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Nature Girl 153 reviews Carl Hiaasen
Knopf, 2006
Great Weekend Read
+ Nonstop, wild ride + Not as bad as some of the reviews.
This book was an entertaining distraction from real life. Throughout the book I was excited to how the characters came colliding together in a hilarious situation born out of their own ineptness. This book is a funny tribute to human nature and Florida beauty. It was a great diversion for me ...
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Berlin: A Novel 7 reviews Pierre Frei
Grove Press, 2006
Shockingly good!
+ Pretty Good Mystery but May not Appeal to Many + Weak as a Thriller, otherwise Interesting
5.0 out of 5 stars Shockingly good!, March 18, 2008
By Jill Meyer (Santa Fe, NM) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
I love a great detective story, and this is one. But what separates this story from most novels is the emphasis Frei places on the CRIME VICTIMS.
Four or five blonde women ...
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At Risk 219 reviews Patricia Cornwell
Putnam Adult, 2006
at risk, by patricia cornwall
+ Great seller + Patricia Cornwell "Lite"
in perfect condition, not her besr work but entertaining just the same. the book came as promised and promptly. thank you.
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The Cleanup 18 reviews Sean Doolittle
Dell, 2006
Loved "The Cleanup!"
+ Do-gooder hoes a hard row + Working class fiction! + Tightly Woven
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Echo Burning (Jack Reacher, No. 5) 103 reviews Lee Child
Berkley Trade, 2005
Child at his best
+ Reacher at his best + Oranges speak + Echo Burning Review + one of the best Reacher novels, intense climax
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The Ruins 986 reviews Scott Smith
Knopf, 2006
Quality Horror
+ The Ruination of Sleep + A Good Read
With Scott Smith's first novel A SIMPLE PLAN he took the literary world by storm. The novel received raves from all critics, developed a huge cult following and was called by many the best suspense novel of the year. Here we have his follow-up, THE RUINS, many years after the first and it is in a ...
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A Safe Place for Dying (Dek Elstrom Mysteries) 7 reviews Jack Fredrickson
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2006
A fun read
+ Quirky Characters, Great Taste of Chicago + Dek the newest Mystery Detective + Great characters, great read
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Act of Treason (Mitch Rapp Novels) (Mitch Rapp Novels) 143 reviews Vince Flynn
Atria, 2006
Great Book
+ Another poor ending by Flynn + Fascinating as always
Great book. couldn't stop reading it. Seems that Vynce hate polititions like I do, so no problem enjoing thier fall.
Couldn't stop reading it. Nice prespective reading it on October on Election year...
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Long in the Tooth David Turrill
Toby Press, 2006
Tin's brother Satchel was a phenomenal baseball talent on the verge of his major league debut when he took his fiancee to meet his brother. He couldn't have known what would happen; that Tin and Wendy would fall in love and break his heart. Faced with such a betrayal, he simply disappears. Despite this rift, Tin and Wendy spend several blissful years together - until one day Wendy is murdered, ...
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Black Order: A Novel (Sigma Force Novels) 146 reviews James Rollins
William Morrow, 2006
Listen up - One of Rollins' best Books.
+ Awesome + another fine SIGMA force adventure! + awesome book
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The Cloud of Unknowing (Otto Penzler Book) 17 reviews Thomas H. Cook
Harcourt, 2007
The Game of Writer and Reader
+ Smart narrative (+ mystery) with the "cloud of" schizophrenia + Like Mother, Like Son.
Thomas H. Cook is at the top of his game as he writes The Cloud of Unknowing. A well thought out mystery which ended surprisingly yet somewhat predictably. I guess that when reading a mystery novel, you are playing a game with the writer, a game you would rather lose. In The Cloud of Unknowing, I ...
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Crisis 75 reviews Robin Cook
Putnam Adult, 2006
GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME
Robin Cook is the grand-daddy of the medical thriller, but in Crisis he veers into the arena of the legal thriller, and not with the best effect. This book has some problems, particularly in the plotting.
Quick facts of the case: Dr. Craig Bowman is being sued for medical malpractice after he ...
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Ragged Man 29 reviews Jack Priest
Bootleg Press, 2003
I was Afraid to Blink as I Zapped My Eyes Across the Pages
+ Priest's off-beat debut + Fast-Paced, Spine-Tingling Fun + Great! + Exciting,Scary, Book!
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The Messenger 119 reviews Daniel Silva
Putnam Adult, 2006
Upgrades Silva from a good to a great author!
+ Another Brilliant Thrill Ride + Smooth as silk + Silva's Best + Spy vs Jihad Inc.
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The Devil's Feather 15 reviews Minette Walters
Knopf, 2006
A book of shadows in the hands of a master
+ Walters at her best + "Sadists exist everywhere and war is their theater."
This is a book of shadows. Connie Burns, a white native of Zimbabwe, encounters a murky character in Iraq, where she is a war correspondent, and she associates this man with another name, another place, and gruesome unsolved murders of women. She is abducted in a way that leaves authorities to ...
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The Husband 299 reviews Dean Koontz
Bantam, 2006
The Husband
+ I'm in love! + My Hero + My Favorite Koontz So Far... A Perfect Novel + New Style from Koontz
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The Testament 1125 reviews John Grisham
Delta, 2005
THE TESTAMENT by John Grisham
+ Great Read + Legal Wrangling, Adventure, Sleaze, Redemption
I received the book in fast time, it was in excellent condition and I am very happy with the service I got.
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The Afghan 120 reviews Frederick Forsyth
Putnam Adult, 2006
Fast paced and topical thriller
Forsyth weaves actual events and people throughout this novel, placing his two main characters throughout various conflicts in recent history. It comes dangerously close to a "Forrest Gump" sequence but in the end, most of these chance meetings do play a significant role as the plot unfolds.
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The Book of the Dead 190 reviews Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
Grand Central Publishing, 2006
Answers to many of the Pendergast questions ...
+ A rip-roaring page turner, but engage suspension of disbelief before reading!
Pendergast is in jail, framed by his brother. His friends, led by Vincent D'Agosta, plot to help him escape. The New York Museum of Natural History receives a mysterious package - that turns out to be diamond dust - their rare diamonds, stolen by Pendergasts brother Diogenes in Dance of Death, ...
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Girl in a Box 15 reviews Sujata Massey
HarperCollins, 2006
Love that Sujata Massey!
+ Rei changes occupations
A reader can't go wrong with any of the books in the Rei Shimura series. Massey creates a fascinating world of modern Japan as experienced by her heroine Rei Shimura. Rei has the perfect blend of coming from a Californian backround and being of Japanese-American parentage. It makes it easy for the ...
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