The Blonde24 reviews Duane Swierczynski St. Martin's Griffin, 2007 The Life of an Assassin Isn't As Easy As You Think + The Kiss of Death + Cool Book + Pulp Fiction is Alive and Well with Swierczynski + Explosive first half, loses steam toward the end.             The Brass Verdict: A Novel83 reviews Michael Connelly Little, Brown and Company, 2008 Mickey Haller, the "Lincoln Lawyer" is back! + Connelly has crafted a novel that may eclipse some of his others + One of the Best + Brass verdict + The Brass Verdict Hits the Mark             Faceless Killers44 reviews Henning Mankell Vintage, 2003 Its Hard To Put Down + Swedish police officer Wallender is a tough cop with many human frailties... + Good characters and story It's hard to solve the mystery. But, it's even harder to put the book down... Imagine waking up during the middle of the night. You're awakened by a bad dream that tells you something is terribly wrong, awfully strange. You check your house and everything appears to be normal. You notice ...             Watchers3 reviews Dean Koontz Berkley Trade, 2008 This Book has the Greatest Dog Ever in it + Superdog vs manmade monstrosity + 2nd all-time favorite Koontz book I have had two young girls, ages six and eight, living with me for the last couple weeks, while their parents are touring off in France and I can't begin to tell you all the fun we have had. We've flown to San Francisco (only a short hop from LAX) and spent the day at the Wharf. We've rented great ...             The Appeal452 reviews John Grisham Doubleday, 2008 Excellent gritty tale + A rebuttal to the 1 and 2 stars: + The Appeal Intelligent, thought-provoking, and well-told thriller grounded firmly in the political landscape around us. Definitely worth a read, as it will ignite thought and conversation for a while afterward.             Death's Little Helpers15 reviews Peter Spiegelman Vintage, 2006 Glad I Read TIME Magazine + Mystery suspense at its best + Excellent mystery I recently picked up a copy TIME Magazine and read the article on 5 mystery books/authors that you shouldn't miss. Usually I'm skeptical of professional reviews, but I'm happy to say that this one was spot on as far as Death's Little Helpers, by Peter Spiegelman, is concerned. The story and ...             Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole)71 reviews Robert Crais Simon & Schuster, 2008 Great book, great series overall + Another great book I had never read any books by Robert Crais prior to 2 months ago when I picked up Chasing Darkness. I had seen the name Elvis Cole here and there and thought any book with a PI named Elvis was probably going to be a joke, literally and figuratively. I am glad I overcame my own foolish ...             The Cruel Stars of the Night: A Mystery (Ann Lindell Mysteries)7 reviews Kjell Eriksson St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008 Build slowly to WOW + A New Star for American Readers + It's more a psychiatric study than a real mistery Laura Hindersten's professor father has gone missing and, while he may have just took off without telling her (though tyrannical, he is exceptionally eccentric), she is convinced something horrible has happened to him. The members of the Uppsala Violent Crime Division are certain the professor ...             The Black Path8 reviews Asa Larsson Delta, 2008 An amazing series of novels -- but I wouldn't call them police procedurals + A Tangled Web This is the third book in a series of novels set in northern Sweden. I originally found the first one, Sun Storm, while looking for foreign police procedurals, which I consume voraciously. However, I wouldn't really put these books into that genre -- which might be why some people gave them low ...             The White Lioness22 reviews Henning Mankell Vintage, 2003 A nonstandard Wallender Mystery + Not a Wallander story we are used to, but not bad! + Who's a Better Writer: the Author or the Translator Having already read the 4th Wallender book, 'The Man Who Smiled' ('Silkeridderen' or 'The Silk Rider, in Norwegian translation), I now know where Wallender's depression came from. It's developed in the present book. Wallender has character the opposite that of a psychopath, and it's why he rarely ...             Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, No. 15)647 reviews Patricia Cornwell Putnam Adult, 2007 the more i read the more i wanted to know what next....... Very interesting book. I never read any of her books before but this was definitely a book to read. The more i read the more i wanted to know what was going to happen next. Just great. You will not be dissapointed with this book.             Sidetracked27 reviews Henning Mankell Vintage, 2003 Good But Not His Best Novel: 4 or 5 Stars, Spoiled By Too Many Murders + Thank you, Len + Ah, take one consideration with another I thank fellow reviewer Leonard Fleisig for bringing this author to my attention. The writing is simply superb. I am very interested in reading more books by the Mankell. So far, I have bought and read six novels in the Wallander series. I thought that the novel was excellent up to a point. But ...             Duma Key: A Novel424 reviews Stephen King Scribner, 2008 The good old King is back, LONG LIVE THE KING ! + One of his best!!! + Good King Good + A good long book             Running Scared22 reviews Ken Douglas Bootleg Press, 2008 There is Nothing Like a Little Dose of Revenge + Two Brave Women are Running Scared + Two Women in Trouble and Running Scared + Running scared to stay alive... + on the edge             The Crime Writer19 reviews Gregg Hurwitz Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 Highly Recommended + Different, but in a Good Way + Great Noir Spin What a great read! Although it took me a few chapters to get into the story (it's told in alternating real-time and past-tense chapters), this was one thriller that grabs on and never lets go. I've read other Gregg Hurwitz titles, but THE CRIME WRITER is the first one that had me reading late ...             Hold Tight135 reviews Harlan Coben Dutton Adult, 2008 Harlan Coben is Magic + Good thriller that goes too many places + A Gripping Tale + Coben at his best + Harlan Coben Never Disappoints             7th Heaven (The Women's Murder Club)117 reviews James Patterson, Maxine Paetro Little, Brown and Company, 2008 Great Book! + 7th Heaven + 7th Heaven + Hot! Hot! Hot!             Your Heart Belongs to Me Dean Koontz Bantam, 2008 From the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense comes a riveting thriller that probes the deepest terrors of the human psyche—and the ineffable mystery of what truly makes us who we are. Here a brilliant young man finds himself fighting for his very existence in a battle that starts with the most frightening words of all… At thirty-four, Internet entrepreneur Ryan Perry ...             Bones (Alex Delaware, No. 23)14 reviews Jonathan Kellerman Ballantine Books, 2008 A Grim Treasure Trove... + The presentation is arguably worth the price of admission all by itself + Give Chance a chance + Kept my interest...took a while to figure out "who done it"             Secret Dead Men7 reviews Duane Swierczynski PointBlank, 2006 Soul Man + Wonderfully Imaginative + Swierczynski is a master of the imagination + A Weird and Infinitely Compelling Read + Check into the "Brain Hotel"