The Reapers: A Thriller26 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 ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
Final Theory: A Novel86 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 ...
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
The Whole Truth90 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
  
  











  



  
The Good Guy171 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 ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
Thunderhead190 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
  
  











  



  
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.
  
  











  



  
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull18 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
  
  











  



  
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.
  
  











  



  
The Host: A Novel562 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
  
  











  



  
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!
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
Hold Tight120 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
  
  











  



  
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....
  
  











  



  
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?
  
  











  



  
Careless in Red: A Novel119 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 ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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