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Paris Match (2014)
Stone Barrington #31Stone is in Paris for the opening of The Arrington there. He learns that the Russians are still after him, but he's not very concerned. He meets a woman whose brother and father are police prefects in Paris and France. One night they are away at her secret cottage and she kill...
Dexter por decision propia (2010)
Dexter by Design in the fourth book in the Dexter Morgan series and I do have to say that it extremely well written, but some components of the plot simply don't have to be there.I liked the main villain of this book and I'm always partial to Dexter's inner monologue, yet I found that the story w...
Dick Francis's Refusal (2013)
I've been on a Francis marathon reading frenzy -- catching up on the four or five novels that I have missed since they have been either co-written or under Felix's byline. This was definitely the best! The pace was fast, the heightened suspense, the clever plot and the revisiting of a favorite pr...
The Pain Scale (2012)
The second in Dilts's Long Beach Homicide series. The author's writing has improved, but his use of the same odd simile to describe a character in both the first book and this one was a bit distracting...frankly, my immediate reaction was "how lazy." I started reading this one within hours of fin...
Refusal (2013)
I've loved Dick Francis' books since I was in high school, and own a complete collection of his novels. To say that the son does not live up to his father's writing would be understating the obvious. I've been trying to read through his books. I powered through Silks, and Gamble... but the fire t...
La Mano del Destino (2010)
I am not really sure what I think of this book. It's well-written, has an interesting storyline and some great characters but...I wasn't sure what it was that bugged me until the end. There was a not so subtle monologue about children of illegal aliens and then I knew what it was. Not only was th...
Derrick Storm Shorts - A Brewing Storm (2012)
I enjoyed this book. The first part of a three part trilogy (best of the three) sees Derick Storm (a character talked about on the television show Castle) come out of retirement to solve the mystery of the kidnapping of a senators step son. The book ends on a cliffhanger that really wasn't predic...
Tempesta in arrivo (2012)
I fully expected this to be terrible...but it was actually better than some of Clancy's final books and I happily read it in a single sitting. That is, by writing a near-parody of the espionage/political intrigue pulp novel, the authors managed to inject some life and levity back into it.With th...
A Brewing Storm (part 1 of the Derrick Storm Trilogy) (2012)
I truly did enjoy this e-short. It is the first part of a trilogy. So, the ending is... to be continued. I was happy to see Derrick Storm come back from the dead. He seemed like such a great character I had a hard time believing Richard Castle would kill him off for good. Sort of like how Sir Art...
Scarpetta Factor (2001)
New Years Resolution Book #12. I'm a big fan of crime and for me there used to be nothing better than Patricia Cornwell. The first 10 books were fantastic - page turners yes but well crafted with real characters too. And then she took a break, and then she came back, and the new ones for me va...
206 Bones (2009)
#12 in the Tempe Brennan, Forensic Anthropologist series.Tempe Brennan teams up with Ryan in the search for a serial killer preying on old women. A pervading theme of the novel are attempts to sabotage Tempe's reputation. This theme is tied to a heavy handed message about the need for board certi...
Mémoire coupable (2009)
Notes to self (ran out of space in notes space): what the hell is up with Margaret? seems very superior and holier than thou; why is she still helping the clinic?Claudine: match-seller; showdown with husbandSqueaky: becoming more ethical and attached to clinic peopleSutton: Love him and the ...
The Novels of Gillian Flynn: Sharp Objects, Dark Places (2012)
Sharp Objects is really creepy, though I liked Gone Girl better. In SO, Camille is a beginning newspaper reporter in Chicago, sent home to the small farming town she was brought up in, to get facts about the murders of two young teen girls. Camille has a problem with cutting herself, and once we ...
Pain Scale, The (2012)
Now that I've read all three of Tyler Dilts's books in a 2 week period, I can officially assume I like his books. They aren't the best writing I've ever read. But the characters are engaging, and the stories are entertaining. I also really enjoy the way he uses musical and literary references. I ...
The Orphan Choir (2014)
I wouldn't call myself a Sophie Hannah fan, more like a Sophie Hannah-fan adjacent? I read her books when I see them, usually enjoy them, but don't go out of my way to pay for them. They do not fall under the category of books I want to keep in my home library for generations.But this book?I'm no...