Mind Prey57 reviews
John Sandford

Berkley, 1996

Good Buy

+ Another great entry in the Prey series
+ Another reliable "Prey" novel
+ Disturbing and gripping - this will stay in your dreams . . . or nightmares
+ Great Quick Read, Very Interesting
  
  











  



  
Black Cherry Blues: A Dave Robicheaux Novel44 reviews
James Lee Burke

Avon, 1990

A thoroughly gripping mystery

+ My New Favorite Detective Series
+ Decent reading
+ The South, Love it or leave it!
  
  











  



  
A Long Line of Dead Men: A Matthew Scudder Mystery14 reviews
Lawrence Block

Harper Paperbacks, 1999

A hard-boiled puzzle

+ Good Matt Scudder
+ Great Reading.
+ Tontine Society
  
  











  



  
Eight Million Ways to Die (Matthew Scudder Mysteries)23 reviews
Lawrence Block

William Morrow, 2008

A shiny new edition of an excellent '80s mystery

+ Very good book.. weak ending...
+ great mystery with well-defined, interesting characters
+ Reviews from the Weekend Reader, Elizabeth Jean Allen
+ Scudder is Great!
  
  











  



  
Heaven's Prisoners (Dave Robicheaux Mysteries)24 reviews
James Lee Burke

Pocket, 2002

Heaven's Prisoners by James Lee Burke

+ Heaven's Prisoners
+ oh heavens
+ Heaven's Prisoners
  
  











  



  
Deep Blue Good-by36 reviews
John D. MacDonald

Fawcett, 1995

Even Better the Second Time Around

+ Well written but flawed.
+ Good start to a good series
+ A new Travis McGee fan?
+ Not Free SF Reader
  
  











  



  
Deal Breaker (Myron Bolitar Mysteries)99 reviews
Harlan Coben

Delacorte Press, 2006

Book Review

+ Funny, Witty, Awesome!
+ Great place to start
+ I am a new fan and a huge fan!
  
  











  



  
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins Mysteries)61 reviews
Walter Mosley

Washington Square Press, 2002

Outstanding

+ AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!
+ mosley's masterpiece

I ran into this book by chance at a Salvation Army store. I buy a lot of books there and do not finish many. At twenty-five cents a book, it is not a big gamble. This book is worth the retail price. As others reviewers will tell you, it is set in the post-war 1940s in black Los Angeles. It rings ...
  
  











  



  
The Dreadful Lemon Sky (Travis McGee Mysteries)4 reviews
John D. Macdonald

Fawcett, 1996

A great introduction to the legendary Travis McGee series.

+ Trav the Avenger
+ Lucky 13th for Travis

This happened to be the first novel of the Travis McGee series I read, back in the 80's, and I was instantly hooked. I grew up in Florida, and McDonald, as every reader familiar with Florida notices, knew the state intimately and paints that strange place with a master's touch. Travis McGee is ...
  
  











  



  
A Walk Among the Tombstones13 reviews
Lawrence Block

Avon, 1993

Another Winner

+ A good Scudder, but not a classic
+ a headlong ride with no letup

If there is a better living crime novelist than Lawrence Block, I'd like to know who it is. I have yet to read a Scudder story that did not have me riveted! Having only recently discovered this series, every time I read another one it is deemed my new "favorite." So, until I finish "Time to ...
  
  











  



  
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder Mysteries)11 reviews
Lawrence Block

Avon, 1992

Best noir writer working today!

+ Very good novel based on the element of pornography
+ Slaughterhouse dances were never so much fun
+ Matthew Scudder reviewed
  
  











  



  
Cinnamon Skin (Travis McGee Mysteries)16 reviews
John D. Macdonald

Fawcett, 1996

Gets better with age

+ A predator becomes prey.
+ An excellent Travis McGee outing (may contain spoilers)
+ Free-standing, but a sequel to FREE FALL IN CRIMSON
  
  











  



  
Gorky Park: A Novel (Mortalis.)70 reviews
Martin Cruz Smith

Ballantine Books, 2007

Best Martin Cruz Smith Work Ever

+ Arkady Renko is a Born Investigator
+ Quite simply
+ A Splendid Russian Protagonist: Arkady Renko
  
  











  



  
Watchmen610 reviews
Alan Moore

DC Comics, 2008

Not what I imagined at all.

+ A highly engrossing work of art
+ The greatest single comic mini-series in history
+ Superheroes for Adults
+ First graphic novel I've read--was NOT dissappointed!
  
  











  



  
Cinnamon Skin (Travis McGee Mysteries)16 reviews
John D. Macdonald

Fawcett, 1996

Gets better with age

+ A predator becomes prey.
+ An excellent Travis McGee outing (may contain spoilers)
+ Free-standing, but a sequel to FREE FALL IN CRIMSON
  
  











  



  
Eight Million Ways to Die (Matthew Scudder Mysteries)23 reviews
Lawrence Block

William Morrow, 2008

A shiny new edition of an excellent '80s mystery

+ Very good book.. weak ending...
+ great mystery with well-defined, interesting characters
+ Reviews from the Weekend Reader, Elizabeth Jean Allen
+ Scudder is Great!
  
  











  



  
Deal Breaker (Myron Bolitar Mysteries)99 reviews
Harlan Coben

Delacorte Press, 2006

Book Review

+ Funny, Witty, Awesome!
+ Great place to start
+ I am a new fan and a huge fan!
  
  











  



  
Gorky Park: A Novel (Mortalis.)70 reviews
Martin Cruz Smith

Ballantine Books, 2007

Best Martin Cruz Smith Work Ever

+ Arkady Renko is a Born Investigator
+ Quite simply
+ A Splendid Russian Protagonist: Arkady Renko
  
  











  



  
Mind Prey57 reviews
John Sandford

Berkley, 1996

Good Buy

+ Another great entry in the Prey series
+ Another reliable "Prey" novel
+ Disturbing and gripping - this will stay in your dreams . . . or nightmares
+ Great Quick Read, Very Interesting
  
  











  



  
Watchmen610 reviews
Alan Moore

DC Comics, 2008

Not what I imagined at all.

+ A highly engrossing work of art
+ The greatest single comic mini-series in history
+ Superheroes for Adults
+ First graphic novel I've read--was NOT dissappointed!