The Power of Three Laura Lippman Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2005 Baltimore police receive an urgent call out to Glendale High after gunshots are heard coming from a locked girls' toilet. It appears that three girls are in there but only one, Josie, is conscious. She assures the police through the locked door that she's not the shooter. She also insists that she cannot manage to unlock the door because of the injury she has suffered to her leg. After a janitor ...             Baltimore Blues: A Tess Monaghan Novel (Tess Monaghan Mysteries)27 reviews Laura Lippman William Morrow, 2007 A reporter's mystery written by one who knows + A very enjoyable start of a series + Pretty good + Pleased with first read             Butchers Hill (Tess Monaghan Mysteries)20 reviews Laura Lippman Avon, 1998 Awesome continuation of the series! + Cold cases + A Dickensian side of Baltimore I wasn't as impressed by the book before this one, Charm City, so I hoped this one would be more like the first one in the series (Baltimore Blues), and I'm delighted to say it was. In this, book three of the Tess Monaghan series, Tess opens her own PI agency with the help of her mentor/friend ...             No Good Deeds: A Tess Monaghan Novel (Tess Monaghan Mysteries (Hardcover))17 reviews Laura Lippman William Morrow, 2006 No Good Deeds by Laura Lippman + Tess, Crow, and Lloyd + Ghetto blasting In Lippman's latest installment of the Tess Monaghan series, Tess has taken on a new gig as consultant to the local newspaper, where her job duties are to train reporters in investigative techniques, using three recent cases as paradigms. One of the cases Tess plans to focus on is the murder of a ...             By a Spider's Thread26 reviews Laura Lippman Avon, 2005 Thread By Thread Part mystery, part suspense and part character study, By A Spider's Thread pulls it off. The shifting viewpoints let us see PI Tess' perspective, of course, but also into the two suspects' heads plus the novel's winning little hero, Isaac, a nine-year-old boy. Interestingly, the author does not go ...             Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go (A Five Star Title)10 reviews George P. Pelecanos Serpent's Tail, 1999 A very entertaining book, but not one of Pelecanos' best + I Love This Book! + atmospheric, immensely readable - standard Pelecanos stuff + Pelecanos at his best + Pelecanos at his best             The Wire: Truth Be Told8 reviews Rafael Alvarez Pocket, 2004 Not an ordinary book, just like the show! + A fine companion to a brilliant and underrated series + On the best in TV + One for the fans             The Wire - The Complete Third Season120 reviews Dominic West, John Doman HBO Home Video, 2006 Amazing!! + I need the 4th Season! + The best show on TV continues + great sevice, great show. + Top 2 Finest Season, Finest Hour of the BEST TV Show EVER             The Corner (HBO Miniseries)44 reviews T.K. Carter, Khandi Alexander HBO Video, 2003 HBO AND CHARLE DUTTON MASTERPIECE A_++++++ + The Corner + Must see DVD + Excellent Service + Brillant mini series             Mystic River418 reviews Dennis Lehane Harper Paperbacks, 2003 MYSTIC RIVER + Dark and Depressing + When the past and present collide .. + Chilling + A Tale of Three Boys             Shame the Devil31 reviews George P. Pelecanos Dell, 2001 Nick and Dimitri sitting side by side . . . + Interesting and different + John Steinbeck with a pistol + Powerful, gritty storytelling             A Drink Before the War146 reviews Dennis Lehane Harvest Books, 2003 Dennis Lehane is a great storyteller!!! + Great read + Good Enough to Read the Next One I thoroughly enjoyed A Drink Before the War. The characters and storyline were so well-developed that it's hard to believe this is a first novel. Highly recommended reading.             Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets62 reviews David Simon Holt Paperbacks, 2006 Well written and very accessible, highly recommended + Great Book + Great book + Like You Were There + Homicide             Lush Life: A Novel161 reviews Richard Price Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008 The Price is Right + TOUCHING THE LOST SOULS Richard Price is as good of a dialogue writer as exists today in my mind. "Lush Life" is his latest novel that brilliantly showcases his skills and keen knowledge and insights of city life, particularly NYC life. Other reviewers have already covered the plot so I won't spend my commentary ...             The Sugar House: A Tess Monaghan Mystery17 reviews Laura Lippman Avon, 2001 An Absolute Sweet Treat! + another good one + Great mystery. Most enjoyable + Great mystery             Hell to Pay: A Novel43 reviews George P. Pelecanos McMillan, 2002 Firmly so-so. After I read a book, I often check online to see the reviews. I don't like to read them before I open a book (with the exception of new recommendations) but it is always interesting afterwards to see what other folks had to say. Sometimes, even often, I am not that different than the general crowd ...             The Night Gardener65 reviews George Pelecanos Grand Central Publishing, 2007 Outstanding thriller + Great book, should be a movie + A gripping crime drama and intimate look at a City and its people I'm a big fan of the police procedural/thriller genre when it comes to TV and movies--frequently getting sucked into reruns of "Law & Order: SVU" when I should be doing other things--but for some reason I haven't read many books like this. Maybe it's time to change that. As the story begins, ...             Grace After Midnight: A Memoir42 reviews Felicia Pearson Grand Central Publishing, 2007 VERY GOOD BOOK + A HARD KNOCK LIFE!!!!!!! + Brief, Blunt, & Honest. + Wired Grace + Bodymore, Murdaland             Anacostia river blues George Pelecanos, Jean Esch Murder Inc., 1999             Gone, Baby, Gone (Harper Fiction)130 reviews Dennis Lehane Harper, 2007 Absolutely engrossing!! + As they say in Spanish, + Moral Questions + Good writing but it does require suspension of belief