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Night Life 6 reviews Ray Garton
Leisure, 2007
fascinating modernization of the vampire legend
+ Worthy sequel to Live Girls + Great sequel to the fantastic novel 'Live Girls'
Private investigators Karen Moffett and Gavin Keoph are linked by multi-millionaire horror novelist Martin Burgess. He wants them to investigate former New York Times reporter Walter Benedek under a pseudonym wrote an article about evil vampires for the New York Post. Mr. Burgess wants to know if ...
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The Darkest Evening of the Year 214 reviews Dean Koontz
Bantam, 2007
A harrowing, spine-tingling, suspense thriller.
+ There Ought to be a Law + A slight improvement over recent Koontz books
This novel is made for dog lovers, so if you are one of those persons, you can't go wrong. Yes, there are references to dog abuse and neglect, because the main protagonist, Amy, is deeply involved with Golden rescue. However, anyone that is a dog advocate knows these situations do occur and that ...
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The Echo Maker: A Novel 102 reviews Richard Powers
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006
surreal landscape that sucks you in...
+ Intelligent and entertaining
Powers knows how to suck you into the turmoil and conflict in a character's life.
This book deserves all the accolades it received. I could not put this down. Great stuff on identity, sibling relationships, what it means to be intimate after decades in a romantic relationship, and how we are ...
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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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Berserk 31 reviews Tim Lebbon
Leisure Books, 2006
Almost Perfect
This is the first novel by this author that I have read, and I gotta tell ya, it's fantastic!! The premise of the story is this: Tom and his wife Joann lost their son 10 years ago in an apparent Army training exercise accident. Tom meets 2 guys in a pub who talk about Porton Down (where his son ...
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Practical Demonkeeping 114 reviews Christopher Moore
Harper Paperbacks, 2004
Another Gem by Christopher Moore
+ Mmmm, people. + practical demonkeeping + Jumps around a lot; a fun read + What is so practical about keeping demons?
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The Loveliest Dead 16 reviews Ray Garton
Leisure Books, 2006
Requiem for the Children
+ a nice horror read + Very scary and chilling book,. + Great for the Ed & Lorriane Warren Characters
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Lost Echoes 23 reviews Joe R. Lansdale
Vintage, 2007
One of favorite Lansdale books
+ The Sounds of Ghosts + Works on every level
I liked everything about this book. I enjoyed his other books but have gotten tired of the gore fest genre. I really enjoyed the main characters - Harry, Tad, Kayla - and would like to see them back in future book(s). Maybe some of the things that happen in the book were a little "out there" but ...
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The Good Guy 184 reviews Dean Koontz
Bantam, 2007
THIS IS A GREAT BOOK
+ The Good Guy might just be a little too "goodie goodie"
I have not read any Koontz for a while. This one caught my eye so I decided to order it. I have the hard copy.
I couldn't put this book down. I loved the characters, the plot, the story and most of all the hero. From cover to cover i could not put this book down. By far one one of the best ...
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Gecko 30 reviews Jack Priest
Bootleg Press, 2003
Beware the cute little gecko...
+ Ludlum meets King meets Rollins + These little lizards are definitely not cute! + Half creature feature, half rogue-cop procedural
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Edgewise 10 reviews Graham Masterton
Severn House Publishers, 2006
Hunt this one down...
+ Very scary + Hard To Put Down + Ultimate chase through life and death
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Night of the Jaguar: A Novel 11 reviews Michael Gruber
William Morrow, 2006
Plausibly supernatural & a fine character-driven mystery
+ Plus one star for the CD audiobook + Reviewed by Barb Radmore + Character-Driven Suspense + Clark, where do you leave your suit and tie?
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Anansi Boys: A Novel 183 reviews Neil Gaiman
William Morrow, 2005
Mythology for the modern age, gods with dysfunctional families
+ Neil Gaiman does it again + Nice way to escape reality for a bit + A Great Follow Up to American Gods.
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Brother Odd (Odd Thomas Novels) 232 reviews Dean Koontz
Bantam, 2006
Don't Miss This One
+ The Latest Odd Thomas Novel + OMG!
Brother Odd, the third book in the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz, takes the reader to the hills of the Sierra Mountains in northern California. Odd (whose strange name supposedly comes from an error on his birth certificate where the T was dropped from Todd) has come to St. Bartholomew's Abbey ...
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Hannibal 2793 reviews Thomas Harris
Delta, 2005
The best of the Lecter series
+ In my top Ten Favorite Books List + Better than the movie. . . + The Dark Side is not so Evil
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After Midnight 19 reviews Richard Laymon
Leisure Books, 2006
Entertaining but not that believeable
+ OH ALICE WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!?!?!
This, like stated in another review, is not for eveyone. If your a die-hard Laymon fan than you will enjoy it. The lead character Alice is kind of an anti-hero. She is a murderer and I would definatley say a nympho. She is house sitting for a friend when a prowler decides to go for a swim in the ...
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The Ghost Writer 98 reviews John Harwood
Harvest Books, 2005
a contemporary work with the air of the classics
+ A Tale within a Tale within a Tale. + Great Read
I have always been fond of ghost stories and movies. I have seen or read any such work that fell in my hands. These works have been so many that - I think - I have formed a taste concerning this particular genre. This novel is one of the most absorbing reads. I could have finished reading it in one ...
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The Lake 17 reviews Richard Laymon
Leisure Books, 2005
Better job at characters, weaker plot
It is my understanding that this book was published after Laymon passed away. I can understand why he would have held this book back from his publishers... there is a lot still to be done to make this a good book.
Short summary: Leigh is the major character here... we follow her both through ...
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The Book of Lost Things: A Novel 116 reviews John Connolly
Atria, 2006
Gone missing
+ Great Read + Every Fairy Tale You've Ever Read + enchanting tale for grown ups + Well worth the time.
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Rosemary's Baby 71 reviews Ira Levin
Signet, 1997
A Great Classic Never Dies
+ witchy realism + amazing condition for the price + Good read. + Uncomfortably Good
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