The Whole Truth88 reviews David Baldacci Grand Central Publishing, 2008 Pulse-pounding thriller with great characters, plot, etc. + Very timely + Good Fast Read The Whole Truth is my second Baldacci book, the first being The Collectors. Although the two are stylistically similar, if I did not know beforehand, I would have never suspected they were written by the same author -- The Whole Truth is much, MUCH better. The Collectors was good "fluff." Well ...             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 ...             Losing You5 reviews Nicci French St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008 tense thriller as Nina's life goes from joy to terror in a short span + Gone missing + Daughter abducted! Mother has to find her! + Can't put it down, edge of your seat kind of mystery... + LOST HOLIDAY             Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher Novels)238 reviews Lee Child Delacorte Press, 2008 Ignore the haters When it comes down to it, Nothing to Lose is not the greatest Jack Reacher novel Lee Child has written. However, it certainly isn't bad. I was a bit turned off when I got my copy in the mail and checked the Amazon reviews to see the slew of 1-star reviews that Child has gotten this time around. ...             No Country for Old Men (Vintage International)410 reviews Cormac McCarthy Vintage, 2007 An Engaging and Thought-Provoking Book + When is evil too much to face? "No Country for Old Men" is a unique book. Utilizing a staccato and direct writing style, Cormac McCarthy covers many weighty topics under the umbrella of a disarmingly direct and powerful storyline. Topics such as life and death, good and evil and choice versus chance are all touched upon ...             Out: A Novel109 reviews Natsuo Kirino Vintage, 2005 Really engaging, a side of Japan not often seen + Just like sashimi with wasabi - raw, pungent, and sharp + insightful gutsy noir + Move over Flannery O'Connor...             T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)188 reviews Sue Grafton Putnam Adult, 2007 A Very Good Mystery + Terrific + Always a good read + First of the alphabet series             Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole)53 reviews Robert Crais Simon & Schuster, 2008 Elvis Chases the Darkness Light? Yes. Quick Read? Yes. Enjoyable? Thoroughly. I found the latest Elvis Cole a satisfying entry in the series. Maybe not so many Elvis wisecracks, but you do have Carol Starkey getting off some dandies. Crais is so comfortable by now with Elvis & Joe & Carol and company that this is ...             Duma Key: A Novel400 reviews Stephen King Scribner, 2008 Great Read + The King Takes Up the Greatest Mystery of All: Where Does Art Come From and What Makes a Human Life Worth Living? + Never wanted to put the book down Okay - Stephen King kept me up to the wee hours of the morning - AGAIN. I loved this book mainly because of the character development. I really, really cared for these people. Which makes what happens that much more poignant and heartbreaking. Yes, I cried. I enjoyed the Florida setting ...             Black Out: A Novel16 reviews Lisa Unger Shaye Areheart Books, 2008 Suspenseful Page Turner! + Another great one from Unger + Great book, but... + From J. Kaye's Book Blog             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 ...             Lie Down with the Devil (Carlotta Carlyle Mysteries)1 review Linda Barnes St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008 Excellent mystery Boston Private Investigator Carlotta Carlyle remains engaged to her mob-tied fiancé Sam Gianelli, although she has humongous doubts about his recent activity; Sam vanished rather than confront rumors tying him to a dead female (see HEART OF THE WORLD). While Carlotta considers ending their ...             The 6th Target136 reviews James Patterson, Maxine Paetro Little, Brown and Company, 2007 6th Target as usual James Patterson has given us a spell binding adventure in law and order with the Womens Club. I am looking forward to the TV series. I miss Alex Cross and would love to read more of his adventures. Dianne             Second Glance: A Novel87 reviews Jodi Picoult Washington Square Press, 2004 Another page-turner from Picoult! + One of Picoult's Best + ghostly encounter + Second Glance: A Story about Ghosts, A Story About Life + Jodi Picoult             The Memory Keeper's Daughter849 reviews Kim Edwards Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 A book written by a woman to women (and maybe guys too) It was based on a similar concept of "Namesake", another contemporary book written by a woman, ie, that men has something terrible to hide from their spouses. :-) For guys it may be hard to relate to the characters, but even so I recommend it. Mainly because the book is fairly well written. I ...             Phantom Prey (Lucas Davenport Mysteries)88 reviews John Sandford Putnam Adult, 2008 The Weirdest Davenport Novel Yet + Excellent condition + Better than the last, Lucas a stud John Sandford does a better job of hooking me on his stories than anyone else writing today. I have read all the books written under the Sandford name and thought they all provided excellent entertainment except for the one clunker, "Dead Watch." The Lucas Davenport novel, "Phantom Prey," is ...             Bel Canto (P.S.)579 reviews Ann Patchett Harper Perennial, 2005 Stunning and Emotional + Bel Canto + A MUST-read + Bellissimo + Makes me want to go and listen to Opera!             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             Silent in the Sanctuary49 reviews Deanna Raybourn Mira, 2008 Silent in the Sanctuary is a solid read for Rayborn fans + Much better than the first novel + shamefully delicious + A refreshing turn for the Genre