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Caught Stealing: A Novel
Charlie Huston
Ballantine Books, 2005
Good book if you hate to read
+ Fast paced, violent, raw, and still very fun.
+ A little violent at times but a good read
+ The Cat
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The Appeal
John Grisham
Doubleday, 2008
The Appeal
+ Clarion Call For Judicial Reform
+ How much for a judge?
This book was excellent, very fast-paced. I got mad at myself when I got sleepy because I wanted to keep reading!!
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Hold Tight
Harlan Coben
Dutton Adult, 2008
Intense Thriller and Keeps you on the Edge
+ Terror of parenting today
+ No Title
Coben entitled this appropriately, because it really does make you hold on tight. It has a whole range of characters and fits them in nicely. He provides just enough background on the characters to make their actions believable. There are several sub-plots that occur and contribute to a steady ...
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Stalin's Ghost: An Arkady Renko Novel
Martin Cruz Smith
Pocket, 2008
Arakdy Renko is Back and it was Worth the Wait
+ Another good Russian story
+ Remarkably good at details of Russian life
+ Arkady Is Back!
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Sail
James Patterson, Howard Roughan
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
James Patterson Book
+ Pleased customer
+ Very Good
Was received in a timely manner & in new condition as advertised; the recipient of the gift was pleased.
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Sliver of Truth: A Novel
Lisa Unger
Three Rivers Press, 2008
Riveting tale ... Couldn't put it down!
+ Sliver of Truth
+ Sliver of Truth - WOW what a read!!!!
+ STOP! READ BEAUTIFUL LIES FIRST!!
+ great read
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Phantom Prey (Lucas Davenport Mysteries)
John Sandford
Putnam Adult, 2008
Lucas is still hot as every.
+ Another hit for Sandford
+ Phantom Prey
+ John Sandford is the best
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Grotesque (Vintage International)
Natsuo Kirino
Vintage, 2008
Spoiled by last section
A long book, written in several autobiographical sections narrating the action from contradictory points of view. It's an innovative and engaging structure.
For me, this novel had three distinct parts.
(1) commentary on Japanese treatment of women as students and professionals, with a focus ...
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The Last Juror
John Grisham
Delta, 2006
good book
+ The Last Juror by John Grisham
+ A View of a Changing Mississippi as Seen by a "Yankee" from Memphis
+ A View of a Changing Mississippi as Seen by a "Yankee" from Memphis
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The Rainmaker
John Grisham
Delta, 2005
David v. Goliath
+ Slapstick Look at the Ambulance Chasing Side of Legal Practice
+ Loved it!
+ One of his best!!
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TailSpin (FBI Thriller, No. 12)
Catherine Coulter
Putnam Adult, 2008
Tailspin
+ Very pleased !!!
This is one of Catherine Coulter's better Savich/Sherlock stories, I was so interested in it, I read it in two sittings, the only reason it took two was because I started too late in the day to finish it in one!!!! I hope she continues to write these stories, I always look forward to them.
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One Good Turn: A Novel
Kate Atkinson
Back Bay Books, 2007
"Boxes within boxes, dolls within dolls, worlds within worlds..."
In the second of her Jackson Brodie series (after Case Histories: A Novel and before When Will There Be Good News?: A Novel), Kate Atkinson creates a series of bizarre characters, all involved with murder--either planning it, committing it, or trying to avoid it. Many seemingly unrelated ...
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A Dangerous Man: A Novel
Charlie Huston
Ballantine Books, 2006
OH HENRY!
+ Henry Has Come Back to His Beginnings
+ Our Beloved Hank Thompson....
+ Wow!
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The Overlook (Harry Bosch)
Michael Connelly
Little, Brown and Company, 2007
A Great Overlook!!!
+ New case, old problem
This current Harry Bosch offering by Michael Connelly is just as exciting as all his other Harry Bosch offerings. Michael is an expert in writing detective novels, as he was a Crime Reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Harry is a Detective for the Hollywood Special Homicide Division and his first ...
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The Third Angel: A Novel
Alice Hoffman
Shaye Areheart Books, 2008
Wow Excellent Book
+ Lovely
+ Wistful and sad
This is the first book I have ever read by Alice Hoffman and it will not be the last. I am on my way to my local library today. I LOVED this book.
I actually cried while reading through parts of the stories. She has so
much emotion in her writing.This book is a MUST read.
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