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The Reapers: A Thriller 26 reviews John Connolly
Atria, 2008
One Of Connolly's Best!
+ Reapers not up to Connolly's high standards
The Reapers is the best book I've read in quite some time. Fast-paced, beautifully written and always interesting, this one takes all of Connolly's characters and puts them in a medly of action and suspense. And this time, instead of being from Charlie Parker's point of view, the book tells the ...
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The Road (Oprah's Book Club) 1528 reviews Cormac McCarthy
Vintage Books, 2007
Scary, Supensful, Truly Unique Book
+ Depressing, but good + A great read ... + A Dreary Road Weaving Through a Bleak Future
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Final Theory: A Novel 86 reviews Mark Alpert
Touchstone, 2008
An Updated James Bond
+ Learned A Lot + Real Science and Entertaining Too
This book reminded me of the Bond movies: thrilling fun action, one man against the world. With cool scientific weapons, of course. Final Theory is about the hidden secrets of Albert Einstein and it has a lot of real science in the plot. (The author works for Scientific American.) But the book also ...
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Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3) Christopher Paolini
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2008
OATHS SWORN . . . loyalties tested . . . forces collide. Following the colossal battle against the Empire’s warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep. First is Eragon’s oath to his ...
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The Whole Truth 90 reviews David Baldacci
Hachette Audio, 2008
Sometimes the Whole Truth isn't the Truth
+ Ah, Nicholas can dream. + Pulse-pounding thriller with great characters, plot, etc. + Baldacci comes up with the perfect motto for the New York Times + Very timely
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The Good Guy 171 reviews Dean Koontz
Bantam, 2008
To Portland and back seated between a mason and a psycho killer
+ Amazing Dean Koontz + Solid and edgy, Koontz creates a truly believable yarn in "The Good Guy"
When I infrequently turn to a Dean Koontz thriller for entertainment, I usually discover some psycho that's evolved from a bad childhood. It makes one wonder what crowd the author ran with as a kid.
Here, stonemason Tim Carrier, minding his own business on a barstool, finds himself mistaken for ...
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Devil May Care (James Bond) 65 reviews Sebastian Faulks
Doubleday, 2008
trying to out fleming fleming
faulkes portrayal was creditable but lacked the energy and detail of fleming. Fleming's escapes for Bond were ingenious and well thought out; perhaps scripted over and over al la Hemingway. Faulkes did just enough to sell but not to impress. It was a nostalgic read but almost tiresome.
LMcL
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Thunderhead 190 reviews Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Grand Central Publishing, 2000
The first of many for me by these authors...
+ One of P&C's best + kinda late in reading thunderhead... + southwest anasazi archeological adventure + Definitely a page turner
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Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher Novels) 248 reviews Lee Child
Delacorte Press, 2008
Good, but not his best.
Well worth the read, but then I'm a die hard Child\Reacher fan. Kept my interest and had somw good twists and turns, but left me wanting just a bit more.
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 18 reviews James Rollins
Ebury Press, 2008
Fun-loving adventurue
+ Not bad, Not great... + Well written. + The Crystal Skull-Paranormal Science + GREAT adaptation of the film
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Dead Heat (Political Thrillers Series #5) 159 reviews Joel C. Rosenberg
Tyndale House Publishers, 2008
Last in a series of 5
+ Great!! + Highly recommend Joel Rosenberg's books
See review for Copper Scroll which is the previous book in the series. Highly recommend the entire series.
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The Host: A Novel 562 reviews Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
The Host: an awesome book
+ Buy it, read it, love it! + Loved The Host! PLEASE do a series!! + Worth Reading but starts slowly
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Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 14) 391 reviews Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press, 2008
Can't stop laughing
+ Quit whining! Evanovich is hilarious!
Stephanie and her friends keep me laughing. I stayed up all night laughing at the book. My husband even started the series!
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The Hollow (Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series) 105 reviews Nora Roberts
Thorndike Press, 2008
Loved it.
+ Good sequel + Great + The Hollow by Nora Robers
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Hold Tight 120 reviews Harlan Coben
Dutton Adult, 2008
Thought provoking thriller
+ Complex Suspense Novel With Plenty of Heart + Plenty of action, with intersecting plots that don't come together until the end... + Wow wow triple wow! + Great Book- Impossible to Put Down
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Compulsion: An Alex Delaware Novel (Alex Delaware) 64 reviews Jonathan Kellerman
Ballantine Books, 2008
Another Fine Alex Delaware Story
+ One fans of the genre shouldn't miss + Excellent brain candy + Not his best, and not his worst....
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Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole) 63 reviews Robert Crais
Simon & Schuster, 2008
EXCELLENT READ
+ 5 * again from me + a mystery novel hat one shouldn't miss. + What's with the negative reviews?
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Careless in Red: A Novel 119 reviews Elizabeth George
Harper, 2008
careless in red
Elizabeth George in my favorite writer, and I purchased "Careless in Red" the day it came out. I was so disappointed in the reviews that it took awhile for me to start it. Big mistake. I thought it was terrific. Perhaps not quite in the league with "Playing for the Ashes" or "Deception of his ...
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No Country for Old Men (Vintage International) 412 reviews Cormac McCarthy
Vintage, 2007
The Coin Has No Say
+ Whipped Through That One + When is evil too much to face? + An Engaging and Thought-Provoking Book
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7th Heaven (The Women's Murder Club) 110 reviews James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
I read this in 2 1/2 days, excellent!!!!
+ Kidnapping, Arson and Murder, Fast-Paced & Very Good + 7th Heaven + Loved 5th, missed 6th, loved 7th
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