Quicksand (Eve Duncan)33 reviews
Iris Johansen

St. Martin's Press, 2008

Book Purchase

+ Loved it!
+ Another Iris Johansen winner

I received my book as promised, in excellent shape, got it very quickly. In fact, I got my copy before the library had their new copy. Amazon and associates have treated me with each order, very quick, very well and I love them!
  
  











  



  
The Talented Mr. Ripley143 reviews
Patricia Highsmith

W. W. Norton, 2008

Taut and compelling

+ The best of Highsmith's Ripley series
+ The Talented Patricia Highsmith
+ An Off-Center World Where Danger Ever Lurks
+ A window into a disturbed amoral mind
  
  











  



  
Blasphemy149 reviews
Douglas Preston

Forge Books, 2008

A Fantastic Read

+ Guilty Pleasure for Amateur Science Nerds
+ Interesting
+ Think this is fantasy? There's more here than meets the eye!
  
  











  



  
Running Scared22 reviews
Ken Douglas

Bootleg Press, 2003

There is Nothing Like a Little Dose of Revenge

+ Two Brave Women are Running Scared
+ Two Women in Trouble and Running Scared
+ Running scared to stay alive...
+ on the edge
  
  











  



  
The Zero: A Novel (P.S.)19 reviews
Jess Walter

Harper Perennial, 2007

A devastating novel

+ Makes you think!

Let me say first that this novel does not make sense in the way your average novel will. It is probably not as patriotic as anything else you've read that retells the story of 9/11. Or as sympathetic. But it is definitely the most compassionate. THE ZERO tells the story of Brian Remy, a cop who was ...
  
  











  



  
The 5th Horseman (The Women's Murder Club)193 reviews
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

Grand Central Publishing/Warner Books, 2007

The 5th Horseman

+ 5th Horseman
+ 5th horsemen review

The 5th Horseman, like the other books in James Patterson's Women's Murder Club series, is an exciting and very well written novel. It keeps your interest constantly and is a hard one, once again, to put down. I recommend this entire series if you like a fast paced exciting read.
  
  











  



  
Citizen Vince (P.S.)29 reviews
Jess Walter

Harper Perennial, 2008

mystery book review

+ Oddly entertaining!
+ Fast, fun and well written
+ Engaging and Thorough
+ Delightful Read
  
  











  



  
Special Assignments: The Further Adventures of Erast Fandorin (Erast Fandorin Mysteries)8 reviews
Boris Akunin

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008

The Jack of Spades and Jack (Ivan) the Ripper

+ wow!
+ A Mixed Bag
+ Jacks of All Trades
+ A double dose of Erast
  
  











  



  
Compulsion (Alex Delaware, No. 22)78 reviews
Jonathan Kellerman

Ballantine Books, 2008

Compulsion

+ Always Great
+ Great Quick Read

Kellerman's Character Alex Delaware is awesome, I can't put the book down until I have read the entire book, so I wait until Friday night and start reading until Saturday... When I read it is like a movie for me, everything else goes away,,, great book
  
  











  



  
The Keepsake: A Novel27 reviews
Tess Gerritsen

Ballantine Books, 2008

Worth losing sleep for

+ Another good one in the Rizzoli and Isles series......
+ Egypt/Murder/Hiding/Museum
+ Her BEST so far!!!
  
  











  



  
When the Devil Holds the Candle (Inspector Sejer Mysteries)17 reviews
Karin Fossum

Harvest Books, 2007

When the Devil Holds a Candle

+ "What We Were Ends Here"
+ Wow! what a scary story!
+ Great author
  
  











  



  
The Girl of His Dreams (A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery)28 reviews
Donna Leon

Atlantic Monthly Press, 2008

Riveting and horrifying

+ Heart wrenching
+ The Girl of His Dreams
+ Another very good Brunetti novel
  
  











  



  
L.A. Outlaws32 reviews
T. Jefferson Parker

Dutton Adult, 2008

A Better Mousetrap

+ Smart, Fast, and Current
+ Great character

I once had a very hard time catching a mouse. This book suggests a better way. Read it and see. Of course, that's not the main point of L.A. Outlaws. It centers on Suzanne Jones/Allison Murietta. Suzanne is an eighth grade history teacher. She's the loving mother of three children by three ...
  
  











  



  
Lady Killer36 reviews
Lisa Scottoline

Harper, 2008

FUN AND MOVING

+ Welcome back Mary
+ There's Something About Mary!
+ Not quite a sorority!
  
  











  



  
2nd Chance (The Women's Murder Club)259 reviews
James Patterson

Grand Central Publishing, 2005

2nd chance is a book series

great book but need to read the entire series of books to get the most out of it.
  
  











  



  
Blood Work187 reviews
Michael Connelly

Grand Central Publishing, 2002

Not Random

+ Plot-Driven Murder Mystery with an Unusual Premise
+ Mystery novel with an interesting twist

The hero in Michael Connelly's Blood Work is ex-FBI agent Terrell (Terry) McCaleb, who's recuperating from a heart transplant when Graciella Rivers steps onto his houseboat asking him to come out of retirement and find her sister's killer. Why should he? The answer is simple, Gloria River's was ...
  
  











  



  
Sister Pelagia and the Black Monk: A Novel (Mortalis)6 reviews
Boris Akunin

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008

Excellent historical amateur sleuth (

+ Move Over Umberto Eco and Make Room for Boris Akunin
+ A good puzzle and fun besides
+ An entertaining mystery
+ A religious mystery
  
  











  



  
Lucky You123 reviews
Carl Hiaasen

Grand Central Publishing, 2005

Wacky, Entertaining

+ Hilarious!
+ Another amuaing romp
+ Another good one by Mr. Hiaasen
  
  











  



  
Honeymoon277 reviews
James Patterson, Howard Roughan

Grand Central Publishing, 2006

A New twist on familiar story line

I enjoyed this book, as I enjoy all of Mr. Patterson's books. This story line was quite familiar to me as it reminded slightly of the movie black widow. If I try to explain it, Ill just give it all away just read the book it was suspenseful and not always easy to anticipate which is always a plus. ...
  
  











  



  
Winter Study (Anna Pigeon Mysteries)42 reviews
Nevada Barr

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2008

Nevada Barr's "Winter Study"

+ Anna Returns to Lake Superior
+ Following Anna

Anna Pigeon has a Winter Study (Anna Pigeon Mysteries)rather tumultous series of experiences in this book - more than "usual" but held interest and was a 'good read' --