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reviewed If You Were Here, a book. April 30
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If You Were Here, a book
McKenna never knew what happened to her friend Susan Hauptmann, who had disappeared ten years prior.  She is presented a video of a woman rescuing a teen that had fallen on the subway tracks.  …
reviewed Two Graves, a book. March 07
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Two Graves, a book
Pendergast is finally re-united with his wife Helen for a "few seconds" before she is kidnapped.  This starts a tense and heart pounding chase by Pendergast to rescue her.  Later …
reviewed I Saw Zombies Eating Santa Claus: A B.... February 25
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I Saw Zombies Eating Santa Claus: A Breathers Christmas Carol
A few years back I read Breather: A Zombie Lament and loved it.  Zombies going to support groups and then petitioning for equal rights, led by Andy Warner.  The prose were written in a very …
reviewed Sea of Crises a book by Marty Steere. January 11
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Sea of Crises a book by Marty Steere
I was lucky to receive a reviewer's copy from the author for this book.  This book has both a lot of good parts and some not so good.  The premise of the book is that there was an additional …
reviewed We All Fall Down: a book. January 02
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We All Fall Down: a book
Hayden Duke gets a late night email from his workfriend Shane. Shane tells Hayden that he is providing a password protected file that Hayden should guard. Hayden wants to know what the mystery is and …
reviewed Paying the Piper a novel by Simon Wood. December 21, 2012
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Paying the Piper a novel by Simon Wood
This book starte out great. Scott Fleetwood is a reporter who made a mistake with a serial kidnapper known as the Piper eight years prior. That mistake caused the Piper to kill a boy he kidnapped. Everybody …
reviewed The Prisoner of Heaven: A Novel. December 12, 2012
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The Prisoner of Heaven: A Novel
Zafon has done a marvelous job of exceeding expectations with this fabulous entry that continues the tale around the Cemetary of Forgotten Books.  In this one Fermin de La Torres is working with …
reviewed Accidents Waiting to Happen. November 21, 2012
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Accidents Waiting to Happen
Having enjoyed another Simon Woods book (Terminated) I ordered this one through the Vine program.  Though not nearly as good as the other book, this is a decent thriller.  The author kept the …
reviewed Let The Devil Sleep, A Novel. October 21, 2012
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Let The Devil Sleep, A Novel
David Gurney is back and I loved it. My favorite riddle solver is asked to help a young woman (Kim) by evaluating a tv project she is working on. She is doing a series of interviews of families, whose …
reviewed Remember Me a book. October 01, 2012
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Remember Me a book
I really enjoyed this book about of victim of circumstances who has his whole life turned upside down. Andrew Johnson is about to turn 50 and finally has his life in order. He has gone through a painful …
reviewed The Last Refuge. June 11, 2012
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The Last Refuge
I was approached by the author of this book to provide a review and it is one time that I am glad I accepted. The book is very appropos to today's events in Iran and what might happen as they seek …
reviewed Heart of a Killer: a book. March 23, 2012
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Heart of a Killer: a book
David Rosenfelt master penner of the legal thriller has come up with another gem in Heart of a Killer. This one grabs you from the start as Sheryl Harrison confesses to murder that she probably didn't …
reviewed The Stamp. February 26, 2012
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The Stamp
I was approached by the author to review this book and I am grateful that he chose me for the honor. I had previously enjoyed his historical fiction work entitled, "The Fixer." That book was excellent …
reviewed Capitol Murder: A Novel Of Suspense. February 22, 2012
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Capital Murder: A Novel Of Suspense
This book has a number of interesting plots happening at once. A serial killer(Little) is trying to get a new trial because one of the murders he was convicted for was committed by somebody else. A group …
reviewed Defending Jacob a Novel. February 01, 2012
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Defending Jacob a Novel
William Landay knocked my socks off with this thriller that grabbed me from the first page and didn't let go until the last sentence.  The book shows how the judgment of the most professional …
reviewed The Status Civilization and Notions: .... January 20, 2012
The Status Civilization and Notions: Umlimited
The Status Civilization is an excellent tale that never gets old. Will Barrent is among a group of prisoners from Earth who have had their memories wiped and are left to live on the planet Omega. This …
reviewed A Noble Cause. January 12, 2012
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A Noble Cause a book
This book had such a difficult writing style that it made a James Joyce novel appear simple to read. The author needs to realize that the reader only knows what he has written. Mark Noble is in Antigua …
reviewed Best Mets: Fifty Years of Highs and L.... January 09, 2012
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Best Mets: Fifty Years of Highs and Lows from New York's Most Agonizingly Amazin' Team
Being a huge baseball fan and following the Mets since the mid-1960's I was glad to get an advance copy of this book. It is not the normal fare in that the first 24 pages has a summary of the Mets' …
reviewed The New New Rules: A Funny Look at Ho.... December 21, 2011
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The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass
If George Carlin were still around and took a political affiliation, then he would be Bill Maher! Bill uses George's same brand of humor and spins it to his his left-wing point of view. Most of the …
reviewed 11/22/63: A Novel. December 16, 2011
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11/22/63 a book by Stephen King
Ever since King's early work (The Stand, Misery, The Shining) he seems to have been just a prolific writer of mediocracy.  This book is his big comeback!  In probably the best book of have …
