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reviewed Pinned A Kentucky True Crime a book. May 09
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Pinned A Kentucky True Crime a book
I was lucky to receive an advance copy of this book with a nice little note from the author.  I only say that because otherwise I might have missed out on this powerful and impelling story that …
reviewed No Way Back a book. March 22
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No Way Back a book
Wendy is mad with her husband and lets a lapse of judgement ruin her whole life.  While drowning her "sorrows" at a bar she meets Curtis, who she is immediately attracted to.  Against …
reviewed Airtight a book. March 14
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Airtight a book
I have read all the Andy Carpenter books and the five or so previous one-off books that Rosenfelt has put out and have never been disappointed having always given a four or five star rating for each.  …
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 The Fridgularity a book by Mark Rayner. December 05, 2012
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The Frigularity a book by Mark Rayner
Mark Rayner has created a very funny yet serious work along the lines of a Max Barry novel (see Company, Syrup, Jennifer Government). Blake Givens works for an ad agency. It is a ho hum life. Then one …
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 Terminated a book. October 13, 2012
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Terminated a book
This was a book that held me from start to finish. Gwen Ferris is a recently promoted supervisor and needs to give Steven Tarbell a not so glowing review. He takes it really bad and later attacks her …
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 Elevating Overman a novel. September 19, 2012
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Elevating Overman a novel
This is one of those books that you pick up and don't want it to end. Ira Overman had lived his life as a loser, mostly because he believed himself to be a loser. That realization was ingrained in …
reviewed A Fatal Debt. May 28, 2012
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A Fatal Debt
Ben Cowper (pronounced Cooper) is a psychiatrist with a patient (Harry Shapiro) who is contemplating suicide. Through pressure from his boss, he releases Shapiro to the custody of his wife, Nora provided …
reviewed The Inquisitor: A Book. May 09, 2012
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The Inquisitor: A Book
Gieger is great at what he does.  He is an expert at "information retrieval," meaning he uses a combination of physical and mental means to garner secrets from people.  He has set …
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 Deep Zone. March 15, 2012
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The Deep Zone
Hallie is a scuba diving instructor and caver who used to work for DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency).  She had been let go for an alleged case of leaking classified information.  …
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 Presidential Migraines a book. January 11, 2012
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Presidential Migraines a book
I got this book as an advanced reviewer copy signed by the author. It had many good points and some interesting occurences. A group of researchers complete a project for an Iranian benefactor and then …
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 Machine Man(Vintage Contemporaries Or.... August 08, 2011
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Machine Man(Vintage Contemporaries Original)
Max Barry is the master of the fun corporate farce! All his prior books were fun reads (Syrup, Company) and this one is no exception. Charles Neumann is a robotics type engineer who accidently loses one …
reviewed One Dog Night. July 30, 2011
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One Dog Night
This book has all the elements that make Andy Carpenter such an enjoyable character. In this one he is asked to defend Noah Galloway, who is accused of having set a fire several years back that killed …
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 …
reviewed Lost in the Spell (Charles Henry book). March 17, 2011
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Lost in the Spell a book
I loved the first book of this series and have been waiting patiently for Mr. Henry to pen the first of two promised sequels. It has been about two and half years and when last seen, Chad Henson was transported …
reviewed Gideon's Sword a book. March 04, 2011
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Gideon's Sword a book
Gideon's Sword introduces Gideon Crew a renegade who devotes his life to avenging his father's death (like Bruce Wayne?). Crew was into robbing valuable artwork when he learns that his father may have …
reviewed Spiral: A Novel. February 16, 2011
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Spiral: A Novel
This is another scary technological thriller. It is scary because the author makes it almost inevitable that something similar to this is bound to happen in the near future. An aged scientist (Liam) who …
reviewed Empire of Lies (book). February 03, 2011
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Empire of Lies (book)
In this thriller, Jason Harrow is thrown into a world in which he doesn't know if what is happening is real or a catastrophe which he needs to prevent. He once lived in New York but moved to the midwest …
reviewed The Hole (book). December 24, 2010
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The Hole (book)
This book is a modern day fable written by a psychologist to teach the reader the importance of being one with yourself and not needing the acceptance of others to lead the life you enjoy. Dirk and Dawn …
reviewed The Unicorporated Man (book). December 07, 2010
The Unicorporated Man (book)
If Isaac Asimov and Ayn Rand were still alive today and teamed up, this would be the magnificient work they would pen together. In a world three hundred years into the future, all individuals are incorporated, …
reviewed Dog Tags (book). September 28, 2010
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Dog Tags (book)
Having read a couple of one-off tales by the same author it is good that his Andy Carpenter character is back. This time Andy is defending an ex-cop and Iraqi war veteren(Billy) who turned thief after …
reviewed The Grove (book). September 16, 2010
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The Grove (book)
This book was highly touted by Amazon and there were mostly 5 star ratings so I took a chance on it.  The book is about the thoughts of a person who is not always "all there."  Dexter …
reviewed Bodily Harm (book). August 07, 2010
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Bodily Harm
Having read the first two Sloane books in the series, I was a little disappointed with this one. Sloane wins a case for malpractice causing the death of a boy. At the conclusion of the case a strange …
reviewed At the Edge (book). July 26, 2010
At the Edge (book)
I was a little disappointed with this thriller after seeing all the great reviews. It seemed to move real slow and had its share of bumbling bad guys that can't seem to do anything to the two main …
reviewed Lucy (book). July 01, 2010
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Lucy (book)
Jenny is a scientist working in a remote part of Africa. She goes to visit a collegue who experimented with bonobo apes. She finds that he was murdered by raiders and that there is a young girl still …
reviewed The Third Rail (book). May 22, 2010
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The Third Rail (book)
This book has a beginning that grabs you from the start.  What appears to be a serial killer targets and kills a woman in a Chicago subway within sight of Chicago private investigator Michael Kelly.  …
reviewed So Cold The River (Book). May 17, 2010
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So Cold The River (Book)
   Eric Shaw is an aspiring film maker in Chicago who makes memorial films for funerals. After one such effort he is approached by a woman who wants him to make a memorial to her father-in-law …
reviewed Down To The Wire (book). May 05, 2010
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Down To The Wire (Book)
   What makes this thriller so frightening is that based on today's social and political climate, something like this could happen. Chris Turley is a reporter for a Bergen, NJ newspaper. His …
reviewed The Excecutor (a book). April 30, 2010
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The Excecutor (a book)
This book was fascinating for about three fourths of the way and then it seems like somebody else wrote the ending. John Geist is a graduate student at Harvard working on his PHD. Having been in the program …
reviewed Think of a Number (Book). April 15, 2010
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Think of a Number (Book)
I couldn't put this book down. An excellent thriller that begins when David Gurney, a retired NYC detective is approached by an old college friend (Mark Mellory). Neither had spoken since college but …
reviewed The Killing of Mindi Quintana (Book). March 09, 2010
The Killing of Mindi Quintana (Book)
   This book's writing style reminded me of Max Barry's (Syrup, Jennifer Government) novels. At times it uses a stream on conciousness approach but at other times it can be very descriptive. …
reviewed Iron River. February 18, 2010
Iron River
   I struggled to even finish half of this book that starts out exciting as a couple driving on a highway close to the US/Mexican border accidently strike a man changing a flat tire. They go …
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