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Out: A Novel 111 reviews Natsuo Kirino
Vintage, 2005
Steady character study
+ Taut, bloody, and original + Couldn't put it down + Powerful. Unforgettable. Uncomfortable. Dark. + Noir with an overlay of black comedy
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Duma Key: A Novel 424 reviews Stephen King
Scribner, 2008
The good old King is back, LONG LIVE THE KING !
+ One of his best!!! + Good King Good + A good long book
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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.
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Moscow Rules 92 reviews Daniel Silva
Putnam Adult, 2008
A penetrating look at the new Russia
+ Gabriel in Moscow + An excellent read + He does it once again
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Dark of the Moon 90 reviews John Sandford
Putnam Adult, 2007
use your imagination and just read for enjoyment
+ Sandford brings us Flowers + A totally fascinating crime genre novel by a master + If You Like The Prey Series Check This
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The Watchman: A Joe Pike Novel 144 reviews Robert Crais
Simon & Schuster, 2007
Dramatic, sucks you right in
+ The Watchman + Great as an audio book! + Great characters
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Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand (Chief Inspector Adamsberg Mysteries) 8 reviews Fred Vargas
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Her Best Yet
+ Outstanding example of crime fiction + A clever, thought-provoking read
This is Ms. Vargas's best mystery yet - I really enjoyed the twists and turns in it - highly recommended
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The Brass Verdict: A Novel 85 reviews Michael Connelly
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Mickey Haller, the "Lincoln Lawyer" is back!
+ Mickey Haller and Harry Bosch together.... + Connelly has crafted a novel that may eclipse some of his others + One of the Best
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Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher, No. 12) 279 reviews Lee Child
Delacorte Press, 2008
Messing with G?d and war... still a MASTER!
First of all let me clarify something.
There's clearly a campaign in Amazon against this book.
You have hundreds of dismal reviews based on one thing only:
Child messed with WAR PROFETEERING creeps!
and the usual fascist monkeys came out to oppose this book.
Pitiful.
Specially from the ones ...
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Charley's Web: A Novel 24 reviews Joy Fielding
Atria, 2008
If You Spin a Web, You Just Might Catch Yourself
+ Another Good Book!
This book caught my attention due to the name - who can't help but think of the old classic Charlotte's Web even though they are not related in any way or not of the same type of style. Charly's Web is about a Florida columnist and single mom at thirty, who has been battling emotional scars due to ...
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Child 44 143 reviews Tom Rob Smith
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
Child 44
+ A Young Novelist Delivers a Novelistic Masterpiece--Child 44 + Well Crafted Environment of Soviet Russia + Gave it a second chance + Makes Me Glad To Be An American
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No Country for Old Men (Vintage International) 431 reviews Cormac McCarthy
Vintage, 2007
One hell of a book
+ A Great Read Despite Its Problems + No Man's Land + Well written with disturbingly unique character
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Dead Heat 47 reviews Dick Francis, Felix Francis
Putnam Adult, 2007
Food Poisoning & Bombs. Let's Pray Dick Francis is Here to Stay
+ This still has the identifiable Francis touch + Getting There + He's back!
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Another Thing to Fall: A Novel (Tess Monaghan Mysteries) 20 reviews Laura Lippman
William Morrow, 2008
A Terrific Mystery
+ excellent read
This is Laura Lippman's fifteenth novel yet the tenth book in the series which has character Tess Monaghan, a Baltimore private detective, accepting a job as a bodyguard for a young actress. Lippman has a way of writing excellent mystery/suspense books in the old traditional way. They are well ...
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Stone Cold 139 reviews David Baldacci
Grand Central Publishing, 2007
wants more
+ Best of Camel Club series + keep getting better! + Stone Cold + Fast Paced
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Silent in the Sanctuary 54 reviews Deanna Raybourn
Mira, 2008
Her own woman
+ Worth reading! + Enjoyable read + Angieville: SILENT IN THE SANCTUARY + Beautifully written, slow-paced mystery
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Scorpion 7 reviews Ken Douglas
Bootleg Press, 2008
Don't Read this Book on a Plane
+ The Love of His Life is an Assassin, Only He doesn't Know it + Non-Stop, Shoot-Em-Up, Sea Going Thriller, + Doggone Good Sea-Going Adventure Tale + Deadly Bad Guys, Thrills, Chills and a Scorpion,
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The Appeal 453 reviews John Grisham
Doubleday, 2008
Excellent gritty tale
+ A rebuttal to the 1 and 2 stars:
Intelligent, thought-provoking, and well-told thriller grounded firmly in the political landscape around us. Definitely worth a read, as it will ignite thought and conversation for a while afterward.
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Devil Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels) 44 reviews Kathy Reichs
Scribner, 2008
Devil Bones
+ Wonderful sinister characters complicate this story
The content of this book is great-I am a fan of Kathy Reichs.
The actual book arrived promptly and in very good shape. I use Amazon quite a bit as I am an avid recycler.
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T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries) 197 reviews Sue Grafton
Putnam Adult, 2007
Sue's back in top form.
+ Kinsey's in a battle of wits + T is for Trespass + Excellent!
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