's as if she'll jump right off the page. She's also a woman with whom I can relate, the kind of woman I'd enjoy having as a friend because she is who ...             The Daughter of Time133 reviews Josephine Tey Touchstone, 1995 WHAT IS TRUTH + THERE IS MORE TO THIS THAN MEETS THE EYE... + Intriguing + Not my personal favorite but still excellent             Good Morning, Midnight12 reviews Reginald Hill Avon, 2005 A satisfying return to form for Hill + Hill is a very gifted writer! + Not bad. + Hill's "Midnight" is OK but it could have been much better + Interesting English police procedural             A Darkening Stain (Bruce Medway Series)3 reviews Robert Wilson Harvest Books, 2004 First Rate African Noir + Feel the Heat I think Wilson's Spain/Portugal novels are superior historical thrillers. I came to the Bruce Medway Africa series tentatively, but after reading one, I've consumed them all. Medway is a fixer in Nigeria, hacking his way through a series of ugly situations. From my point of view, Wilson has drawn a ...             The Partner877 reviews John Grisham Dell, 1998 Portrait of a Flawed Legal Genius + Awsome + Fantastic page-turner with something to say A great lawyer is meticulous, calculating, aggressive, relentless, and prepared for anything. John Grisham lovingly shares an intricate plot to provide you with an unforgettable portrait of those qualities in action. In the process, you'll also see a man whose soul is offended by his profession. ...             Skinwalkers (Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee Novels)23 reviews Tony Hillerman HarperTorch, 1990 Superb: A brilliant writer at his absolute best. + An attempted cop killing sets off this interesting story + Skinwalkers + Fabulous suspense!             Tell No One410 reviews Harlan Coben Dell, 2002 LOVED LOVED LOVED + Greatest of its genre + I could not put this down I took the day off and pulled this book off my shelf. Bought it YEARS ago, but never got around to reading it. I went to the UCLA writers weekend and heard Harlan speak in a writer's conversation and vowed to take time to read all the books I have bought of his that I never got around to read -and ...             Out of Sight52 reviews Elmore Leonard HarperTorch, 2002 From Florida To Detroit, Does Love Win? + Very Good But Not As Good As Soderbergh Movie + My favorite Elmore Leonard book Starting in a Florida prison, the opening few chapters of OUT OF SIGHT are set as a frenetic pace as bank robber extraordinaire, Jack Foley plans and executes a daring escape. Helping him in his bid for freedom is his former partner in crime, Buddy who is waiting with a car in the prison car park. ...             The Shadow of the Wind507 reviews Carlos Ruiz Zafón Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Incredible book + The Shadow of the Wind + Great read - excellent literature. I loved it. + It Cast A Giant Shadow!! + An unbelievable read!             The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll (New York Review Books Classics)10 reviews Alvaro Mutis, Francisco Goldman NYRB Classics, 2002 A Fatalist's Fantasia + A painful but wonderful introspective exercise. + A Delightful, Picaresque Compilation + Unique and unforgettable             Skinny Dip318 reviews Carl Hiaasen Knopf, 2004 Ton o' Fun + Fun! + Fun and interesting reading This was my first Hiaasen. Gotta say, I was captured from the first paragraph. Really, get out of your robe (or even better, stay in it) and go to the bookstore right now and read that opening page. You'll thank me later. I've seen some other reviews citing that our lead good guy here isn't as ...             Uniform Justice22 reviews Donna Leon Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004 Another wonderful Brunetti + Murder Mystery Set in Venice + Not That Death in Venice If you like international detective stories and don't know Donna Leon's series starring Commisario Guido Brunetti then you're in for a treat. Every installment is uniformly well written, engrossing and enjoyable. Settle into crime, family dinners (with polenta)and an occasional glass of Soave as ...             The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll (New York Review Books Classics)10 reviews Alvaro Mutis, Francisco Goldman NYRB Classics, 2002 A Fatalist's Fantasia + A painful but wonderful introspective exercise. + A Delightful, Picaresque Compilation + Unique and unforgettable