They Came to Baghdad25 reviews Agatha Christie St. Martin's Minotaur, 2002 Christie Writes a Thriller + Kindle Version is well done + WILL SOMEONE LET THE WOMAN SPEAK? + Baghdad or Bust + "The Belief in a Superstratem of Human Beings to Rule the Rest of the World is the Most Evil of All Beliefs..."             Death in Kashmir: A Mystery11 reviews M. M. Kaye St. Martin's Minotaur, 2000 The best of M M Kaye's Mystery Series + A superior "who done it"! + Better than Dan Brown anytime! Orphaned Sarah Parrish has travelled to India at the behest of her aunt to live for while, this is on the cusp of the transfer of India from British Rule in 1948. Sarah goes up to Kashmir skiing with a party of other English and while there meets Janet who turns out to be a secret agent with a ...             An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England: A Novel61 reviews Brock Clarke Algonquin Books, 2007 Witty and Intelligent + At last, something smart to read Smart and highly stylistic, AAGTWHINE is not for everyone, as the range of reviews here shows. If you're looking for a book to get lost in, with characters of great depth and emotion, where a man facing great personal disappointment overcomes tragedy and becomes a better person, don't read it. If ...             The Gabriel Hounds6 reviews Mary Stewart HarperTorch, 2006 1002nd Tale of the Arabian Nights + Gabriel Hounds + Exciting and fast-paced + not as occult or romantic as many of her other gothic novels             Miss Match (Lauren Holbrook Series, Book 1)28 reviews Erynn Mangum Th1nk Books, 2007 A must-read for chick-lit fans I thoroughly enjoyed this book (to the utter frustration of my husband and 4 children whom I neglected for an entire afternoon and evening after downloading it to my kindle). Very witty and clever--refreshing even! Her clever interweaving of chick-flick quotes (all of which I knew before the ...             Prep: A Novel488 reviews Curtis Sittenfeld Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005 when I think back on all the crap I learned in high school... + I could relate I didn't want to like this book. It looked like cheesy chick-lit, and something about reading about the adolescent trials and tribulations of a working-class Hoosier girl named Lee...well, I got through being an adolescent working-class Hoosier girl named Lee once and I was not really interested ...             My Latest Grievance27 reviews Elinor Lipman Mariner Books, 2007 Intelligent AND Fun Reading About This Quirky Family...Not just Chick Lit + Very Entertaining This was my second Lipman read. I much preferred it to The Inn At Lake Devine. After reading this book, I am going to check out all of Lipman's other novels. I thought it was a fun and intelligently written book. I especially enjoyed reading about the liberal, politically-minded David and Aviva ...             Masqueraders, The18 reviews Georgette Heyer Arrow, 2005 Oh those heros! + Love the book; gave it only 4 stars due to typos in THIS edition - + Delicious Disguises + feeling the Heyer-love + Exciting Read Suprizing Mystery             Lord Stanhope's Proposal24 reviews Jessica Benson Zebra, 2005 I sincerely love this book + Not Ms. Benson's Best While I see by the reviews that Lord Stanhope's Proposal is not for everyone, I truly love this book and grab it whenever I'm on the way to a waiting room (of any sort). It's just delightful brain candy and the book that got me back into romance novels after years of ignoring them. I really do ...             Valiant Hearts (Egypt Trilogy #3)10 reviews Linda Chaikin Multnomah Publishers, 1998 Wonderful end to a wonderful series! + The best ever! + Best Mystery I ever read! + An excellent, well-written book and a superb conclusion! + Great Series!             The Night Climbers: A Novel9 reviews Ivo Stourton Simon Spotlight, 2007 Them changes + A first rung in a literary ladder + Sumptuous prose in a winning debut novel This is written in the first person, by the young first year student/early 30s lawyer. The college years are a flashback, and we find him today practicing commercial law, living alone, living for his career. The notion is, the 12-13 years since his first year at Oxford are a direct result of that ...             The Secret History536 reviews Donna Tartt Vintage, 2004 A Very Powerful Novel + This is a great book - a must read for the winter. + Well written page turner + The Heart of the History + A Modern Classical Tragedy             The Seduction of the Crimson Rose23 reviews Lauren Willig Dutton Adult, 2008 Fans of spy and historical mystery books will relish this story + Another Success for Willig + Crimson Rose + Intriguing Series Continues             Prep: A Novel488 reviews Curtis Sittenfeld Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005 when I think back on all the crap I learned in high school... + I could relate I didn't want to like this book. It looked like cheesy chick-lit, and something about reading about the adolescent trials and tribulations of a working-class Hoosier girl named Lee...well, I got through being an adolescent working-class Hoosier girl named Lee once and I was not really interested ...             Masqueraders, The18 reviews Georgette Heyer Arrow, 2005 Oh those heros! + Love the book; gave it only 4 stars due to typos in THIS edition - + Delicious Disguises + feeling the Heyer-love + Exciting Read Suprizing Mystery             They Came to Baghdad25 reviews Agatha Christie St. Martin's Minotaur, 2002 Christie Writes a Thriller + Kindle Version is well done + WILL SOMEONE LET THE WOMAN SPEAK? + Baghdad or Bust + "The Belief in a Superstratem of Human Beings to Rule the Rest of the World is the Most Evil of All Beliefs..."             The Night Climbers: A Novel9 reviews Ivo Stourton Simon Spotlight, 2007 Them changes + A first rung in a literary ladder + Sumptuous prose in a winning debut novel This is written in the first person, by the young first year student/early 30s lawyer. The college years are a flashback, and we find him today practicing commercial law, living alone, living for his career. The notion is, the 12-13 years since his first year at Oxford are a direct result of that ...             Death in Kashmir: A Mystery11 reviews M. M. Kaye St. Martin's Minotaur, 2000 The best of M M Kaye's Mystery Series + A superior "who done it"! + Better than Dan Brown anytime! Orphaned Sarah Parrish has travelled to India at the behest of her aunt to live for while, this is on the cusp of the transfer of India from British Rule in 1948. Sarah goes up to Kashmir skiing with a party of other English and while there meets Janet who turns out to be a secret agent with a ...             The Seduction of the Crimson Rose23 reviews Lauren Willig Dutton Adult, 2008 Fans of spy and historical mystery books will relish this story + Another Success for Willig + Crimson Rose + Intriguing Series Continues             Lord Stanhope's Proposal24 reviews Jessica Benson Zebra, 2005 I sincerely love this book + Not Ms. Benson's Best While I see by the reviews that Lord Stanhope's Proposal is not for everyone, I truly love this book and grab it whenever I'm on the way to a waiting room (of any sort). It's just delightful brain candy and the book that got me back into romance novels after years of ignoring them. I really do ...