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The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery)

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by: P.D. James

August 28, 2008
I do love Dalgliesh mysteries. This one is no exception. I don't want to give away the mystery itself, but it's magnificently set in Dorset, an ancient manor, but with a very modern vehicle for the mystery: plastic surgery.....

My one and only dissapointment with this novel was figuring out who the murderer was way to early..... I guess I've read to many PDJames' lol!

On the plus side, without giving the plot away, was the character development.
Kate is heavily featured. She's my fav side character!!! I do wish there would be a "passing the torch to Kate novel......." She's got some complications to her love life....
Benton-Smith seems to be maturing into a more wellrounded character.
Dalgliesh is ... Read More:

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No Time For Goodbye

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by: Linwood Barclay

June 12, 2008
I couldn't put this book down. I really had no time for anything else whilst reading this.

A bit of a poor end to the story but a great read up till then. A real thought provoking plot with the story told from the husband's point of view, which made a nice change to the usual third person narration.

Highly recommended read chosen by Richard & Judy.

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Devil Bones

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by: Kathy Reichs

August 21, 2008
As ever, I was looking forward to the latest Tempe Brennan story. Ahead of Cornwell in the forensic anthropologist stakes, in my view but now I'm beginning to wonder. At first, I thought I'd somehow missed out a book. I don't remember Ryan leaving her in the lurch, I don't remember the dog leaving home but maybe I'm wrong.

Anyway, this book doesn't flow like the others. There's plenty of forensic detail, several bodies to be explained and a few more currently taken care of by the killer.

What I don't quite get is how an anthropologist becomes the number one detective. As though the police hardly make a difference for without Brennan, the case would not be solved. Which, of course, means her life is threatened once again. But this ... Read More:

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The Shack

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by: William P. Young

July 17, 2008
This book is a must for every hurting struggling Christian that once again needs conformation that God loves them.

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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by: Stieg Larsson

July 24, 2008
My only wish is that I could read it in the original Swedish as the only flaws in this book were the occasional translation errors. All in all though, a superb read. I was up till 3am finishing it last night and have recommended it to all my friends. I'm looking forward to the remaining books in the trilogy and will definitely be adding them to my Xmas/birthday present wishlist.

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A Snowball in Hell

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by: Christopher Brookmyre

August 07, 2008
One of the three main characters in this book is a sleight of hand specialist. Zal Innez previously appeared in the excellent `The Sacred Art of Stealing' alongside Angelique De Xavia, the policewoman who hunted him down, then let him escape because she loved him. His stagecraft is a metaphor for this book insofar as NOTHING is as it seems and author Christopher Brookmyre stuns us regularly throughout with a whole series of brilliant set-pieces of misdirection.

Here, Angelique relocates and recruits Zal to help her capture arch-baddie Simon Darcourt (who previously appeared in `A Big Boy Did it and Ran Away, together with Angelique). Zal and Angelique put their unresolved love affair on hold as they pursue Darcourt, who is capturing celebrity after celebrity ... Read More:

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The Final Reckoning

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by: Sam Bourne

August 04, 2008
I loved the book the Righteous men and after finishing it went and bought the Last Testament. Although I loved the first book, the second did nothing for me. This book had blown me away. I just cant put it down.

Well worth a read.

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Devil May Care (James Bond)

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by: Sebastian Faulks

May 28, 2008
I suppose that Penguin, who publish the novels of the late Ian Fleming these days, had to do something to mark the centenary of his birth. And indeed they have - they've commissioned a modern-day author to write a brand new James Bond adventure.

They have chosen Sebastian Faulks - and rather than attempt to do what the movies have already done and relocate Fleming's spy to the modern day, Faulks has taken this achetypal 1950s fictional secret agent and only moved him on a few years - to the mid-60s, where we find him on leave while recovering from his last Fleming adventure, and feeling over the hill and generally past it.

Faulks does a reasonably good job of writing in the style of Ian Fleming -with all of the good and bad things that that implies. Be ... Read More:

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The Birthday Present

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by: Barbara Vine

August 28, 2008
Here we have two narrators. One, a pleasant, measured, accepting, concerned, humane onlooker with no instinct to meddle. The other is deeply implicated, damaged and dynamite. The story is slow in building, drawing you in. A perfect recreation of the naughty nineties with topical explanations, wise words and hints of what is to come. Every sentence counts. Another classic Barbara Vine - a gift!

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Deadline

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by: Simon Kernick

July 14, 2008
I have been a Kernick fan since book one and have been looking forward to reading DEADLINE on my recent holiday. It didn't disappoint.

It's a fast-paced, well-characterised thriller, once again set around the grim streets and suburbs of London.

Right from page one, a Kernick trick I think, I was hooked. I read the book in a couple of days relaxing by the Pacific Ocean.

Twists and turns, a little bit of gut-wrenching violence, and a grandstand finish.

Mark Billingham has some serious competition !

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