Dearly Devoted Dexter112 reviews
Jeff Lindsay

Vintage, 2006

Departure from the show

+ Dexter Part 2
+ Dexter - the killer you root for!
+ Dexter Almost Claims Another Victim
+ Dearly Devoted Dexter
  
  











  



  
The Night Following7 reviews
Morag Joss

Delacorte Press, 2008

haunting complex psychological thriller

+ A fascinating book that stretches the boundaries of the pro forma suspense novel

The woman is stunned to learn her spouse the handsome doctor is having affair. Distracted as she drives a winding back road, she fails to notice the woman on a bike in front of her as she comes out of a turn. The driver hits sexagenarian Ruth Mitchell, but instead of stopping, she drives away. ...
  
  











  



  
Special Topics in Calamity Physics257 reviews
Marisha Pessl

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

Have Yet to Finish, but its great!

+ Special Topics In Descriptive Sentences and Tangents

This book is very hard to read because there are so many references. It confuses me sometimes because I'm wondering...Who actually knows what the author is talking about? Although, that is what intrigues me. It leaves me guessing! It makes me want to strive to figure out exactly what the author is ...
  
  











  



  
Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole)71 reviews
Robert Crais

Simon & Schuster, 2008

Great book, great series overall

+ Another great book

I had never read any books by Robert Crais prior to 2 months ago when I picked up Chasing Darkness. I had seen the name Elvis Cole here and there and thought any book with a PI named Elvis was probably going to be a joke, literally and figuratively. I am glad I overcame my own foolish ...
  
  











  



  
Christine Falls: A Novel67 reviews
Benjamin Black

Picador, 2008

Will the Better Writer Please Stand Up

+ Literary noir evokes 1950s Dublin

Widower, moody, broody, drunken Garret Quirke is in charge of the pathology department in the basement of Dublin's Holy Family Hospital. It's the 1950's, Ireland is steeped in Catholic tradition, but when Quirke wanders downstairs from a going away party and finds his step-brother/brother-in-law ...
  
  











  



  
Stalin's Ghost: An Arkady Renko Novel (Arkady Renko Novels)94 reviews
Martin Cruz Smith

Simon & Schuster, 2007

Arakdy Renko is Back and it was Worth the Wait

+ Another good Russian story
+ Remarkably good at details of Russian life
+ Arkady Is Back!
  
  











  



  
Take Me, Take Me with You: A Novel of Suspense13 reviews
Lauren Kelly

Harper Paperbacks, 2005

Compelling, thrilling and ultimately unsettling.

The pace at the start of the story gave me a rush of adrenline. It was superbly crafted, moving in time and presenting the future before the present. The characters were seedy, and the decisions and choices of the protagonist made it hard to root for her. But at the end I accepted her choice ...
  
  











  



  
Count Zero65 reviews
William Gibson

Ace Trade, 2006

On receiving an interrupt, decrement the count to zero.

+ More action
+ Cyberpunk sweetness
+ My favorite cyberpunk novel
  
  











  



  
Blue Heaven36 reviews
C.J. Box

St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008

random grab from library shelf

+ Fantastic Novel
+ Among the best suspense novels

Wow! What a great summer read. A great surprise, for just a random pick-up.
  
  











  



  
The 6 Sacred Stones: A Novel54 reviews
Matthew Reilly

Simon & Schuster, 2008

my favorite book nuff said

great action story, great storyline, unlike his other books this one has more of plot than just people brutally murdering each other, not too say that i don't like his other books i love them. great sequel possibly better than the first one. cant wait to buy the next one lol. its called the five ...
  
  











  



  
Power Play99 reviews
Joseph Finder

St. Martin's Press, 2007

JOSEPH FINFER IS THE BEST KEPT SECRET

+ Worth the time to read....four stars
+ good tech thriller
+ Finder's 'Power Play'
  
  











  



  
Strip Tease55 reviews
Carl Hiaasen

Grand Central Publishing, 2005

Great, Off-Beat Cast of Characters. Well Written & Enjoyable

+ MOTHERHOOD AND STRIPPING IN ONE TIDY NOVEL!
+ Top Hiaasen tale of the underdogs outsmarting their masters!
+ MEN REALLY ARE EASILY DAZZLED!
  
  











  



  
Hurricane20 reviews
Jack Stewart

Bootleg Press, 2003

A Mighty Fine Adventure Story

+ Lots of Chase Scenes in this Action Packed Thriller
+ A Real Sitting on the Edge of Your Seat Thriller
+ Drug Smugglers and a Hurricane What a Ride!
+ Action Packed Book!
  
  











  



  
Tokyo Year Zero13 reviews
David Peace

Knopf, 2007

Extraordinary study of a man's limits

+ Japan After the Defeat, Under the Emperor MacArthur
+ "No one is who they say they are"

Tokyo Year Zero is much more than a crime fiction. It is also a depiction of life in post World War II Japan a year after the horror of the bombings. The novel is a bleak, graphic and sometimes disturbing picture of the struggle to survive by the Japanese people. It is a time of "peace with no ...
  
  











  



  
End Games: An Aurelio Zen Mystery (Aurelio Zen Mysteries)12 reviews
Michael Dibdin

Pantheon, 2007

A sad farewell

+ Dibdin masterfully weaves story and setting together. Again.
+ Zen or the Art of Poking Fun with a Serious Face

After the criminally misunderstood Back to Bologna, Dibdin returned to a more traditional (by his standards, in any case) tone for what would sadly prove to be his last Aurelio Zen novel (and, to get this straight: this is all Dibdin's work. The proofs were released a good while before he died, ...
  
  











  



  
Now and Then70 reviews
Robert B. Parker

Putnam Adult, 2007

SPENSER AND HAWK AND VINNIE AND CHOLO

The four musketeers ride again! Yes, I got carried away, but this foursome is fearsome and Vinnie, a hired gun, will shoot anything that moves if he doesn't understand it. Cholo, another hired gun, is a bit slower to 'ace' people, but not by much. As Hawk says to Spenser at one point, "That's ...
  
  











  



  
Skeleton Coast: A Novel of the Oregon Files (The Oregon Files)54 reviews
Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul

Berkley Trade, 2006

Fiction Gurua STAR 5!

+ Skeleton Crew
+ Not disappointed
+ Skelton Coast-Great Book
  
  











  



  
Sweet Revenge (Goldy Culinary Mystery, Book 14)63 reviews
Diane Mott Davidson

William Morrow, 2007

Another great book

+ Go ahead, enjoy!

I've read every book she's ever written and have never been disappointed. It's fun reading, then you can go and cook or bake up her recipes as well.
  
  











  



  
The Quickie290 reviews
James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

Little, Brown and Company, 2007

OH WHAT WICKED WEBS WE WEAVE WHEN WE PRACTICE TO DECEIVE!

+ Pandora's box?
+ Never a dull moment!
+ This one didn't suck!
+ Michael - Good job, more from you (alone)
  
  











  



  
Midnight Rambler: A Novel of Suspense61 reviews
James Swain

Ballantine Books, 2007

Loved this book

I have read all of Mr. Swain's Tony Valentine books and enjoyed each of them. Then I picked up Midnight Rambler. What a surprise! The subject matter of this book is quite a departure from the Tony Valentine books. And while the other books were interesting, I found this book riveting. The pace ...