books about: mysteries

books about: mysteries

books:

Mysteries

Brad Thor

Atria, 2008

Post 9/11 Thriller
I heard Brad Thor being interviewed on the radio, taking about how George Bush wasn't the first Western leader to go to war against Islam, The French nobles combined with the English Crusaders and Spanish Christians went to war and sacked Jerusalem more times than ...

The Shack

William P. Young

Windblown Media, 2007

If you dare turn it's pages you will find HOPE
This book should be on every coffee table in the world. I was able to draw many parallels from my own experiences. As an author myself, I will absolutely declare that this book is superbly written in a most eloquent manner. Expressing so much in just a ...

Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 14)

Janet Evanovich

St. Martin's Press, 2008

One of her best
I loved Fearless Fourteen, loved it. It had it's faults alright but nothing is ever perfect so I'm willing to overlook them. At first glance The Brenda plot point seemed unnecessary and redundant but it was needed to give Ranger a place in the book which I appreciate ...

Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole Novels)

Robert Crais

Simon & Schuster, 2008

Elvis' Story
Joe PIke is along as well and so is Carol Starkey, but this is Elvis' story. A putative suicide is found as the result of a fire, a man exonerated by Elvis in the past. Now it appears that the man was a serial killer and Elvis was responsible for providing him the ...

The Last Oracle: A Novel (Sigma Force)

James Rollins

William Morrow, 2008

excellent over the top thriller
Sigma Force leader Commander Gray Pierce is walking across the DC Mall when a homeless man stops him before collapsing in his arms. The man dies almost immediately, but not before he gives Gray a strange coin with apparently the Greek letter Sigma etched in its center ...

The Spies of Warsaw: A Novel

Alan Furst

Random House, 2008

Sharp and swift
This is my first time reading one of Alan Furst's books and I am very impressed. "The Spies of Warsaw" is something that grabs you by the hand and takes on a ride through the world of espionage. I like the angle of the story: What if the French didn't concentrate ...

The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel (Lincoln Rhyme)

Jeffery Deaver

Simon & Schuster, 2008

The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel
This is perhaps his best novel so far. Lots of twists and turns. It's one of the great ones you can't wait to get back to. Very current and very disturbing, in an area we should all get very disturber about.

Tribute
Nora Roberts

Putnam Adult, 2008

Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley is a long way from Hollywood. And that’s exactly how Cilla McGowan wants it. Cilla, a former child star who has found more satisfying work as a restorer of old houses, has come to her grandmother’s farmhouse, tools at her side, to rescue it from ruin. Sadly, no one was able to save her grandmother, the legendary Janet ...

Sail

James Patterson, Howard Roughan

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Anyone for a sail?
I loved this story. I couldn't put the book down. In fact, I read it all in less than 24 hours. It was exciting, a real page turner. I loved what I thought as the very real dysfunctional family related to the death of their father, being raised with lots of money and ...

TailSpin (FBI Thriller, No. 12)

Catherine Coulter

Putnam Adult, 2008

exciting thriller
She woke up to find her hands tied to her chest and her legs locked in wieights just before theyows her into the lake. An expert swimmer, Rachel Abbott, illegitimate daughter of a powerful senator, gets free and goes on the run. She believes her father's two siblings ...

Plague Ship (Oregon Files)

Clive Cussler

Putnam Adult, 2008

Oregon files back to their best
Once again the Cussler novels mix comic book type fiction with real life hitech military scenarios so well. In the dependably entertaining if less than top-notch fifth Oregon Files thriller from bestseller Cussler and Du Brul (after Skeleton Crew), Capt. Juan Cabrillo, ...

Careless in Red: A Novel

Elizabeth George

Harper, 2008

They just keep getting better and better...
I've read every one of the Lynley series and all I can say is they keep getting better and better. Each one leaves you wanting more. After the last book: What Came Before He Shot Her, I thought I surely would never want to pick up another ever again. It was a ...

Sundays at Tiffany's

James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Sweet story
What a beautiful way to spend a weekend reading this fairy tale. The book is enchanting, lovable and very sweet. A beautiful love story that transcends time and space. Too bad I do not remember if I had an imaginary friend, I would have loved to have one like ...

The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine

Benjamin Wallace

Crown, 2008

Wine fakes, an increasing and serious business
Fakes are common: From LVMH ladies' bags to wine. And we are just at the beginning. If Petrus is making 30,000 bottles a year there may be 300,000 on the market. I have met counterfeits twice: Some years ago Le Pin and quite recently Romanné-Conti. So stay alert And ...

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

Vintage, 2004

A unique, entertaining story.
This story, though not actually a mystery, captivated me from the very beginning. Seeing the world through Christopher's eyes is both entertaining and educational. I've never read anything like this before. It's both simple and complex at the same time. I'm suggesting ...