Desperation Moon25 reviews
Ken Douglas

Bootleg Press, 2003

Mucho Desperation in this Finely Tuned Thriller

+ Non-Stop Action
+ A New Fan
+ A Book I Could Not Put Down
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
A Prisoner of Birth55 reviews
Jeffrey Archer

St. Martin's Press, 2008

Another great one by the master storyteller

+ Great story
+ A typical Archer masala
+ The Very Best
  
  











  



  
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 Interior: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries)3 reviews
Lisa See

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007

I am hooked!

+ Nagging Little Detail
+ I too am hooked by Lisa See's Red Princess mysteries

I have to admit I have read every one of Lisa See's books. The Inspector Liu/Attorney Stark books are very different from her other books (Peony in Love, Snow Flower & the Secret Fan, On Gold Mountain), but what I love about this author is that each of her book is unique and full of surprises. I ...
  
  











  



  
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!!!
  
  











  



  
TailSpin (FBI Thriller, No. 12)26 reviews
Catherine Coulter

Putnam Adult, 2008

FBI ROMANCE THRILLER

+ Much better than the last book.

Predictable story line and part of the classic FBI series - I enjoyed very much as a summer read.
  
  











  



  
Salem Falls127 reviews
Jodi Picoult

Washington Square Press, 2002

tantalizing

+ Fast-paced

This book was a treasure to read.. It was full of twists and turns. Jody Picoult writes with such compassion for people who are victims of a judgemental society. She forces you to re-evaluate your own misconceptions of human errors.
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
Moscow Rules45 reviews
Daniel Silva

Putnam Adult, 2008

Another excellent Silva

+ BEST YET
+ 4 1/2 Stars
+ A great book! Great action, great plot, well written.
+ Not his best, but always good...
  
  











  



  
Plague Ship (Oregon Files)45 reviews
Clive Cussler

Putnam Adult, 2008

Great couple of CD's but missing 3rd

+ Kept Me Riveted To My Seat
+ "...civilization would never recover ... this thing is a doomsday weapon"
+ A fine tense drama, perfect for audio lending libraries
+ The Best Adventure Novel This Year
  
  











  



  
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, ...
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
The Man Who Smiled (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)31 reviews
Henning Mankell

Vintage, 2007

Wonderful Reading For A Cold Winter Night

+ Another winner
+ Wallender comes out of his depression
+ A prodigious talent continues...
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
All the Pretty Horses294 reviews
Cormac Mccarthy

Vintage, 1993

Definitely a Acquired Taste

+ Breathtaking and... breathless
+ Hauntingly Beautiful Search for the Dead West
+ Western for the 20th century