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The Unquiet: A Thriller 35 reviews John Connolly
Pocket Star, 2008
Gripping, off beat thriller!
+ Surprised just how much I enjoyed this book + A subtler Parker tale + Less Violent, but still very very creepy
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The Reckoning: A Thriller 24 reviews Jeff Long
Pocket Star, 2005
Good Old-Fashioned Thrills
+ Good but not great. + A Little About Jeff
When I read The Reckoning, I was impressed. Jeff Long is always to my taste, but with this book he hits a stride. There are fewer story threads than usual (usual for the detail-oriented Long, that is)and the result is a very readable, taut book that still contains plenty of plot. His characters are ...
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Play to the End 5 reviews Robert Goddard
Delta, 2006
He puts the "bright" in Brighton
+ Thoroughly delightful offbeat mystery + excellent suspense thriller + Goddard on Form + Great Read
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Dear Isabelle 13 reviews Jessica Swan
Harbor House (GA), 2007
A Beautiful, Heart-Wrenching Book: Don't Skip the Epilogue!!!
+ Though provoking - excellent read!
I loved this book! I can understand that some of the reviewers have qualms about this book not being a horror, because it's not. BUT, this is a fascinating, deep, emotionally-raw book. Isabelle was such an intriguing character. As I read along I felt like she was sharing her deepest, darkest ...
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The Daughters of Simon Lamoreaux: A Novel 16 reviews David Long
Scribner, 2000
A study of character
A study of character . . . a novel that can be read on many levels . . . if you are more interested in plot and less in character you may find the novel lacking . . . for those more interested in character development this is a "good read".
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Affinity 76 reviews Sarah Waters
Riverhead Trade, 2002
Incredibly atmospheric but was just missing something to make it great
+ Was this really written in the twentieth century???
When I finally learned how to read at the late ago of seven I stopped seeing words as a series of letters and started seeing pictures instead. Not just the picture one word projected or one sentence, but the whole book. I started reading books as though they were movies and so learned to read ...
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The Possession Legacy 5 reviews Trevor, Dalton
libros international, 2006
A great vampire twist that leaves you wanting more
+ A horror thriller with erotic undertones + Horror, horror, blood and horror + The Possession Legacy + The new Stephen King?????
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Fear Itself: A Novel 17 reviews Jonathan Nasaw
Pocket Star, 2003
A Visual Tale of Fear and Torture
This novel is another spin on the popular genre of serial killer tales.
Simon is a particularly malicious individual, in search of the ultimate adrenalin high. He discovers early in his sadistic career, that by inducing fear in his victims, the rush is the best he can attain. Mixing drugs and ...
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter 849 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 ...
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Sleepyhead 21 reviews Mark Billingham
Avon, 2003
Refreshing, amusing, chilling and original
+ London noir . + Dark gritty thriller... + Claustrophobic and memorable
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Forever Odd (Odd Thomas Novels) 229 reviews Dean Koontz
Bantam, 2006
Excellent book
+ Before Brother Odd
The is one of the best books I have ever read ---- if you like the supernatural and action, adventure and drama -- then this is the book for you. It has everything you are looking for, including humor. You cry one page and then laugh the on the next one. Full of suspense and intrigue, it was tough ...
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The Husband 293 reviews Dean Koontz
Bantam, 2007
Excellent
+ Great Koontz novel
I have been a fan of Dean's since forever. This book is beyond a doubt one of the best ever. If your a fan of Koontz you won't put the book down till the end for that matter if you have never read Koontz start now. It will be the best thriller you ever read..................
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Out: A Novel 109 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...
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I Heard That Song Before: A Novel 97 reviews Mary Higgins Clark
Simon & Schuster, 2007
Another great book by Mary Higgins Clark
+ 3.5 Star Suspenseful Tale + First Mary Higgins Clark book, I've made it all the way through! + Good MHC novel
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S is for Silence (Kinsey Millhone Mystery) 226 reviews Sue Grafton
Berkley, 2006
A project for Kinsey
+ THE BEST + Welcome back Kinsey + The Kinsey We Know and Love
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True Evil: A Novel 135 reviews Greg Iles
Scribner, 2006
seeing what's true
+ Impressive Author + Incredible ... Needs 6 or 7 stars !!! + This Book Has It All + How Could ANYONE Rate This Less Than Five Stars?
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First Fruits 16 reviews Penelope Evans
Soho Crime, 2000
A Chilling Story
+ Excellent Suspense + Powerful Parenting
My review doesn't ruin anything for the potential reader: At first glance, the protagonist's (Kate) life seems perfect and the reader assumes her gripes are the usual teenage angst. As you read on you discover the subtle creepy undertone becomes more and more ominous and real. Being the constant ...
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Gene 9 reviews Stel Pavlou
Pocket Books, 2005
Critically acclaimed for a reason
+ Leaves You Wanting More + Entertaining Sci Fi
I was given a copy of Gene for Christmas and have spent the most fantastic week reading it. Anyone who watches those mega-hit TV shows like Lost, or Cold Case, even CSI will instantly know the format of flashbacks to earlier periods in time occurring throughout the story to give clues to what ...
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The Girls He Adored 1 review Jonathan Nasaw, Lee Sellars
Audioworks, 2001
Wonderful!
This is a great work of fiction. It is well written and masterful. It keeps you hanging on, wondering what will come next. It is a brilliant look inside the mind of a serial killer. It's a definate must!
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Paranoia 177 reviews Joseph Finder
St. Martin's Press, 2004
Corporate climbing, the DIRTY way!
+ Paranoia + Corporate Espionage + A nice change from the tiresome lawyer/detective/cia genre
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