Gone80 reviews
Lisa Gardner

Bantam, 2006

GONE, by Lisa Gardner

+ Lots of suspense
+ Entertaining Read
+ Good but not as good as her past works
  
  











  



  
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!
  
  











  



  
City of Bones (Harry Bosch)201 reviews
Michael Connelly

Grand Central Publishing, 2003

First Rate Detective Novel

+ Great Reading

This is another excellent Michael Connelly/Harry Bosch detective tale. Having been intrigued by the title for some time, I finally picked it up last Friday. I finished it on Saturday. Starting with a report of a dog finding a human bone on New Year's Day, the story covers a period of about two ...
  
  











  



  
A Perfect Evil (Maggie O'Dell Novels)107 reviews
Alex Kava

Mira, 2006

Not So Perfect

+ A page turner

Alex Kava writes a strong, church related mystery with Maggie O'Dell being the lynchpin that holds the whole story together. The only element that stresses credulity is Kava's sexual innuendoes between Maggie and Nick( each brush is stunning, each accidental touch electric and hinting of dirty, ...
  
  











  



  
Blind Alley67 reviews
Iris Johansen

Bantam, 2005

Blind Alley

+ I didn't mind it.

I was very satisfied with the purchase of this book. The book was in good condition, the price very reasonable, and I received it in just a matter of days. Thank you.
  
  











  



  
Orbit: A Novel38 reviews
John J. Nance

Simon & Schuster, 2006

Wow, what an unexpected gem!

I had never heard of this author, and bought the book only because it was on remainder and I liked the first few pages. So I am pretty surprised to have been so caught up in it and finished it in 4 hours! I can strongly recommend this book to anyone who has fantasized about going up in a private ...
  
  











  



  
Chiefs66 reviews
Stuart Woods

Signet, 2005

A Great Tale Of The South

+ Chiefs
+ Amazing Debut!
+ Excellent reading
+ Excellent Read, Especially for History Buffs
  
  











  



  
The Rainmaker347 reviews
John Grisham

Delta, 2005

David v. Goliath

+ Slapstick Look at the Ambulance Chasing Side of Legal Practice
+ Loved it!
+ One of his best!!
  
  











  



  
Wolves Eat Dogs (Arkady Renko Novels)77 reviews
Martin Cruz Smith

Pocket, 2006

Unmatched

+ Sturdy Renko returns
+ Part history, part travelogue, part mystery
+ I saw Baba Yaga today.
  
  











  



  
The Torso7 reviews
Helene Tursten

Soho Crime, 2006

Discover a new mystery master!

+ Detailed and Plausible, with Great Ambiance
+ Pleasantly Surprised
+ WOW A GREAT READ
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
Bangkok Tattoo66 reviews
John Burdett

Vintage, 2006

Another fascinating tale

+ Donburi - Full body Japanese Tattoo
+ worth reading
+ Visit the Street Life in Bangkok
  
  











  



  
The Black Angel: A Thriller (Charlie Parker Mysteries)39 reviews
John Connolly

Pocket Star, 2006

Black Angel

+ A Truly Epic Parker Novel
+ I love Parker
+ Good, but not QUITE as great as others in the series
+ Good Stuff!
  
  











  



  
Blood Hunt: A Novel20 reviews
Ian Rankin

Little, Brown and Company, 2006

Murder, Action & Revenge, it's all Here

+ Blood Hunt by Ian Rankin
+ Better than Rebus

Ex-SAS soldier Gordon Reeve, who is an expert on survival, trade and field craft, has a place in a remote, out of the way place in Scotland, where he trains future bodyguards and the like. This is safer for him, but not as satisfying, as being in action himself as he'd barely gotten out alive after ...
  
  











  



  
The Fallen: A Novel49 reviews
T. Jefferson Parker

William Morrow, 2006

Move over Joseph Wambaugh!!!

+ Not a dective novel fan

In T. Jefferson Parker's newest novel, The Fallen, Robbie Brownlaw is a Homicide Detective for the San Diego Police Department. He's known to most of the city as the "Falling Detective" because he was thrown out of a six-story hotel window when trying to save someone from the burning flames. ...
  
  











  



  
Sun Storm11 reviews
Asa Larsson

Delacorte Press, 2006

un-put-downable

+ An absorbing read.
+ Under the northern lights.

this is EXCELLENT. well plotted, characters are living and breathing, many shrewd observations about religion and society and human nature. suspense riveting. look forward to reading her other books.
  
  











  



  
The Foreign Correspondent: A Novel65 reviews
Alan Furst

Random House, 2006

Evocation of another world

+ A good read
+ This is a terrific book.
+ superb, fast, easy reading
  
  











  



  
Water Like a Stone: A Novel (Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James Novels)27 reviews
Deborah Crombie

William Morrow, 2007

Thank goodness for Deborah Crombie!!

+ Crombie books rock!!!!
+ A Wonder in the Winterland of Rural England

I just discovered her wonderful Duncan Kincaid/Gemma Jones series a couple of months ago. I read one of them and went back to the library to get everything else of hers they had or could get on inter-library loan. I've now read the entire (to date) series and can't wait for the next one. In ...
  
  











  



  
The Ice Queen: A Novel77 reviews
Alice Hoffman

Back Bay Books, 2006

The Ice Queen

+ Iced Heat
+ Sobering, but a very memorable story!
+ A Wonderous Book!
  
  











  



  
Echo Burning (Jack Reacher, No. 5)103 reviews
Lee Child

Berkley Trade, 2005

Child at his best

+ Reacher at his best
+ Oranges speak
+ Echo Burning Review
+ one of the best Reacher novels, intense climax