books about: detective

books about: detective

books:

Detective

Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 14)

Janet Evanovich

St. Martin's Press, 2008

LOVE PLUM-
This series is my absolute favorite "relax and read". Such great characters and always makes me laugh- perhaps after 14 there are just so many high expectations that fans get overly critical. Every person I recommend this just adores Stephanie Plum. Keep em coming ...

Cross Country
James Patterson

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

When the home of Alex Cross's oldest friend, Ellie Cox, is turned into the worst murder scene Alex has ever seen, the destruction leads him to believe that he's chasing a horrible new breed of killer. As Alex and his girlfriend, Brianna Stone, become entangled in the deadly Nigerian underworld of Washington D.C., what they discover is shocking: a ...

Bones (Alex Delaware, No. 23)

Jonathan Kellerman

Ballantine Books, 2008

He's back in fine form
Jonathan Kellerman's books have been up and down for me in the last few years. It seems that once Robin left, the storylines left with her. However, in Bones, Kellerman's newest book, I finally found the "old" Alex. Witty, genuine, interesting. The story of murder ...

Dead as a Doornail (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 5)

Charlaine Harris

Ace, 2006

ckendrick
I read this book in one night. You will not believe what happens to Sookie.

Definitely Dead (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 6)

Charlaine Harris

Ace, 2007

Definately Dead
This is another great Sookie Stackhouse novel. Charlaine Harris brings her characters to life. There is plenty of action and mystery surrounding Sookie and the small town she lives in. Each chapter keeps you wanting to read more.

Club Dead (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 3)

Charlaine Harris

Ace Books, 2003

Gripping Story - I can't get enough of this series
I liked this almost as much as my favorite so far in this series, (book 4 - Dead to the World). Sookie's boyfriend, Vampire Bill goes out of town on business and turns up missing. Sookie agrees to help find him and works with Eric (Bill's Vampire Boss) and ...

Dead Until Dark (Southern Vampire Mysteries, No. 1)

Charlaine Harris

Ace, 2008

Delicious Southern Charm
I started reading Dead until Dark based on the suggestion of my mother and also because she knew I loved the Twilight series. I found the first novel to be just as addictive as the Twilight series, but nothing like it in a good way. I didn't have HBO so I didn't know ...

All Together Dead (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 7)

Charlaine Harris

Ace, 2008

Another thoroughly enjoyable chapter in the adventures of Sookie Stackhouse
I have now read all but the most recent Sookie Stackhouse novel, FROM DEAD TO WORSE (which I just ordered from Amazon -- I had intended to wait for the paperback in March 2009, but after the big events at the end of this one, I decided I couldn't wait until then), and ...

Salvation in Death (In Death)
J.D. Robb

Putnam Adult, 2008

Ancient church rituals meet cutting- edge crime solving in the latest novel in the #1 New York Times ?bestselling series that?s ? Law & Order: SVU ?in the future? ( Entertainment Weekly ) . In the year 2060, sophisticated investigative tools can help catch a killer. But there are some questions even the most advanced technologies cannot answer. ...

Rough Weather

Robert B. Parker

Putnam Adult, 2008

Return of the Gray man
Reading a Spenser novel is like breaking open a fine bottle of wine. You know once you try it you find that it's smooth and satisfying. And, of course, once you finish it off you'll have a damn headache knowing it'll be another year before the next one comes out. ...

Exit Music (Inspector Rebus)

Ian Rankin

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Another wonderful book by Ian Rankin, one of his best.
I have read all of Rankin's novels and this is one of the best. I only hope that Rebus did not make his exit and there are many more novels involing this brilliant policeman.

7th Heaven (The Women's Murder Club)

James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Loved 5th, missed 6th, loved 7th
I have become a huge Patterson after reading the 5th Horseman, lapsed on the 6th Target and found my way back for 7th Heaven. I just love the play on numbers. This is the 7th novel in his Women's Murder Club series and the book starts off in as far a place from heaven ...

Backup

Jim Butcher

Subterranean, 2008

good but short
excellent novellette (novella?)... took me only about an hour and a half to read, but thats the only drawback. was very well written and adds a whole new dimension to thomas.

The Keepsake: A Novel

Tess Gerritsen

Ballantine Books, 2008

Takes stalking to new heights
Jane Rizzoli is one of the strongest female detective characters in the genre, and, after having her baby girl, she's back in action. Jane shines in this serial killer/stalker/confused identity thriller, as she struggles to unkink the many tangled lines in these ...

The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel

Alexander Mccall Smith

Pantheon, 2008

A good book for any kind of day
This is a fabulous book for any kind of day, as are all McCall Smith's novels - and readers in the USA might want to know that you can read his new online novel at www.telegraph.co.uk and read a new chapter every day. How many authors have the extraordinary breadth of ...