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Review Date: 3/27/2006
Great thriller, a real page-turner.
Review Date: 4/26/2006
Excellent Jack Higgins book. Full of twists and unexpected conclusions.
Face Down Beneath the Eleanor Cross (Susanna, Lady Appleton, Bk 4)
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Review Date: 1/9/2007
Another fun mystery set in Old England. I enjoyed the author's many insights into the time, as well as the clever mystery she set up.
Face Down Under the Wych Elm (Susanna, Lady Appleton, Bk 5)
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Review Date: 1/8/2007
A fun mystery set in Old England. This is one in a series that I've enjoyed by Kathy Emerson. She seems to have done a lot of research and the fun facts enhance the story.
Review Date: 6/9/2008
Helpful Score: 5
Loved the subject matter, but the writing was a little over the top. He could have said things more succinctly, but I liked the research and organization. Definitely worth the read.
Review Date: 3/27/2006
Helpful Score: 1
A little hard to get into, but once you're engaged there are some really useful and thought-provoking ideas.
Review Date: 3/4/2007
Just like other Coben books, this one is hard to put down! I read it in two days, and enjoyed the many twists and turns. It's a great read.
Review Date: 3/27/2006
I love Len Deighton, and this one does not disappoint. It's book two of Deighton's third trilogy (after "Berlin Game", "Mexico Set" and "London Match" & "Spy Hook", "Spy Line" and "Spy Sinker") about Master Spy Bernard Sampson and his wife Fiona. (The other two in this second trilogy are, or course, "Faith" and "Charity"). If you like spy books that have engaging characters while keeping you guessing, no one is better than Len Deighton!
Review Date: 8/3/2006
Helpful Score: 1
A departure for Carolyn Hart, this is set in the past and doesn't involve her usual characters, but I enjoyed it.
Review Date: 4/12/2007
Loved it! I love this series in general, with it's often far-flung locales. But this time the setting was almost right at home, in San Francisco, and I still found it riveting. I hated to read that last page! I'd strongly recommend this series, I may even go back and read some "real" Sherlock Holmes!
Review Date: 4/26/2006
An enjoyable, suspenseful read written with an insider's view.
Review Date: 11/8/2017
This was a quick and easy read, and provided much food for thought about relationships and taking a "time out" to look at life. It would have been a fun book club book, but there was just enough undesireable language to make me somewhat uncomfortable sharing. Nothing that most people wouldn't be okay with, just a bit too much for me.
Review Date: 11/27/2006
Lots of fun, for Nancy Drew fans and those who don't know the "Girl Detective." Made me want to pull out all my old Nancy Drew mysteries!
Review Date: 4/26/2006
I thoroughly enjoyed this candid autobiography. If you're a Bacall fan, you'll love it!
Review Date: 6/9/2008
I just can't find any redeeming qualities in this book. Even the "good" guys are bad, very bad. The story is depressing, nobody really wins and there's just nothing uplifting at all about it. I should state that I am a fan of Harlan Coben, but not the Myron Bolitar books, and this one proved to be no exception. It's almost like they're written by a different author, or perhaps the author is just writing to a different audience. Or, in this case, perhaps the author was just really depressed? In any case, I'll read more Harlen Coban, but definitely no more Myron Bolitar stories. It certainly keeps your interest and is a quick read, but that's about all the positive I can give it. Goodbye Myron!
Review Date: 4/26/2006
Great first novel by Frances Fyfield, who is London solicitor specializing in criminal law. Very authentic.
Review Date: 12/10/2007
Helpful Score: 1
I really, really want to like these books (this one along with "I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason", "Not a Girl Detective"). I think the premise is terrific -- modern writer in LA obsessed with all the old classics (as well as old classic clothes). I think the books are succesful, in varying degrees, in bringing some of the period settings alive, but I'd like to see more. I'm a huge fan of Perry, Nancy Drew and Dashiel Hammett, but they don't always come through as I'd like them to (don't worry, I know that two of these people are fictional, but if you are a fan perhaps you'll know what I mean!). When reading this latest book I kept having to flip back to clarify something about some obscure character or a more major character who wasn't defined very clearly. Unlike Perry and Nancy, the detective star of this book, Cece, doesn't wrap things up very tightly, strings are left hanging. And I'm pretty sure that Sam Spade (Hammett's hard-boiled detective in The Maltese Falcon) would have been disappointed. However, I can't say that there aren't a lot of fun scenes thrown in, with the info about Dashiell Hammet's life and the heroine's musings about clothing choices. So, I'm sure I'll read the next Cece Caruso book (Christietown) and hope for the best. Like the spunky Nancy Drew, and indeed the spunky Cece Caruso, I have a hard time giving up on a case.
Review Date: 9/1/2006
Good Joanna Brady mystery.
Review Date: 4/12/2007
Helpful Score: 12
Excellent book. I really enjoyed the author's writing, and his research and analysis was fascinating. If you want to understand things about society, whether you're doing it for business or just for knowledge, this is a great book.
Review Date: 4/12/2007
Phenomenal book. I can't believe I never read it before reaching adulthood, but I'm glad to say I've read it now. Harper Lee is an amazing writer.
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