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reviewed Three Stations: An Arkady Renko Novel. November 06, 2010
It pains me to give An Arkady Renko Novel a meager two stars, but Martin Cruz Smith has put out a book that falls short of his usual great work. It remains true that Mr. Smith paints a picture of modern …
reviewed Moonlight Mile (Patrick Kenzie and An.... November 05, 2010
Moonlight Mile (Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro)
I must start off by saying that I am a HUGE Dennis Lehane fan. Mystic River was brilliant and Shutter Island left me speechless. Needless to say, I had very high expectation for this book and was more …
reviewed Broken: A Novel. November 01, 2010
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Broken: A Novel [Hardcover]
Karin Slaughter merges characters from her earlier novels in Broken, when Special Agent Will Trent is called to Grant County to investigate the suicide of a jailed murder suspect. The local cops have …
posted a Quick Tip about The Scarecrow. October 29, 2010
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The Scarecrow
Jack McEvoy stars in a thrilling sequel to his debut in THE POET. In his final story for the LA Times, he's busy tracking down a clever hidden killer whose staying under the police radar by framing more …
reviewed The Scarecrow. October 29, 2010
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The Scarecrow
Jack McEvoy, long time investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Times, has fallen victim to the ravages of the internet and the modern economy and has received the dreaded pink slip. Angry at having …
reviewed The Godfather of Kathmandu. October 29, 2010
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The Godfather of Kathmandu
Resisting the Chinese genocide of Tibet, Buddhism's apocalyptic appeal, a bit of Tantric sex, lots of lemon iced tea, conniving drug lords disguised as a police chief and army general, and sorrow …
reviewed Body Work. October 28, 2010
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Body Work
   Sara Paretsky continues to compel her readers to confront uncomfortable truths about American society. In Body Work, she takes on the evils of war, corrupt corporate scheming, PTSD, and the …
reviewed Shock to the System: A Donald Strache.... October 13, 2010
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Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery
I didn’t realize that Ron Oliver’s Shock to the System was part of a detective series: Donald Strachey (Chad Allen), gay detective. No gay cliché unlooked, no gay stone left out of …
reviewed Lost Girls: A Sherry Moore Novel. October 13, 2010
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Lost Girls: A Sherry Moore Novel
Lost Girls is a hard look at human trafficking, sex tourism, voodoo, and slavery. What it is not is what it says on the cover - it's not a Sherry Moore novel.      It's a serious …
posted a Quick Tip about Silence of the Lambs. October 12, 2010
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Silence of the lambs
a truly creepy book that became a memorable and nearly cult-worthy movie.
reviewed The Smile of a Ghost. October 11, 2010
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The Smile of a Ghost
The Smile of a Ghost (Merrily Watkins, #7)Kindred spirits My rating: 4 of 5 stars There's more than one ghost in historic, medieval Ludlow, and not all of them are dead yet. There's legendary …
reviewed The Book of Illumination: A Novel fro.... October 07, 2010
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The Book of Illumination: A Novel from the Ghost
   Mary Ann Winkowski and Maureen Foley's main recurring character Anza O'Malley has a hard act to follow--perky Jennifer Love Hewett who for five seasons played earthbound spirit counselor …
reviewed Moonlight Mile (Patrick Kenzie and An.... October 06, 2010
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Moonlight Mile (Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro)
I've missed Patrick Kenzie & Angela Gennaro ever since Mr. Lehane stopped writing about them around 12 years ago. The 5 books written until that time were all taut thrillers that revealed human …
reviewed Deadly Decisions. October 06, 2010
Deadly Decisions (Temperance Brennan Novels)
This is the third book in the series, and it's wonderful, gangs and criminals don't seem to be entertaining on first thought but as usual the story line has a theme and plenty of sleuthing to …
reviewed The Hanging Tree: A Starvation Lake M.... October 04, 2010
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The Hanging Tree: A Starvation Lake Mystery
     Gus Carpenter is not the only one who left Starvation Lake for bigger pastures in Detroit only to return home like a whipped dog. His second cousin, Gracie McBride, did the same …
reviewed The Hanging Tree: A Starvation Lake M.... October 04, 2010
The Hanging Tree: A Starvation Lake Mystery
Gus Carpenter is not the only one who left Starvation Lake for bigger pastures in Detroit only to return home like a whipped dog. His second cousin, Gracie McBride, did the same thing. Gus never did get …
reviewed A Caress of Twilight. October 03, 2010
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A Caress of Twilight
This is book number two of the Meredith Gentry series, after having read book number one i was intrigued....and really ready to know what happens next. Will she get pregnant and take the throne of the …
reviewed Bad Boy: An Inspector Banks Novel. October 03, 2010
Bad Boy: An Inspector Banks Novel
(Disclaimer: A free copy of this book was received from Amazon Vine in exchange for an honest review.)    Bad Boy by Peter Robinson is a strong addition to his Alan Banks series. A …
reviewed Shutter Island (book). October 01, 2010
Shutter Island
A couple of Federal Marshalls arrive on an isolated island that houses a high-security Federal prison for criminally insane. They were summoned to investigate a disappearance of a female inmate. They …
reviewed Piercing the Veil. October 01, 2010
Piercing the Veil
This is the first book in the series of Anne Marshall and her "ghostly" father. It is the story where she learns that her father's ghost is helping her to solve murder mysteries. While this is a bit unnerving …
reviewed The Identity Man. September 27, 2010
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The Identity Man
I almost gave up on this book a bit over the half way point, because it didn't appear that there was a coherent plot, and very few things made sense. A criminal on the run is given a new face and …
reviewed A Caress of Twilight. September 27, 2010
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A Caress of Twilight
This is book number two of the Meredith Gentry series, after having read book number one i was intrigued....and really ready to know what happens next. Will she get pregnant and take the throne of the …
reviewed Shutter Island (book). September 26, 2010
Shutter Island
A couple of Federal Marshalls arrive on an isolated island that houses a high-security Federal prison for criminally insane. They were summoned to investigate a disappearance of a female inmate. They …
reviewed The Likeness: A Novel. September 25, 2010
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The Likeness: A Novel
In the pages of The Likeness, Cassie Maddox must go down the rabbit hole of her own past to solve her latest mystery, and climb all the way back out. In reading her story, you may have to do the same.   …
reviewed The Killer Inside Me. September 24, 2010
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The Killer Inside Me
It's sometime hard to believe that this book was written decades ago; it seems so up to date. The plot is timeless, and the setting could be anywhere in the country or in any decade for the last 50 …
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