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Review of Nine Dragons (Kindle Edition)

March 19th, 2010 No comments
Nine Dragons

After disappointing Harry Bosch tales (The Overlook, The Brass Dragon) Connelly has brought back the Harry that hooked me in the earlier tales.Harry is still back in homicide (no closer duty for him) and during a slow night he is asked to investigate a shooting in a “rougher” section of LA. Harry and his partner [...]

Review of The Scarpetta Factor (Kindle Edition)

March 12th, 2010 No comments
The Scarpetta Factor

To be frank, I was never going to read another Scarpetta mystery after the last few disasters that Cornwell wrote. However, there the book was on the new releases shelf at the library staring down at me with a silent “read me” plea. Seemed like fate that I got to the library in time to [...]

Review of The Scarecrow (Kindle Edition)

March 10th, 2010 No comments
The Scarecrow

Michael Connelly is easily one of the best crime fiction authors working today and The Scarecrow is a solid read, although I have to admit that after a great start the ending is a bit of let down.It isn’t that the ending is bad (it isn’t) – it’s just that it follows a standard formula [...]

Review of Alex Cross’s TRIAL

March 6th, 2010 No comments
Alex Cross

In typical Patterson style, this book was a very easy and fast read: the chapters are short, the font is large, and the descriptive text is kept to a minimum.That pretty much sums up the good qualities of the book.Patterson should be ashamed of himself titling this book Alex Cross’s Trial.This is clearly a marketing [...]

Review of Hardball (Kindle Edition)

March 4th, 2010 No comments
Hardball

It’s been four long years since Sara Paretsky’s last V.I. Warshawski novel. In brief, Hardball was worth the wait. This is Paretsky’s 13th novel featuring her memorable female private detective, and I found it one of the most satisfying.
I first “met” Warshawski on a redeye flight to Chicago for business as a change of pace [...]

Review of Kindred in Death

February 20th, 2010 No comments
Kindred in Death

The horrible rape/murder of young and innocent Deena, daughter of Captain Jonah McMasters, shocks the whole NYPD. Instead of enjoying some much needed time with Roarke Eve has to deal with one of her worst cases.It’s soon clear to her that Deena was just means to an end and that her unspeakable suffering was a [...]