Smoker18 reviews Greg Rucka Bantam, 1999 Rucka Nails It! + Atticus can sure piss you off sometimes. + Smooth + A New Level of Suspense...A High Octane Thriller! + A well developed protagonist makes this series a success             Starship Troopers689 reviews Robert A. Heinlein Ace, 1987 The future Sparta-style. + Excellent reading and much better than the movie. + Deeper than you think + All I can say is.. Wow..             City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit3 reviews Elmore Leonard HarperTorch, 2002 High Noon in Detroit, The Hunted and The Switch + Showdown with the Wildman I have never been disappointed with Elmore Leonard and though some books are better than others they are all fives. If one has read any of Leonard's older Westerns you can,in these three books, his morphing over to modern day crime from early westerns, that directly links the good and evil of ...             Fight Club: A Novel643 reviews Chuck Palahniuk W. W. Norton, 2005 a thought-provoking book + A sacred, unique snowflake of special unique specialness. + Every teenager needs to read this novel! + Fight Club - Palahnuik can do no wrong + This book is still a beautiful and unique snowflake.             Make Room! Make Room!20 reviews Harry Harrison Spectra, 1994 A good read + MAKE ROOM! MAKE ROOM! by Harry Harrison + Well written and exciting I like this book , I like the movie Soylent Green, too -- which tells a very different story. They complement one another, but they are by no means the same. Harrison gives us a gritty tour through a believable overcrowded New York in a run-down world that could have been. Still could be..... ...             The Outfit (Parker Novels)8 reviews Richard Stark Mysterious Press, 1998 Crime Fights Organised Crime + Don't mess with Parker + Not the usual Parker novel The name is Parker and he's not one for making idle threats. When he talks, he follows through with brutal efficiency. And so, when he warned the organised crime boss not to cross him or he would hurt the organisation, it would have been a good idea to listen. What would not have been a good idea ...             The Friends of Eddie Coyle: A Novel (John MacRae Books)12 reviews George V. Higgins Holt Paperbacks, 2000 EDDIE COYLE STILL HAS FRIENDS AFTER 36 YEARS + Astounding + Very realistic. Natural (movie) + Good read, great dialog...             Affliction42 reviews Russell Banks Harper Perennial, 1990 A haunting look at ones mans deteriorating sanity... + Excellent + very good + A strong look at alcoholism and child abuse + Early, Long, Forever Winter             Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West310 reviews Cormac McCarthy Vintage, 1992 Unflinching Crimson Epic of the Old West + A very good, dark read... + unbridled havoc + The best of McCarthy + Great read, not an "easy" read, but worth the effort             The Assault on Tony's8 reviews John O'Brien Grove Press, 1997 My Own Private Dry Storage + No candy coating here + No candy coating here I need to collaborate on a biography of this O'Brien fellow...any takers?             True Grit14 reviews Charles Portis Overlook Press, 2002 Fast forward past the movie and grab the book! + Charles Portis is Up There with A.B. Guthrie and Larry McMurtry + Don't judge a book by its cover + The book is better than the movie. + Gutsy western classic             Invisible Monsters290 reviews Chuck Palahniuk W. W. Norton & Company, 1999 This book is ca-razy! + Great Company to purchase from + My Unexpected Favorite + GREAT + a slow start, followed by a headlong rush. This book stayed in my head for a long time afterward!             Freaky Deaky37 reviews Elmore Leonard HarperTorch, 2002 Have Fun in Dee...troit City + Not His Best, But Still Great! + Characters are the highlight of an excellent thriller Funny how things happen. First, you're a cop; then you're not. You got an acting dream; then it's more than a dream. You got some dynamite; then, it's not there. Funny how Elmore Leonard makes things disappear in FREAKY DEAKY. You gotta like the atmosphere he creates in Detroit: kinda grungy, ...             Firebreak (Parker Novels)19 reviews Richard Stark Mysterious Press, 2001 Another Great Parker Adventure to Read on Your Break or if You're Fired + Consistent Stark (Westlake) excellence. + A novel variation on a theme + Solidly entertaining light reading + A popular noir series             Lonesome Dove390 reviews Larry McMurtry Pocket, 1988 IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THIS ONE, YOU ARE MISSING A READING TREAT! + Enduring novel and an enjoyable read + Lonesome Dove + Best Westerns             The Jugger3 reviews Richard Stark Mysterious Press, 2002 What's In A Name? + great! + ... Joe Sheer, a fine old man, retired safecracker (jugger), has been Parker's contact man for years. Parker receives a disquieting letter from Joe and wonders if he is getting a little old for the job. Parker decides to pay him a visit, not to present a gold watch, but perhaps to help Joe along to ...             No Country for Old Men431 reviews Cormac McCarthy Vintage, 2006 One hell of a book + A Great Read Despite Its Problems + No Man's Land + Well written with disturbingly unique character             Backflash (Parker Novels)12 reviews Richard Stark Mysterious Press, 1999 My favorite Parker novel yet. + A HEIST WITH A TWIST + Fast Paced Gambling Ship Robbery + Once You Read One Parker Adventure You'll Be Back in a Flash to Get More! + Parker at his most violent             The Getaway Man25 reviews Andrew Vachss Vintage, 2003 Taut Writing and Great Plot + Vachss meets Jim Thompson + Vanishing Point + Good Book But Would Have Omitted the Last 2 Sentences. + You can't go wrong with this book             Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat14 reviews Harry Harrison Ace, 1987 Welcome To The Rat Race + The Rat Rules! + Looking for Deep, Thought Provoking SiFi? + Best Book Ever Written.