Down River80 reviews John Hart St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007 THIS GUY IS GOOD!!!! + mystery book review + Should Be Six Stars John Hart really can tell a tale! I find it hard to put his books down. If this is only his 2nd book, we are in for a literary treat. His style is up there with Grisham, only better. I highly recommend this book as a good mystery, a real page turner! I felt like I was there with the ...             The Cruel Stars of the Night: A Mystery (Ann Lindell Mysteries)7 reviews Kjell Eriksson St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008 Build slowly to WOW + A New Star for American Readers + It's more a psychiatric study than a real mistery Laura Hindersten's professor father has gone missing and, while he may have just took off without telling her (though tyrannical, he is exceptionally eccentric), she is convinced something horrible has happened to him. The members of the Uppsala Violent Crime Division are certain the professor ...             The Venetian Betrayal: A Novel (Cotton Malone)53 reviews Steve Berry Ballantine Books, 2007 Great Reading + the best in the series! + Entertaining but unbelievable in spots... + Once again Berry is excellent             Tree of Smoke: A Novel92 reviews Denis Johnson Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007 A Bright and Shining Truth + "War and Peace" for the United States I've been a fan of Johnson for some time now. To me Johnson is the American Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Tree of Smoke struck me as quite a bit better than his earlier books (those that I read anyway.) Johnson has always attempted to inject philosophical and religious points into his narratives and ...             The Crime Writer19 reviews Gregg Hurwitz Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 Highly Recommended + Different, but in a Good Way + Great Noir Spin What a great read! Although it took me a few chapters to get into the story (it's told in alternating real-time and past-tense chapters), this was one thriller that grabs on and never lets go. I've read other Gregg Hurwitz titles, but THE CRIME WRITER is the first one that had me reading late ...             Vienna Blood: A Novel (Mortalis)8 reviews Frank Tallis Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008 "His motives are twisted and obscure." + Historical mystery, travelogue, social and political commentary ... what a smorgasbord! + Vienna Blood + Still some good writers... + superb sequel             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 ...             Swan Peak: A Dave Robicheaux Novel67 reviews James Lee Burke Simon & Schuster, 2008 great buy + Better than ever + Superb as usual + Man oh man, how I love Burke             The 6th Target142 reviews James Patterson, Maxine Paetro Little, Brown and Company, 2007 Best one in series so far + The 6th Target + I love James Patterson books + Great gift idea for mystery lovers. Spellbinding.             Stranger in Paradise (Jesse Stone Novels)57 reviews Robert B. Parker Putnam Adult, 2008 Love Jesse...Hate Jenn + I love Jesse Stone + Crow is back ... I love this Jesse Sone novel. If you like Jesse you will like this book. It is more of the "same". That being said... I am sick of Jenn. Enough of her already! Get over her! Enough drinking for Jesse. That is getting old. I enjoy reading all of the Jesse Stone novels. I love the character. ...             Out: A Novel111 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             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!             Careless in Red: A Novel130 reviews Elizabeth George Harper, 2008 Thomas Lynley continues his journey + Careless in Red ....metaphorically speaking. This is a first for George. As with all of her stories featuring Thomas Lynley there is a crime which must be solved, but in this case the crime is really incidental to the main thrust of the story, which is Lynley's journey (both physically and emotionally ...             The Memory Keeper's Daughter873 reviews Kim Edwards Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Freeze Frame + What a memory!!! On a snowy winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced to deliver his twins and makes a split-second decision that forever alters theh lives of everyone involved. When it is apparent to him that his daughter has Down's Syndrome, he asks the nurse to take her to an institution, without telling ...             Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, No. 15)648 reviews Patricia Cornwell Putnam Adult, 2007 the more i read the more i wanted to know what next....... Very interesting book. I never read any of her books before but this was definitely a book to read. The more i read the more i wanted to know what was going to happen next. Just great. You will not be dissapointed with this book.             Bel Canto (P.S.)584 reviews Ann Patchett Harper Perennial, 2005 A Song of Love + Loved the book, just not the ending + Awesome! You won't be able to put it down! + Almost spectacular             The Tin Roof Blowdown: A Dave Robicheaux Novel (Dave Robicheaux Mysteries)136 reviews James Lee Burke Simon & Schuster, 2007 The TinRoof Blowdown + Soaked in atmosphere and full of detailed description + "I wasn't sure New Orleans would survive." Great story line and characters - James Lee Burke just gets better and better. His research is excellent and I should know as I live in SW LA.             Blood Dreams (Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Novel)32 reviews Kay Hooper Bantam, 2007 Great fun I enjoy all of these books, and this was no exception. Not the best of her work, but great fun and easy to read.             The Appeal454 reviews John Grisham Doubleday, 2008 A rebuttal to the 1 and 2 stars: Grisham a 1 or 2 star author - even Charlie Brown could do better than that on this book. I don't understand the very low reviews? Are you paying attention to the social issues included in this book? I grant you this is not his best book and not a 5 Star... but 1 and 2 stars is WAY off. As I ...             You've Been Warned412 reviews James Patterson, Howard Roughan Little, Brown and Company, 2007 REALLY SCARY + Awsome book!!! but not for everyday Patterson fans I found this to be be one scary book. I almost finished it last night. I couldn't though because it was dark. I am a huge fan of Koontz and this read is truly in competition with Koontz's most terrifying. I was sorry to see some of the not so great reviews because I loved the storyline, cast ...