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Running Scared 22 reviews Ken Douglas
Bootleg Press, 2003
There is Nothing Like a Little Dose of Revenge
+ Two Brave Women are Running Scared + Two Women in Trouble and Running Scared + Running scared to stay alive... + on the edge
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The Right Attitude to Rain (An Isabel Dalhousie Mystery) 49 reviews Alexander McCall Smith
Anchor Books, 2007
*SLEUTHING for Future Choices /OR/ Leaving all to INTUITION?*
+ What a treat! Best of the series so far.
Whether you have been reading "The Right Attitude to Rain" . . . "Love Over Scotland" or "Blue Shoes & Happiness" . . . you and your book friends will probably have a discussion eventually . . . about the author!
For two of his series, author Alexander McCall Smith has chosen
female ...
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The Secret Servant (Gabriel Allon) 105 reviews Daniel Silva
Putnam Adult, 2007
Masterful
+ Daniel Silva + Glad I Bought It!!!!
I find it amazing that the author keeps coming up with fresh plots and an exciting story with mostly the same key characters. Gabriel Allon, the Israeli operative, comes out on top once again. Islamic terrorists kidnap the daughter of the U.S. ambassador to England while she's taking her daily run ...
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Salem Falls 132 reviews Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2002
Joy for a Jodi Picoult Fan
+ Excellent Modern-Day Crucible + Jodi Picoult Does It Again + A Touch of Witchery
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Shoot Him If He Runs (Stone Barrington Novels) 48 reviews Stuart Woods
Putnam Adult, 2007
Quick read, typical of the more recent books in this series
Stone Barrington joins forces with Holly Barker to help run down a criminal mastermind who is driving the CIA crazy. In the process of tracking this criminal down, Stone, Dino and Holly find themselves back on St. Marks (which Stone previously visited in Dead in the Water: A Novel). However, ...
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The Burnt House: A Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus Novel (Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus Novels) 50 reviews Faye Kellerman
William Morrow, 2007
The Burnt House
+ The return of Peter and Rina
I was in the middle of reading "The Burnt House",by Faye Kellerman, when I lost the book. Needless to say, I did not want to buy this soft cover edition again and was delighted to find a used copy in alsmost prisitine condition on Amazon.Com. The price was right and the delivery sooner thsn ...
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The Last Juror 535 reviews John Grisham
Delta, 2006
good book
+ The Last Juror by John Grisham + A View of a Changing Mississippi as Seen by a "Yankee" from Memphis + A View of a Changing Mississippi as Seen by a "Yankee" from Memphis
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The Shotgun Rule: A Novel 24 reviews Charlie Huston
Ballantine Books, 2007
Brilliant!
+ Do you really have to see it - to call it?
First, I must say Charlie Huston is one of the most provocative, creating, and brilliant and thought provoking authors of our time. He doesn't scare away from difficult topics like racism, drugs, alcoholism, violence, sexual abuse and parental relationships.
The latest Huston novel examines the ...
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Nature Girl 153 reviews Carl Hiaasen
Grand Central Publishing, 2007
Great Weekend Read
+ Nonstop, wild ride + Not as bad as some of the reviews.
This book was an entertaining distraction from real life. Throughout the book I was excited to how the characters came colliding together in a hilarious situation born out of their own ineptness. This book is a funny tribute to human nature and Florida beauty. It was a great diversion for me ...
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Flower Net: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries) 6 reviews Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007
Murder and mystery in China
+ Fascinating Chinese Intrigue + Fascinating View Of Chinese Culture + Over looked mysteries
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The 47th Samurai: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel 76 reviews Stephen Hunter
Simon & Schuster, 2007
A worthy sequel
+ An entertaining book by Stephen Hunter
I enjoyed this latest Swagger novel. It was fun and credible, but not the sort of book that you would like to red again and again. Still, it was worth buying. No regrets.
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The Lemur: A Novel 10 reviews Benjamin Black
Picador, 2008
Short Book, Great Mystery
The book cover caught my eye first: a cloud of smoke obscuring the face of a young man. Then, the author's name. By now most avid fiction readers are aware that Benjamin Black is the pseudonym for John Banville, a respected and prize-winning author. I enjoyed Christine Falls, so some weeks ...
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Bones to Ashes: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels) 86 reviews Kathy Reichs
Scribner, 2007
good book
+ 'bones' + bone tickling read
this was a shocker because I watch the show bones and had never read a book by Kathy. It was a great book but dont expect the characters to be anything like the show. good smooth read.
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Cross 240 reviews James Patterson
Little, Brown and Company, 2006
Patterson is great!
+ Classic Alex Cross Good vs Evil Storytelling + books
I loved this book. I also loved the book itself, the size is easy to hold with my arthritic hands, and easier to read with the larger pages.
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Dragon Bones: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries) 18 reviews Lisa See
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004
mystery at the three gorges
+ Great Details + Another great story + Dragon Bones by Lisa See + Another great contemporary mystery by Lisa See
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Devil Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan Novels) 44 reviews Kathy Reichs
Scribner, 2008
Devil Bones
+ Wonderful sinister characters complicate this story
The content of this book is great-I am a fan of Kathy Reichs.
The actual book arrived promptly and in very good shape. I use Amazon quite a bit as I am an avid recycler.
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The Whole Truth 103 reviews David Baldacci
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
Great read
+ A James Bond look alike + Great condition + The Whole Truth
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The Appeal 454 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 ...
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Christine Falls: A Novel 67 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 ...
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Now and Then 70 reviews Robert B. Parker
Putnam Adult, 2007
SPENSER AND HAWK AND VINNIE AND CHOLO
The four musketeers ride again! Yes, I got carried away, but this foursome is fearsome and Vinnie, a hired gun, will shoot anything that moves if he doesn't understand it. Cholo, another hired gun, is a bit slower to 'ace' people, but not by much. As Hawk says to Spenser at one point, "That's ...
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