Something Rotten: A Thursday Next Mystery65 reviews
Jasper Fforde

Viking Adult, 2004

About as good as Harry Potter

+ Lewd Saints, High-Stakes Croquet, and Hamlet
+ My summer vacation in Thursday Next novels
+ Amusing Book -- Great Literary/British Humor
+ Whimsical but also most real
  
  











  



  
Death of the Party: A Death on Demand Mystery (Death on Demand Mysteries)14 reviews
Carolyn Hart

William Morrow, 2005

Deserted Island and Murder

+ Wonderful setting for a murder mystery!

Max Darling is hired by Britt Barlow to help her find a murderer. Her brother-in-law was murdered one year ago, and she's invited everyone back to the island that was there the weekend he was killed. She knows he was killed because she took the wire off the stairs that was strung for him to trip ...
  
  











  



  
To Darkness and to Death: A Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mystery28 reviews
Julia Spencer-Fleming

St. Martin's Minotaur, 2005

To Darkness And To Death

+ Well up tp standard
+ Riveting and Informative

I only recently became acquainted with this author and absolutely love her books. I have read all that are available in paperback and will continue to look forward to reading future books. I got hooked on mysteries by reading Agatha Christie when I was young and this author's characters and ...
  
  











  



  
Memory in Death (In Death)91 reviews
J.D. Robb

Putnam Adult, 2006

More "In Death," please!

+ Memory in Death
+ Character-driven mystery
+ Introducing Trudy Lombard
+ I Smell Murder
  
  











  



  
Predator (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries)451 reviews
Patricia Cornwell

Putnam Adult, 2005

PREDATOR IS A FANTASTIC READ!

+ Predator
+ Analyzing the predator
+ Great Book
  
  











  



  
Sea Change (Jesse Stone Novels)63 reviews
Robert B. Parker

Putnam Adult, 2006

Dump The Ex-Wife

+ A quick and easy read

Jesse Stone is a strong character. After seeing the TV movies with Tom Selleck, I picture him as I read each book. Tom Selleck is also a strong character, so......why does the author keep up this relationship with the ex-wife. To me it protrays a very weak person. I personally am getting tired ...
  
  











  



  
The Bodyguard60 reviews
Christy Tillery French

Mystery and Suspense Press, 2004

Meeting Natasha Again, for the Very First Time

+ A fun read
+ Oh, yeah
+ Fantastic Novel!
  
  











  



  
Dead Man's Bones (China Bayles Mysteries #13)18 reviews
Susan Wittig Albert

Berkley Hardcover, 2005

dead man's bones

+ cactus
+ Dead Man's Bones
+ Great Book!
+ Beware! Hard to resist- a must 'have' for China Bayles fans!
  
  











  



  
Rituals of the Season (Deborah Knott Mysteries)17 reviews
Margaret Maron

Mysterious Press, 2005

Very good

+ Doesn't disappoint, but it lacks something.....
+ A Family Story
+ Not Really a Mystery but Still Enjoyable
+ Not her best, but still enjoyable.
  
  











  



  
Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan Novels)111 reviews
Kathy Reichs

Scribner, 2005

The Girls Get a New Lease on Life

+ BonesIII
+ Cross Bones

"Cross Bones," (2005) is the eighth in the Dr. Temperance (Tempe) Brennan series by Kathy Reichs. The first, "Deja Dead," brought her instant acclaim when it became a New York Times bestseller and won the 1997 Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Then, as frequently happens, the series seemed to ...
  
  











  



  
S is for Silence (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)226 reviews
Sue Grafton

Putnam Adult, 2005

A project for Kinsey

+ THE BEST
+ Welcome back Kinsey
+ The Kinsey We Know and Love
  
  











  



  
The Goodbye Body (Claire Malloy Mysteries, No. 15)10 reviews
Joan Hess

St. Martin's Minotaur, 2005

A fun read

+ Another Great Claire Mystery
+ A page turner

NOTE: Do not listen to any negative review posted here. I've enjoyed most of the Claire Malloy mysteries thus far, and THE GOODBYE BODY doesn't dissapoint. The story is chock-full of surprises, twists and turns, and plenty of laugh out loud moments. I like cuddling up with a new Claire Malloy ...
  
  











  



  
Vanish97 reviews
Tess Gerritsen

Ballantine Books, 2005

The American Dream

+ Couldn't Put It Down
+ Great Read...
+ Disturbing but Satisfying
  
  











  



  
Blood Memory: A Novel135 reviews
Greg Iles

Scribner, 2005

Powerful, intense, great journey

+ well written, but a litttle too long.
+ Well worth reading

This was the first book I read by the author and it is incredibly well-written and a very intense but worthwhile journey. Highly recommended!
  
  











  



  
Faithless43 reviews
Karin Slaughter

Delacorte Press, 2005

The Grant County series- one of the best there is!

+ A less than riveting tale of faith, doubt, and murder
+ Good Grant County book

The Grant Co series is one of the finest mystery series that there is. The triad of main characters, Lena, Jeffrey and Sarah, are a fascinating mix of vulnerability, strength, good and bad. What I love about this series is that not a single one of the main characters is totally good or bad. Like ...
  
  











  



  
Friends, Lovers, Chocolate: An Isabel Dalhousie Mystery55 reviews
Alexander Mccall Smith

Pantheon, 2005

Not much of a mystery, but l love it all the same

+ Prose for the soul. Life is good.
+ A Pleasure to Read

I wish they could put this book in a category other than "mystery". While the plot is driven by a couriosity, the real story here is about so much more. I was really touched by the humanity in this book. The love, vulnerability, the yearning, the tears. I just did not want this book to end. ...
  
  











  



  
Tyrannosaur Canyon124 reviews
Douglas Preston

Forge Books, 2005

Another Excellent Book by Preston

+ Tyrannosaur Canyon Rocks
+ What a treat!

Tyrannosaur Canyon is another great book by Douglas Preston. The characters are great. There's Tom Broadbent, who we got to know in "The Codex." We now meet Wyamn Ford. I love these two characters. Tom Broadbent's wife plays a big part in the story, too. She's a thorougly modern woman and displays ...
  
  











  



  
Devil's Corner59 reviews
Lisa Scottoline

HarperCollins, 2005

I laughed, I cried laughing and bought the rest of her books

+ Scottoline does it again
+ Good, but not Scottoline's best (but she's written more than a dozen books so a bunch of them are not her "best"...)
+ Good read
  
  











  



  
Bloody Mary: A Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels Mystery31 reviews
J. A. Konrath

Hyperion, 2005

J.A. gets a Bloody 5 stars again!!!

+ A nice follow up.
+ A new star in the galaxcy.
+ Jack's Back
  
  











  



  
Blind Alley (An Eve Duncan Forensics Thriller)67 reviews
Iris Johansen

Bantam, 2004

Blind Alley

+ I didn't mind it.

I was very satisfied with the purchase of this book. The book was in good condition, the price very reasonable, and I received it in just a matter of days. Thank you.