The Appeal422 reviews John Grisham Doubleday, 2008 Money and Politics: The Ultimate Leverage When a massive chemicals corporation loses a $41 million lawsuit in rural Mississippi, its top leadership vows to appeal to the state's supreme court. The nine-member court is notorious for upholding plaintiff's lawsuits, punitive damages and all, by a 5-4 split. However, these justices are elected ...             Stone Cold133 reviews David Baldacci Grand Central Publishing, 2007 Stone Cold is Red Hot + A Great Ride with The Camel Club + Excellent Page Turner + He knows how to write             Out: A Novel109 reviews Natsuo Kirino Vintage, 2005 Really engaging, a side of Japan not often seen + Just like sashimi with wasabi - raw, pungent, and sharp + insightful gutsy noir + Move over Flannery O'Connor...             Phantom Prey (Lucas Davenport Mysteries)88 reviews John Sandford Putnam Adult, 2008 The Weirdest Davenport Novel Yet + Excellent condition + Better than the last, Lucas a stud John Sandford does a better job of hooking me on his stories than anyone else writing today. I have read all the books written under the Sandford name and thought they all provided excellent entertainment except for the one clunker, "Dead Watch." The Lucas Davenport novel, "Phantom Prey," is ...             The Silver Swan: A Novel23 reviews Benjamin Black Henry Holt and Co., 2008 Depressing, Moody and Good The Silver Swan takes place in the mid-fifties with character Quirke who is a pathologist. A woman named Deirdre Hunt's body is found drowned in the Dublin Bay and at first they think it was a suicide. The husband of Deirdre is overally sensitive of them performing an autopsy on her body not being ...             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 ...             Cross Country James Patterson Little, Brown and Company, 2008 When the home of Alex Cross's oldest friend, Ellie Cox, is turned into the worst murder scene Alex has ever seen, the destruction leads him to believe that he's chasing a horrible new breed of killer. As Alex and his girlfriend, Brianna Stone, become entangled in the deadly Nigerian underworld of Washington D.C., what they discover is shocking: a stunningly organized gang of lethal teenagers ...             Heartsick116 reviews Chelsea Cain St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007 I am still reeling from this one! Makes Hannibal Lecter seem like the Easter Bunny! + Fine start to a series! + What a Compelling, Creepy Debut! Is there a serial killer Hall of Fame? (Shame?) OMG! Gretchen Lowell, is an evil, evil, woman! Detective Archie Sheridan, who worked on these serial killings for 10+ years, is then captured by the killer herself and tortured! And then she lets him go and turns herself in! After spending several ...             Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, No. 15)614 reviews Patricia Cornwell Putnam Adult, 2007 SADLY DISAPPOINTED I JUST FINISHED "BOOK OF THE DEAD" AND WAS SADLY DISAPPOINTED. I ALMOST FEEL LIKE I NEED TO RE-READ IT TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE TWISTS AND TURNS AND CHARACTERS IN THIS MIS-ADVENTURE. I AM FAIRLY NEW TO READING PATRICIA CORNWELL BOOKS AND HAVE NOT READ ALL OF THEM BUT I AM GOING TO GO BACK TO THE ...             Change of Heart: A Novel171 reviews Jodi Picoult Atria, 2008 more of a homage than a copy + A page turner. When I read this book I did not get the sense that Picoult was copying Stephen King, but rather taking the issues raised in The Green Mile and giving them a more contemporary twist. At one point she even refers to the book when someone in the prison calls Shay "Green Mile". Just because a story ...             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             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. ...             A Dangerous Man: A Novel26 reviews Charlie Huston Ballantine Books, 2006 Mind Blowing + Our Beloved Hank Thompson.... + Wow! + Great end to a great trilogy             Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole)53 reviews Robert Crais Simon & Schuster, 2008 Elvis Chases the Darkness Light? Yes. Quick Read? Yes. Enjoyable? Thoroughly. I found the latest Elvis Cole a satisfying entry in the series. Maybe not so many Elvis wisecracks, but you do have Carol Starkey getting off some dandies. Crais is so comfortable by now with Elvis & Joe & Carol and company that this is ...             The Third Angel: A Novel35 reviews Alice Hoffman Shaye Areheart Books, 2008 Very Enjoyable Reading! + A great summer beach read! + Lyrical and Wonderful + Couldn't put it down! + CAPTIVATING             The Front208 reviews Patricia Cornwell Putnam Adult, 2008 Very Satisfied I have not had a chance to read my new books, but they arrived in excellent condition as always. Thank you, K             The Overlook (Harry Bosch)184 reviews Michael Connelly Little, Brown and Company, 2007 A great addition to the "Harry Bosch" series! + Again, Michael Connelly at his best... in stretching for home base... I became a fan of the "Harry Bosch" novels by Michael Connelly late in life. I think it was the movie, Blood Work, starring Clint Eastwood and based on one of Connelly's other books, that caused me to buy The Narrows when it came out in paperback. I read that and found myself immediately hooked ...             Careless in Red: A Novel112 reviews Elizabeth George Harper, 2008 1st Half: Who's the author? 2nd Half: She's back! (both Havers and EG) + The reluctant return of Lynley I have read all the Lynley-Havers books and (with one exception) have been a huge fan of the stories and the writing style. I have enjoyed Barbara, but Lynley was the star - until now. Careless in Red may have been Lynley's book but Barbara was the best part: the interaction between Lynley and ...             The Memory Keeper's Daughter849 reviews Kim Edwards Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 A book written by a woman to women (and maybe guys too) It was based on a similar concept of "Namesake", another contemporary book written by a woman, ie, that men has something terrible to hide from their spouses. :-) For guys it may be hard to relate to the characters, but even so I recommend it. Mainly because the book is fairly well written. I ...             Darkly Dreaming Dexter229 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 ...