The Return of the Dancing Master20 reviews
Henning Mankell

Vintage, 2005

Wallender isn't the only oddball cop in Sweden!

+ The Dance Goes On and On
+ Neo-nazism in Sweden
+ Not my type of dance
  
  











  



  
Phantom Prey (Lucas Davenport Mysteries)102 reviews
John Sandford

Putnam Adult, 2008

Masterful jewel

+ Lucas is still hot as every.
+ Another hit for Sandford

Sandford has his hero, Lucas Davenport, currently of the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, musing early that life is just chaotic, happenings that save, or take, lives. Weather, his wife and a medical doctor, believes in cause-and-effect. After a bloodily murderous story, Davenport convincingly ...
  
  











  



  
Red Cat (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)19 reviews
Peter Spiegelman

Vintage, 2008

Red Cat - Peter Spiegelman

+ Great book!
+ a solid gum-shoe mystery
+ Good plot, a bit tired of protagonist
  
  











  



  
Caught Stealing: A Novel74 reviews
Charlie Huston

Ballantine Books, 2005

Huston is THE MAN!

+ quick, enjoyable read
+ Will Leave The Reader Gasping For Air At Times!
+ Think John Cusack as Hank Thompson!!!
+ Familiar plot, but still a lean, mean, entertaining read
  
  











  



  
The Whole Truth103 reviews
David Baldacci

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

Great read

+ A James Bond look alike
+ Great condition
+ The Whole Truth
  
  











  



  
The Black Path8 reviews
Asa Larsson

Delta, 2008

An amazing series of novels -- but I wouldn't call them police procedurals

+ A Tangled Web

This is the third book in a series of novels set in northern Sweden. I originally found the first one, Sun Storm, while looking for foreign police procedurals, which I consume voraciously. However, I wouldn't really put these books into that genre -- which might be why some people gave them low ...
  
  











  



  
Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole)71 reviews
Robert Crais

Simon & Schuster, 2008

Great book, great series overall

+ Another great book

I had never read any books by Robert Crais prior to 2 months ago when I picked up Chasing Darkness. I had seen the name Elvis Cole here and there and thought any book with a PI named Elvis was probably going to be a joke, literally and figuratively. I am glad I overcame my own foolish ...
  
  











  



  
Hold Tight135 reviews
Harlan Coben

Dutton Adult, 2008

Harlan Coben is Magic

+ Good thriller that goes too many places
+ A Gripping Tale
+ Coben at his best
+ Harlan Coben Never Disappoints
  
  











  



  
One Step Behind27 reviews
Henning Mankell

Vintage, 2003

Another Uniquely Satisfying Murder Mystery by Mankell

+ Kurt Wallander Right in Step
+ Another heart stopper from Henning Mankell
+ A Great Police Thriller
+ A Compelling and Entertaining Page Turner: Mankell's Best?
  
  











  



  
7th Heaven (The Women's Murder Club)117 reviews
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Great Book!

+ 7th Heaven
+ 7th Heaven
+ Hot! Hot! Hot!
  
  











  



  
The Overlook (Harry Bosch)192 reviews
Michael Connelly

Little, Brown and Company, 2007

Great Reading

+ good thriller, not the best Bosch story

Like all Michael Connelly books this is great reading. I enjoyed it from the very beginning to the very end. I highly recommend it.
  
  











  



  
Clockers: A Novel32 reviews
Richard Price

Picador, 2008

Brilliant, mind blowing and extremely well researched

+ Evolution of an Author
+ Exceptional
+ Beyond its genre...
  
  











  



  
Scorpion19 reviews
Jack Stewart

Bootleg Press, 2003

Doggone Good Sea-Going Adventure Tale

+ What if the Girl You Loved was a Scorpion
+ Deadly Bad Guys, Thrills, Chills and a Scorpion
+ Simply a Fantastic, Wild Ride!
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
Six Bad Things: A Novel45 reviews
Charlie Huston

Ballantine Books, 2005

Love it!

+ Amazing!
+ SIX BAD THINGS
+ Decent Shoot'em Up
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
A Dangerous Man: A Novel28 reviews
Charlie Huston

Ballantine Books, 2006

OH HENRY!

+ Henry Has Come Back to His Beginnings
+ Our Beloved Hank Thompson....
+ Wow!
  
  











  



  
Stone Cold139 reviews
David Baldacci

Grand Central Publishing, 2007

wants more

+ Best of Camel Club series
+ keep getting better!
+ Stone Cold
+ Fast Paced
  
  











  



  
Faceless Killers44 reviews
Henning Mankell

Vintage, 2003

Its Hard To Put Down

+ Swedish police officer Wallender is a tough cop with many human frailties...
+ Good characters and story

It's hard to solve the mystery. But, it's even harder to put the book down... Imagine waking up during the middle of the night. You're awakened by a bad dream that tells you something is terribly wrong, awfully strange. You check your house and everything appears to be normal. You notice ...
  
  











  



  
The Brass Verdict: A Novel85 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