The Shooters (Presidential Agent Novel)53 reviews
W.E.B. Griffin

Putnam Adult, 2008

Great read!

+ Another W E B Griffin Classic
+ Commentary on the Books of WEB Griffin

I don't know what some of the other reviewers are talking about, this was a great book. It delivered everything I've come to expect from a W.E.B. Griffin novel. I can't wait for the next volume.
  
  











  



  
Quicksand (Eve Duncan)31 reviews
Iris Johansen

St. Martin's Press, 2008

Another Iris Johansen winner

+ excellent

I'm a big Iris Johansen fan and this book did not disappoint me. Read Pandora's Daughter first, if you haven't already read it. You will understand the character of Megan so much better if you do. I loved the ending of Quicksand! I can't wait for the next book!!
  
  











  



  
Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 13)352 reviews
Janet Evanovich

St. Martin's Press, 2007

Lean, Mean Thirteen

+ As always - fun lovin' reading with Plum
+ Lean Mean Thriteen
+ a little lean
  
  











  



  
Blasphemy140 reviews
Douglas Preston

Forge Books, 2008

If a book ever deserved 5 stars its this one!

+ Hard to Put Down for Anyone Interested in Religion and Science

Seriously I recommend you do whatever you can to get a hold of specifically the AUDIO BOOK version. The narrator was fantastic in the varous voices he created ranging from Navaho Indians, to a southern televangelist and even a Borne Agan Biker. His voice for Gregory North Hezalious was particularly ...
  
  











  



  
Patriot Acts29 reviews
Greg Rucka

Bantam, 2007

Above average thriller

+ Rucka Rocks

A slow start leads to a good action story. Atticus has changed a lot since his introduction. Not really the same guy. The plots have shifted focus also. But this time it feels ok. Politics infects everything. Greed is the sin. You will enjoy.
  
  











  



  
Black Out: A Novel20 reviews
Lisa Unger

Shaye Areheart Books, 2008

Another great one from Unger

+ Lisa Unger Is a Genius! This Is Wonderful Escapist Fiction

I read Lisa Unger's first novel `BEAUTIFUL LIES' and knew on the spot that she was to be a great addition to the mystery/thriller genre. A genre that is mostly comprised of men but with her third novel `BLACK OUT' I truly believe that Lisa has broken through that barrier and is definitely making a ...
  
  











  



  
Native Tongue57 reviews
Carl Hiaasen

Grand Central Publishing, 2005

Great Summer Read!

+ I smell a rat!
+ Preserving the environment

I love all Carl Hiaasen's books but this one is one of my favorites. Each one of Hiaasen's books about Florida have one native that is fighting to try to save some of Florida's natural habitat/animals. Native Tongue is about 'saving the endangered Blue-tongued Voles'. As the story unfolds we ...
  
  











  



  
The Bone Garden: A Novel92 reviews
Tess Gerritsen

Ballantine Books, 2007

An Exquisite Masterpiece

A perfect blend of old and new with a complex combination of love, hope, despair and courage. Julia Hamill, recently divorced and angry purchases the former residence of Hilda Chamblett. The old house is in extreme need of repair, similar to Julia's own life and she welcomes the house as well as ...
  
  











  



  
Tree of Smoke: A Novel80 reviews
Denis Johnson

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007

Denis Johnson's latest book was worth the long wait.

+ The American Anabasis
+ might not cook your goose
+ What's Your Poison?
  
  











  



  
The Rainmaker348 reviews
John Grisham

Delta, 2005

David v. Goliath

+ Slapstick Look at the Ambulance Chasing Side of Legal Practice
+ Loved it!
+ One of his best!!
  
  











  



  
Dead Heat46 reviews
Dick Francis, Felix Francis

Putnam Adult, 2007

Francis is back

+ Food Poisoning & Bombs. Let's Pray Dick Francis is Here to Stay
+ Getting There
+ He's back!
  
  











  



  
Fractured13 reviews
Karin Slaughter

Delacorte Press, 2008

Fractured

+ Very suspenseful crime thriller
+ Amazing
+ good detective team
+ Another great book from Karin Slaughter
  
  











  



  
Lost Souls23 reviews
Lisa Jackson

Kensington, 2008

I enjoyed this book

I think this was quite a good book, it kept you guessing on who the killer was. I like Kristi and her Dad, New Orleans Dectective Rick Bentz and I enjoyed how Kristi hooked up with a former boyfriend, Jay. All of the characters held my interest. I thought the book had a lot of twists and turns. ...
  
  











  



  
Compulsion: An Alex Delaware Novel (Alex Delaware)64 reviews
Jonathan Kellerman

Ballantine Books, 2008

Another Fine Alex Delaware Story

+ One fans of the genre shouldn't miss
+ Excellent brain candy
+ Not his best, and not his worst....
  
  











  



  
Stormy Weather78 reviews
Carl Hiaasen

Grand Central Publishing, 2001

Skink for President!

+ Wacky and Captive
+ Tops among over the top Hiassen satires
+ A Great Intro to Hiassen and Why I Love Florida
+ Brilliant Mayhem
  
  











  



  
The Broker572 reviews
John Grisham

Delta, 2006

low-key suspense

Joel Backman is "the Broker"--a Washington power broker-lobbyist. Then his empire collapses when a deal collapses involving a hacked spy satellite that nobody acknowledges, and Backman ends up in jail, broke. Six years later, he's pardoned by a lame duck President, and whisked away to Italy by ...
  
  











  



  
Obedience: A Novel56 reviews
Will Lavender

Shaye Areheart Books, 2008

Did Not Live Up To Hype!

This book got mixed reviews, but I wanted to see for myself. I was lucky to find the audio version at the library and I am so happy I chose this version: the reader was terrific. Loving books in a school setting, I was excited about this book: students in a Logic & Reasoning are asked to solve a ...
  
  











  



  
The Runaway Jury435 reviews
John Grisham

Delta, 2006

don't runaway from this one

+ How much will you pay for a verdict?
+ success
+ My two cents.
  
  











  



  
Double Whammy71 reviews
Carl Hiaasen

Grand Central Publishing, 2005

An Easy Read

+ Very entertaining
+ He's Done it Again
+ Wonderfully funny even if you don't like fishing
+ Definitely worth the read!
  
  











  



  
The Quickie277 reviews
James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

Little, Brown and Company, 2007

Just a Little on the Side

+ Enjoyable Quickie

Here we have still another James Patterson Thriller, this one co-authored by Michael Ledwidge, who is a thriller writer in his own right, and I have to say, despite all the criticism I've heard of these shotgun delivery James Patterson novels, I've really liked the last two I've read and I really ...