The Paper Moon (Inspector Montalbano Mysteries)12 reviews Andrea Camilleri Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 Subtle Sicilian delight + The Ninth Inspector Montalbano Mystery - La Luna di Carta - The Paper Moon by Andrea Camilleri + Well, I thought I had him! + Another great book from Camilleri + All is not as it seems             The Fourth Man2 reviews K.O. Dahl St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008 Entertaining, but a bit stereotypical + enjoyable femme fatale Danish police procedural One of the latest trends in mystery writing is the Scandinavian mystery series. We all remember (or some of us, who are old enough, do) the series by Maj Sjovall and Per Wahloo from back in the seventies, but since there have only been a couple of writers. Lately, though, it seems every second book ...             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 ...             Black Seconds (Inspector Sejer Mysteries)5 reviews Karin Fossum Harcourt, 2008 Compelling + It is a cruel book + Very Enjoyable + Fossum- keeps you guessing to the last- and ties it all up in the end...a master story teller! + More Konrad Sejer and Jacob Skarre, please!             The Good Guy168 reviews Dean Koontz Bantam, 2007 To Portland and back seated between a mason and a psycho killer + Solid and edgy, Koontz creates a truly believable yarn in "The Good Guy" + Crime thriller that takes you back When I infrequently turn to a Dean Koontz thriller for entertainment, I usually discover some psycho that's evolved from a bad childhood. It makes one wonder what crowd the author ran with as a kid. Here, stonemason Tim Carrier, minding his own business on a barstool, finds himself mistaken for ...             One Good Turn: A Novel56 reviews Kate Atkinson Back Bay Books, 2007 Great read! + A perfect piece of literature! + Convoluted mystery, told in a compulsively readable fashion. I love Kate Atkinson, and this book does not disappoint. This is just an all around great read - great story, great pacing. It would be good to read Case Histories first so you can meet the characters, but the book stands on its own, as well, which I appreciate.             Sliver of Truth: A Novel25 reviews Lisa Unger Three Rivers Press, 2008 Riveting tale ... Couldn't put it down! + Sliver of Truth - WOW what a read!!!! + STOP! READ BEAUTIFUL LIES FIRST!! + great read + More dark secrets for Ridley             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             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 ...             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 ...             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             Bangkok Haunts43 reviews John Burdett Knopf, 2007 Well written + Loved It, But I Don't Know Why + WHO Would Enjoy Reading a John Burdett Book (including Bangkok Haunts) or Receiving One As a Gift? Excellent continuation of the Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep story; this time investigating a terrifiying snuff movie in which a former lover is murdered. Good storytelling, keeps you interested. Well worth buying. Bangkok Tattoo Bangkok 8             Beautiful Lies: A Novel73 reviews Lisa Unger Three Rivers Press, 2006 A stellar first novel! + Couldn't put this one down. + wonderful writing I had not heard of Lisa Unger until I noticed her newly released paperback version of "Beautiful Lies". I read the back cover and was intrigued. I ordered the book and found that I had a hard time putting it down. The way Lisa Unger writes is very refreshing. The story is a conversation ...             The Black Path1 review Asa Larsson Delta, 2008 exhilarating Swedish police procedural legal thriller In Kiruna, Sweden, the corpse of the woman found on the frozen lake did not require an autopsy to see she was tortured. Police Inspectors Anna-Maria Mella and Sven-Erik Stainacke lead the investigation into identifying who the Jane Doe is and why she was so brutally battered. Anna-Maria ...             Six Bad Things: A Novel43 reviews Charlie Huston Ballantine Books, 2005 RICK "SHAQ" GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "IT'S LIKE BEING IN AN INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE CAR MADE OF DEATH & DRUGS, AND YOUR CAR HAS NO BRAKES!" + Love it! + Decent Shoot'em Up + Charlie Huston rocks!!!             Grotesque (Vintage International)39 reviews Natsuo Kirino Vintage, 2008 psychological thriller + twisted school girls grow up to be twisted women.. Natuso Kirino is an amazing author. Even translated from japanese to english her stories are incredibly dark, deep, and brutally honest. I have read no other book that delves so far into the under belly of Japan's culture. 5 stars             Killer View13 reviews Ridley Pearson Putnam Adult, 2008 Atmospheric wilderness thriller + True Page Turner + A Killer Book! + A Non-Stop Roller Coaster Ride + terrific             The Brass Verdict: A Novel Michael Connelly Little, Brown and Company, 2008 Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the courtroom. When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch him into the big time, ...             7th Heaven (The Women's Murder Club)109 reviews James Patterson, Maxine Paetro Little, Brown and Company, 2008 Loved 5th, missed 6th, loved 7th + I Like it! Good read for series junkies! + Women's Murder Cllub I have become a huge Patterson after reading the 5th Horseman, lapsed on the 6th Target and found my way back for 7th Heaven. I just love the play on numbers. This is the 7th novel in his Women's Murder Club series and the book starts off in as far a place from heaven as possible with victims found ...             Caught Stealing: A Novel68 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