reviewed The Catalyst a book by Boyd Morrison. December 13, 2011
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The Catalyst a book by Boyd Morrison
Professor Ward had discovered a new manufacturing process (codename Adamas) that he tried to sell to an unscrupulous businessman (Tarnwell).  When Ward tries to extort additional payment from Tarnwell, …
reviewed The Dummy Line A Novel. November 17, 2011
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The Dummy Line A Novel
The author brilliantly uses a fairly simple plot to weave a tension filled thriller. You won't find any complex government plots, improbable escapes or conspiracies. Instead we get a well written story …
reviewed The Basement A Novel. November 14, 2011
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The Basement: A Novel
This book is listed as being "reintroduced." Well it is so good I wonder why it didn't do well the first time around. Marvin is a writer with many ideas for screenplays. Some of them center around the …
reviewed Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassi.... October 29, 2011
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Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that
Not since The Devil in the White City have I read a history book that gripped me from start to finish. The authors do an amazing job of transporting the reader back in time where the reader feels like …
reviewed Rogue Wave. October 13, 2011
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Rogue Wave a book by Boyd Morrison
This book kept me riveted from start to finish and would make a great disaster film!  Kai Tanaka works in an early warning center for Tsunamis in Honolulu.   He detects a mild earthquake …
reviewed Water's Edge. October 13, 2011
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Water's Edge a book by Robert Whitlow
Tom Crane is an up and coming attorney in an Atlanta law firm. When he tells he needs to return to his hometown to shut down his recently deceased father's law practice he is soon let go from the …
reviewed The Drop. September 28, 2011
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The Drop
This is another excellent book about Harry Bosch, my favorite LAPD homicide investigator. The title of the book may throw the reader off though.      The DROP in this book refers to …
reviewed Very Bad Men. September 06, 2011
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Very Bad Men
This is a very good mystery by a very promising author. David Loogan is back to solve another mystery. He is now in charge of Gray Streets publishing. As Loogan had done in the first book, another individual …
reviewed The Accident. August 17, 2011
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The Accident
This was an excellent thriller/mystery until about the last 75 pages then it morphed into something that could have been the plot of Desperate Housewives. The story opens with two women looking for "knock-off" …
reviewed Cafe Libri. August 10, 2011
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Cafe Libri
As reading is my number 1 passion it would make sense that a community with members that share similar interests would be my favorite one!  Adrianna has done a marvelous job keeping this community …
reviewed Black Swan (novel). July 25, 2011
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Black Swan
I picked this book up based on it having nothing but good reviews on Amazon and was greatly disappointed. Sam Acquillo and girlfriend Amanda Anselma are forced to dock their boat in a "snobbish" …
reviewed The Genesis Key. July 11, 2011
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The Genesis Key
This was an extremely interesting scientific thriller for the first two hundred pages or so. Kathleen Sainsbury's parents were archeologists in Iraq excavating an ancient temple during the late 1970's. …
reviewed Shut Your Eyes Tight. June 14, 2011
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Shut Your Eyes Tight a book by John Verdon
This is an excellent follow-up to Think of a Number. David Gurney is once again pulled out of retirement to help the police solve a mystery of a butchered bride. Gurney is hired by the bride's mother …
reviewed In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror.... June 02, 2011
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an
Larson again brings his special talent for writing an historical account that reads like a novel. Bill Dodd, historian was picked by FDR to fill a position that nobody wanted. That is, become the US ambassador …
reviewed Devil's Plaything. May 26, 2011
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Devil's Plaything a book by Matt Richtel
This is one of the oddest "thrillers" I have ever read and it does make the reader think of the effects of computers and "multitasking." The author starts with a quote about the inverse proportion of …
reviewed Eyes Wide Open: A Novel. May 12, 2011
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Eyes Wide Open: A Novel
Jay Erlich is a doctor practicing on the East Coast. He gets a call from Charlie, his estranged brother who lives on the West Coast. Charlie's son Evan had apparently committed suicide by jumping off …
reviewed www : wonder. May 07, 2011
www.wonder
Sawyer has done an excellent job of reworking prior ideas revolving around artificial intelligence from his prior books and taking them in a whole new direction. The Webmind was created from "rogue" computer …
reviewed My Two Wives and Three Husbands: A Tr.... May 01, 2011
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My Two Wives and Three Husbands: A True Love Story
From the opening pages of this memoir of Samuel Gorsky (later changed to S. Stanley Gordon) I was mesmorized. This is the tale of someone who dealt with a difficult childhood, laced with racism against …
reviewed A Stranger on the Planet : A Novel. April 29, 2011
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A Stranger on the Planet : A Novel
Throughout the book Seth seems to have only two real friends; Rachel, his lesbian girlfriend and his sister Sarah. It is Rachel who Seth seems to really love and maybe it is because he can't really have …
reviewed On Borrowed Time: A Mystery by David .... April 18, 2011
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On Borrowed Time: A Mystery by David Rosenfelt
The book begins like a Twilight Zone episode (Think Richard Long as David Guerny, whom nobody could remember existing). Richard Kilmer is in love with a woman (Jen) and while staying with her at her parent's …
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