Down River80 reviews John Hart St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007 THIS GUY IS GOOD!!!! + mystery book review + Should Be Six Stars John Hart really can tell a tale! I find it hard to put his books down. If this is only his 2nd book, we are in for a literary treat. His style is up there with Grisham, only better. I highly recommend this book as a good mystery, a real page turner! I felt like I was there with the ...             Stalin's Ghost: An Arkady Renko Novel94 reviews Martin Cruz Smith Pocket, 2008 Arakdy Renko is Back and it was Worth the Wait + Another good Russian story + Remarkably good at details of Russian life + Arkady Is Back!             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 ...             Cross Country5 reviews James Patterson Little, Brown and Company, 2008 Hunter or Hunted? + Not Your Typical Alex Cross Story + Every chapter a cliff hanger + Another Patterson winner             Stone Cold139 reviews David Baldacci Grand Central Publishing, 2007 wants more + Best of Camel Club series + keep getting better! + Stone Cold + Fast Paced             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             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 ...             Clockers: A Novel32 reviews Richard Price Picador, 2008 Brilliant, mind blowing and extremely well researched + Evolution of an Author + Exceptional + Beyond its genre...             The Quickie290 reviews James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge Little, Brown and Company, 2007 OH WHAT WICKED WEBS WE WEAVE WHEN WE PRACTICE TO DECEIVE! + Pandora's box? + Never a dull moment! + This one didn't suck! + Michael - Good job, more from you (alone)             Phantom Prey (Lucas Davenport Mysteries)102 reviews John Sandford Putnam Adult, 2008 Masterful jewel + Lucas is still hot as every. + Another hit for Sandford Sandford has his hero, Lucas Davenport, currently of the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, musing early that life is just chaotic, happenings that save, or take, lives. Weather, his wife and a medical doctor, believes in cause-and-effect. After a bloodily murderous story, Davenport convincingly ...             Beverly Hills Dead35 reviews Stuart Woods Putnam Adult, 2008 Very different style..... + WHO Would Like Beverley Hills Dead and Why? For Some Folks, It Would Be a Great Gift! This book is totally different from others by Stuart Woods. It deals with McCarthyism in Hollywood and I wasn't sure I would like it. Woods, as always, puts together a great story with believable characters. The storyline, based on real events, flowed. another winner for Stuart Woods!             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"             Scorpion19 reviews Jack Stewart Bootleg Press, 2003 Doggone Good Sea-Going Adventure Tale + What if the Girl You Loved was a Scorpion + Deadly Bad Guys, Thrills, Chills and a Scorpion + Simply a Fantastic, Wild Ride!             The First Patient54 reviews Michael Palmer St. Martin's Press, 2008 What a book Palmer does it the best! + The First Patient is First Rate + Great Political/Medical Thriller + The First Patient             Compulsion (Alex Delaware, No. 22)78 reviews Jonathan Kellerman Ballantine Books, 2008 Compulsion + Always Great + Great Quick Read Kellerman's Character Alex Delaware is awesome, I can't put the book down until I have read the entire book, so I wait until Friday night and start reading until Saturday... When I read it is like a movie for me, everything else goes away,,, great book             Havana Bay: A Novel (Mortalis.)123 reviews Martin Cruz Smith Ballantine Books, 2008 John LeCarre move over! + Arkady Renko Heads South - Way South + Out of Place in Havana + Havana Bay             Fidelity19 reviews Thomas Perry Harcourt, 2008 A great read! I have been a long time fan of Thomas Perry, and Fidelity continues in his unique style. He is a master of character, suspense and clever plot twists. Excellent story telling - I couldn't put it down.             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 ...             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 ...             Red Cat (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)19 reviews Peter Spiegelman Vintage, 2008 Red Cat - Peter Spiegelman + Great book! + a solid gum-shoe mystery + Good plot, a bit tired of protagonist