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Double Take: FBI Thriller 60 reviews Catherine Coulter
Putnam's Sons, 2007
Double Take
+ New Fan of FBI Series + FBI Thriller
If you've read the other 10 FBI books this one is a must. As with the others it hooks you from the start. Can hardly wait to get book 12.
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Compulsion: An Alex Delaware Novel (Alex Delaware) 62 reviews Jonathan Kellerman
Ballantine Books, 2008
Not his best, and not his worst....
I've read all the Alex Delaware books, and I would place this one somewhere in the middle as far as ratings go. Neither Alex nor Milo seemed as involved or intense about the case this time. Alex was reallly coasting with his psych analyses. And Robin, who used to have all kinds of issues with ...
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Limitations 26 reviews Scott Turow
Picador, 2006
NOT YOUR TYPICAL "LEGAL THRILLER", BUT A DOLLOP OF AMBROSIAL WRITING
If you are looking for what the commercial reviews have billed as yet another classy "legal thriller" in vintage Turow style, then you'll be disappointed. "Limitations" is unlike any of his previous work, and delightfully so.
Not a grave departure, mind you. Not like John Grisham doing a ...
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Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher Novels) 238 reviews Lee Child
Delacorte Press, 2008
Ignore the haters
When it comes down to it, Nothing to Lose is not the greatest Jack Reacher novel Lee Child has written. However, it certainly isn't bad. I was a bit turned off when I got my copy in the mail and checked the Amazon reviews to see the slew of 1-star reviews that Child has gotten this time around. ...
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The Foreign Correspondent: A Novel 63 reviews Alan Furst
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007
Introducing the Italian Resistenza
+ This is a terrific book. + superb, fast, easy reading + Stunning
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Darkly Dreaming Dexter 229 reviews Jeff Lindsay
Vintage, 2006
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
+ Audio 8cds Not for the faint hearted!!!!!!!
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
This book was a great read. Even if you watched the show first. However the Dexter in the show is different than the one in the book. This book neatly wraps up the charcter that is Dexter and does so quickly as well as humorously. I love the wit and sarcasm, i think it tops ...
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Caught Stealing: A Novel 68 reviews Charlie Huston
Ballantine Books, 2005
Fast paced, violent, raw, and still very fun.
+ A little violent at times but a good read + The Cat + Blood, Thunder, A Good Man Gone Bad
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Count Zero 63 reviews William Gibson
Ace Trade, 2006
Cyberpunk sweetness
+ My favorite cyberpunk novel + Not Free SF Reader + Great book, a little lacking in plot
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Promise Not to Tell: A Novel 71 reviews Jennifer Mcmahon
Harper Paperbacks, 2007
The Permanent Collection
+ Wonderful, Gripping, Page Turner + LOOK UP cipher
Rather than reiterate the plot of this amazing mystery, this is why I recommend this book.
I was at the library looking for good reads and noticed
"Promise Not To Tell" set apart from the shelved books. I thought, I'll try.
Oh, what a marvelous book! I became so intrigued by Del, and the
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Hurricane 20 reviews Jack Stewart
Bootleg Press, 2003
Action Packed Book!
+ Lots of Chase Scenes in this Action Packed Thriller + A Real Sitting on the Edge of Your Seat Thriller + Drug Smugglers and a Hurricane What a Ride! + A Mighty Fine Adventure Story
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Dearly Devoted Dexter 107 reviews Jeff Lindsay
Vintage, 2006
Just as dark and fun as the first
+ delicious dexter + I Luv Dexter!
This book continued the great quality that Lindsay started with in the first book and is of equal, if not greater, quality. It's also just as gripping as the first book. I read it 2 days, and it only took that long because I made myself take breaks so that it wouldn't be over too soon!
The ...
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Blind Fall: A Novel 24 reviews Christopher Rice
Scribner, 2008
Surprises untill the end...
+ Great Read!
This book is one of the best I think everyone will learn something from it...It tells us how secret and lies can tear apart family's and friends because one person cannot accept another for who he/she is....
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Step on a Crack 173 reviews James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
Little, Brown and Company, 2007
Outstanding Read - Great New Main Character
+ The Kids Make the Hero Real (Spoilers) + review of the audio version
I never thought I would enjoy a character as much as Alex Cross, but Michael Bennett was great. Imagine being a police detective with 10 adopted kids. The twists in this book were great. I can't wait for the next book! Great job, Mr Patterson. S.L. Chessor author of Poodlums, Boogeymen and Booglers ...
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Ice Trap: A Novel of Psychological Suspense 18 reviews Kitty Sewell
Touchstone, 2008
Loved this book!
+ A truly expat experience + Overall a good read
THis book was a page turner from beginning to end. The dialogue was realistic and the characters were fascinatingly flawed. I loved the use of the arctic setting as well.
I cannot wait for Blood Print, the next thriller due out by this author!
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Take Me, Take Me with You: A Novel of Suspense 13 reviews Lauren Kelly
Harper Paperbacks, 2005
Compelling, thrilling and ultimately unsettling.
The pace at the start of the story gave me a rush of adrenline.
It was superbly crafted, moving in time and presenting the future before the present. The characters were seedy, and the decisions and choices of the protagonist made it hard to root for her. But at the end I accepted her choice ...
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The Last Patriot: A Thriller 106 reviews Brad Thor
Atria Books, 2008
The Last Patriot
+ THORoughly Enjoyable! + Wow, a thrill ride from todays headlines
Another Brad Thor thriller that can't be put down once started. Much of it is/has happened; it's difficult to dicipher the fiction from nonfiction.
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Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand (Chief Inspector Adamsberg Mysteries) 7 reviews Fred Vargas
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Her Best Yet
+ Outstanding example of crime fiction + A clever, thought-provoking read + great book
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Black Widow 18 reviews Randy Wayne White
Putnam Adult, 2008
Great Read
+ Doc Ford Fans, read this one. + Doc Ford Delivers Once Again + Best yet for Randy Wayne White
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Another Thing to Fall: A Novel (Tess Monaghan Mysteries) 20 reviews Laura Lippman
William Morrow, 2008
A Terrific Mystery
+ excellent read
This is Laura Lippman's fifteenth novel yet the tenth book in the series which has character Tess Monaghan, a Baltimore private detective, accepting a job as a bodyguard for a young actress. Lippman has a way of writing excellent mystery/suspense books in the old traditional way. They are well ...
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The Man in My Basement: A Novel 67 reviews Walter Mosley
Back Bay Books, 2005
A quick, suspenseful, mind-provoking read
+ Mosely sets up shop inside the reader's head.. and then tweaks it. + Fun and suspenseful
I dare you to put this book down before finishing it! Compelling characters in an unusual story. Far better than what passes for popular fiction on most of the best-seller list. Bizarre? That is probably a little too strong. Different? Definitely!
Some have compared to The Stranger by Camus, but ...
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