Phantom Prey (Lucas Davenport Mysteries)95 reviews
John Sandford

Putnam Adult, 2008

The Phantom Prey

+ you'll need to keep your wits about
+ Seems to be heading back in the right direction...
+ Surprise around every corner
  
  











  



  
Step on a Crack174 reviews
James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

Little, Brown and Company, 2007

Outstanding Read - Great New Main Character

+ The Kids Make the Hero Real (Spoilers)
+ review of the audio version

I never thought I would enjoy a character as much as Alex Cross, but Michael Bennett was great. Imagine being a police detective with 10 adopted kids. The twists in this book were great. I can't wait for the next book! Great job, Mr Patterson. S.L. Chessor author of Poodlums, Boogeymen and Booglers ...
  
  











  



  
Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher Novels)244 reviews
Lee Child

Delacorte Press, 2008

Best Reacher Book Yet

+ LOVED this book...

This is Child's best Reacher book. Although the pace is a little slower than many of the other books in the Reacher series, the slower pace, combined with the intriguing mysteries to be solved, make it very worthwhile. I highly recommend it!
  
  











  



  
Running Scared22 reviews
Ken Douglas

Bootleg Press, 2003

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 6th Target136 reviews
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

Little, Brown and Company, 2007

Lotsa Murder Going Here

+ 6th Target

In case you don't know, the Woman's Murder Club is made up of San Francisco Detective Lindsay Boxer, Assistant D.A. Yuki Castellano, Medical Examiner Claire Washburn and Reporter Cindy Thomas. In this one we have three story lines going at once, all interesting. The book opens with wacko Fred ...
  
  











  



  
Sail121 reviews
James Patterson, Howard Roughan

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Sail by James Patterson

+ Good Read
+ Sail by James Patterson

As usual, the product is superb and the delivery very timely. I would highly reccommend this book.
  
  











  



  
Down River70 reviews
John Hart

St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007

Behind the door in a sports hero's life.

+ Down River
+ Excelent
+ perfect summer read!
  
  











  



  
The Woods179 reviews
Harlan Coben

Dutton Adult, 2007

Quite a Ride (Read)

+ It Kept Me On the Edge of My Seat...
+ The Woods
+ Stand-alone thriller delivers despite flaws
+ Couldnt put it down
  
  











  



  
Book of the Dead (Kay Scarpetta, No. 15)615 reviews
Patricia Cornwell

Putnam Adult, 2007

SADLY DISAPPOINTED

I JUST FINISHED "BOOK OF THE DEAD" AND WAS SADLY DISAPPOINTED. I ALMOST FEEL LIKE I NEED TO RE-READ IT TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE TWISTS AND TURNS AND CHARACTERS IN THIS MIS-ADVENTURE. I AM FAIRLY NEW TO READING PATRICIA CORNWELL BOOKS AND HAVE NOT READ ALL OF THEM BUT I AM GOING TO GO BACK TO THE ...
  
  











  



  
Interred with Their Bones52 reviews
Jennifer Lee Carrell

Dutton Adult, 2007

A no holds 'Bard' thriller....

+ Good mystery, good history!

Jennifer Lee Carrell has done herself in injustice with delivering 'Interred With Their Bones' as her debut novel. A story rife with Shakespearean darkness and mystery, and built upon centuries old fact and legend; Ms. Carrell will find it difficult, I can well imagine, to surpass herself with a ...
  
  











  



  
Plain Truth254 reviews
Jodi Picoult

Washington Square Press, 2007

Plain Truth

+ Loved it
+ Pulled from the headlines...

This is the first book I read of Jodi's. I loved it it was a page turner from the start. I liked the reserch she did with the amish religion and community. she really makes you think and her books are real life reading. I can't wait to read another.
  
  











  



  
Hold Tight120 reviews
Harlan Coben

Dutton Adult, 2008

Thought provoking thriller

+ Complex Suspense Novel With Plenty of Heart
+ Plenty of action, with intersecting plots that don't come together until the end...
+ Wow wow triple wow!
+ Great Book- Impossible to Put Down
  
  











  



  
After Dark (Vintage International)76 reviews
Haruki Murakami

Vintage, 2008

After Dark

+ Intriguing, but with too many loose ends.
+ The plot was a little boring

After Dark by Haruki Murakami: In Haruki Murakami's latest novel, After Dark, he tells a unique and compelling story of what goes on after midnight on the streets of Tokyo. It is a very different world from that of the daytime, with very different people. Murakami makes this clear by revealing that ...
  
  











  



  
Mercy75 reviews
Jodi Picoult

Washington Square Press, 2001

Smudged powdered doughnuts!

+ Love and betrayal...

If you have scored this book anything lower than 5 stars, you have temporary insanity! Picoult engages the reader from the very first page and does a phenomenal job going from different characters which share the same story lines: Jamie and Maggie; Allie and Cam; and Cam and Mia. For the book's ...
  
  











  



  
The Appeal427 reviews
John Grisham

Doubleday, 2008

Great Entertainment

+ Surprise! Surprise!
+ Fantastic!!!!!

Mary Grace and Tom Payton are a husband and wife legal team and for years they've been representing a woman in Bowmore, Mississippi who lost both her husband and child to cancer which was supposedly caused by Krane Chemical's deliberate chemical spills into the town's water supply. The cancer rate ...
  
  











  



  
The Darkest Evening of the Year204 reviews
Dean Koontz

Bantam, 2007

Fantastic!

+ Interesting Critique

Every Dean Koontz book is a great Dean Koontz book. I love them all!
  
  











  



  
The Memory Keeper's Daughter855 reviews
Kim Edwards

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006

Absolutely loved this book!

+ The Memory Keeper's Screw-up.

Well I'm shocked at how many have rated this book poorly and goes to show everyone has different likes in what they read. I have not been so interested in a book in so long. I could not put this down and became incredibly enthralled with each of the characters ... all for differing reasons. I ...
  
  











  



  
The Brass Verdict: A Novel
Michael Connelly

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the courtroom. When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch him into the big time, ...
  
  











  



  
The Lemur: A Novel6 reviews
Benjamin Black

Picador, 2008

Smooth oddity

I was half-way through this book in no time, came up for a breather, and thought that it was an awfully quick read. The cynical side of me wanted to ask if this were meant as made-for-movie book, sort of like McCarthy's No Country for Old Men. Maybe Banville needed to fulfill a contract or was ...
  
  











  



  
The Overlook (Harry Bosch)188 reviews
Michael Connelly

Little, Brown and Company, 2007

A great addition to the "Harry Bosch" series!

+ A Great Overlook!!!
+ New case, old problem
+ Bare Bones Bosch