| |
|
A Dangerous Man: A Novel 26 reviews Charlie Huston
Ballantine Books, 2006
Mind Blowing
+ Our Beloved Hank Thompson.... + Wow! + Great end to a great trilogy
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The Swarm: A Novel 62 reviews Frank Schatzing
Harper Perennial, 2007
very good book
+ Best Book I've Read in a Long Time + Great summer read + VERY GOOD BOOK! + Compelling Read!
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
A Field of Darkness 45 reviews Cornelia Read
Grand Central Publishing, 2007
A Different Sort of Mystery
I can't add a lot to the other positive comments here. I loved this book for a lot of reasons. I stayed up way too late reading it in two sittings. It's not a stereotypical mystery - it has a lot more going on in regard to character, and it doesn't get into all the technical science so many ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Fractured 8 reviews Karin Slaughter
Delacorte Press, 2008
best book i've read for awhile!
+ Another fine book from Slaughter; with a possibly hidden message? + Karin does it again! + Page turner
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Twisted 15 reviews Andrea Kane
William Morrow, 2008
Super Hot Read!
+ Suspenseful with a Bit of Romance Thrown in + My First Book by This Author, but not my Last + More thriller than romance + Unputdownable
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The Ghost War 32 reviews Alex Berenson
Putnam Adult, 2008
Fine work
+ Do You Need to Read The Faithful Spy First?
I have to say that I am surprised at the comparatively tepid reviews that this book has received here.
I purchased the audiobook as is my wont, to occupy my time on a roundtrip drive to the Nation's Capital. I had not heard of the author's first effort, so this was my introduction to CIA agent ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Alibi: A Novel 40 reviews Joseph Kanon
Picador, 2006
"Alibi" is morally uncomfortable
+ Alibi Review + Everyone is crooked
Alibi is wonderfully written (I really love Kanon's writing) and it is extremely uncomfortable reading, as the moral compass keeps shifting. I found it impossible to stop reading and was physically and emotionally exhausted at the end. I loved this book!
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Away: A Novel 101 reviews Amy Bloom
Random House, 2007
great quick read, great writing, great story
+ Great Characters + B + On Away, by Amy Bloom
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The Virgin of Small Plains: A Novel 38 reviews Nancy Pickard
Ballantine Books, 2007
Nancy at her best
+ What can I say? I liked it!
I've read all of Nancy Pickard's novels, and this is one of the most intriguing. The suspension of disbelief required is considerable, so the fact that she still carries off a real page-turner is all the more impressive.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries) 188 reviews Sue Grafton
Putnam Adult, 2007
A Very Good Mystery
+ Terrific + Always a good read + First of the alphabet series
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The Appeal 422 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 ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The Silver Swan: A Novel 23 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 ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Blood Dreams (Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Novel) 29 reviews Kay Hooper
Bantam, 2007
Like the series, not the best of them, though
+ First Read of Bishop Series
Finally! Hooper is back with another paranormal thriller featuring Bishop and the Special Crimes Unit from the FBI. There is a serial killer operating in Boston without remorse. He's killed twelve women in a one month time period, and it seems that the only reason he's gone to ground is because ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Labyrinth 170 reviews Kate Mosse
Berkley Trade, 2007
labyrinth
picked up this book in Stockholm airpot and couldn't put it down. Fascinating history. Wish map was more detailed
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
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 ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Quicksand (Eve Duncan) 29 reviews Iris Johansen
St. Martin's Press, 2008
Another Iris Johansen winner
+ excellent + Quicksand
I'm a big Iris Johansen fan and this book did not disappoint me. Read Pandora's Daughter first, if you haven't already read it. You will understand the character of Megan so much better if you do. I loved the ending of Quicksand! I can't wait for the next book!!
|
|
|
|
|
|