Vinnie's Head10 reviews Marc Lecard St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007 Watch out, Hiaasen and Dorsey + Dark Humor + drop dead funny + Amazingly funny             I Heard That Song Before: A Novel102 reviews Mary Higgins Clark Simon & Schuster, 2007 Another great book by Mary Higgins Clark + 3.5 Star Suspenseful Tale This was a great book. Mary Higgins Clark did it again with this wonderfully written book. I love how the chapters are just the right length to peak your interest and not too long to you lose interest. As the reader, Clark's excellent prose keeps you guessing until the very end. This is one I ...             Storm Runners: A Novel25 reviews T. Jefferson Parker William Morrow, 2007 Control of weather mystery + Storm Runners + Can't lose with Parker Matt Stromsoe and Mike Tavarez were the best of friends in high school. They marched in the band at the same time although Stromsoe was the Drum Major in their late years of school. Both boys loved Hallie, but Mike ended up winning her in marriage, which disappointed Matt. Mike was always into ...             Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, No. 11)180 reviews Lee Child Delacorte Press, 2007 Reacher follows in the literary Rambo's footsteps + best of jack reacher + Reacher Strikes Again! + Lee Child delivers again.             Drumfire (Brock and Poole Mysteries) Graham Ison Severn House Publishers, 2006 The new and unusual case for Detectives Brock and Poole - One Saturday night, a masked gunman walks into a jazz club and murders the drummer. Very soon, Detective Chief Inspector Brock and Detective Sergeant Poole find themselves taking an interest in the guests at a party in Surrey's stockbroker belt, which leads them to look again at a five-year-old robbery and to interview a dozen or so armed ...             Because the Night10 reviews James Ellroy Vintage, 2005 OPUS FOUR + Not the best of Ellroy Second novel of the Lloyd Hopkins saga, BECAUSE OF THE NIGHT has been published in 1984. Like in BLOOD ON THE MOON, James Ellroy has adopted in this book two points of view, Lloyd's and John Havilland's, the killer. Even if the twists of BECAUSE OF THE NIGHT are highly improbable, the novel still ...             The Devil's Feather15 reviews Minette Walters Knopf, 2006 A book of shadows in the hands of a master + Walters at her best + "Sadists exist everywhere and war is their theater." This is a book of shadows. Connie Burns, a white native of Zimbabwe, encounters a murky character in Iraq, where she is a war correspondent, and she associates this man with another name, another place, and gruesome unsolved murders of women. She is abducted in a way that leaves authorities to ...             Swing: A Mystery32 reviews Rupert Holmes Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006 It made me want to have longer commutes + A good mystery + Swing: I know it like the back of my hand. + Good history, not quite so good mystery             Treasure of Khan (Dirk Pitt)87 reviews Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler Putnam Adult, 2006 Typical Cussler novel - exciting, yet "far out" on reality. A fast moving story line that is typically Cussler. Story line background and characters well described and integrated into the story.             The Face of Death40 reviews Cody Mcfadyen Bantam, 2007 suspence novel + `She could kill him for an eternity, and in the end, she'd only lose herself.' + Step aside, Hannibal! + Decent suspense + Not for the faint of heart...or stomach             Beyond Reach (Grant County)166 reviews Karin Slaughter Delacorte Press, 2007 If this is her worst book, how excellent must be her other books! Here is the order in which I approached this book: 1. I discovered and bought it at the airport, lack of anything else looking promising. I (European) was reluctant, as I had been disappointed by a number of recent American "thrillers" in the past; they were too simple, too PC, too much boring ...             Man in the Middle43 reviews Brian Haig Grand Central Publishing, 2007 Okay for a winter's eve + Great ending When the snow flies I like to curl up in front of the fire with an interesting book, and this year I discovered Brian Haig. Haig's premises and settings are interesting: a career Army operative becomes an attorney due to injury and always seems to be up a level on the bad guys and the ...             Up Close and Dangerous: A Novel102 reviews Linda Howard Ballantine Books, 2007 Romantic Suspense at it's Best + Up Close & Dangerous + More Romance than Action ... And That's OK! + Not deserving of all the flack!!             The Machiavelli Covenant46 reviews Allan Folsom Forge Books, 2006 Fast paced thriller! + Entertaining from begining to end. I could not read fast enough. It grabs you and puts you right in the middle. This was right along the lines of Angels & Demons and Da Vinci Code; a book you just don't want to stop reading. I found it very interesting that I could look up the locations in which are referred to in the book and get ...             The Broker580 reviews John Grisham Delta, 2006 I thought it was great! From the first page I couldn't put this down! The whole realm of witness Protection was very intriguing!             Stormy Weather80 reviews Carl Hiaasen Grand Central Publishing, 1996 Skink for President! + Wacky and Captive + Tops among over the top Hiassen satires [...] When I first read this book, it was back when it had the flamingo on the cover, so it has been awhile. But my opinion about the book has not changed. Having gone through Hurricane Andrew in Homestead, this book touched more than a nerve. Only those that have dealt with tragedy like ...             Angels & Demons: A Novel2188 reviews Dan Brown Washington Square Press, 2006 Angels and Demons + KINDLE + A good read + Wild Ride             The Shape Shifter121 reviews Tony Hillerman HarperCollins, 2006 Still good writing..... to the Navajo, the Shape Shifter, becomes a prot + What really amazes me is... "The Shape Shifter" by Tony Hillerman Harper ISBN: 10-0060563478 Reviewed by Sylvia Starr A figure in the complex fabric of myth/history belonging to the Navajo, the Shape Shifter, becomes a prototype for this Tony Hillerman novel and becomes the book's title. Shape Shifter. Who is he? ...             The Alexandria Link: A Novel112 reviews Steve Berry Ballantine Books, 2007 Steve Berry does it again!! + very entertaining! I might be a little bias since this man is my favorite writer, but I think that the Cotton Malone Series just keeps getting better and better. I personally loved this book. And can't wait to read the next one when it comes out in paperback in nov. It kept me very interested and I really hated ...             Looking for Jake: Stories16 reviews China Mieville Del Rey, 2005 the deep order of chaos + Excellent, as usual. + Dark and enjoyable! While most of the short stories here are far less complex than Mieville's stupendous Bas-Lag novels, they are still eminently readable and thought-provoking displays of Mieville's emerging literary talents. Granted, a few of the tales here are a bit too simplistic and merely offer limited ...