Tag: mystery
group name: commonerbookrevs
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August 24, 2007 02:16 PM EDT --
In the depths of a Beijing winter, during the days of Deng Xiaoping's reign, the US ambassador's son is found dead his body entombed in a frozen lake. Almost simultaneously, American officials . . . more
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November 30, 2007 11:59 PM EST --
I'd seen the old 1945 movie And Then There Were None years ago, and came across the book recently.
The story should be a quick read, but the archaic language of Christie's 1930's . . . more
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December 01, 2007 12:03 AM EST --
Reece Gilmore has to be Roberts' quirkiest heroine yet, especially if you count only her big titles, and not the category romances.
On the run from her memories, in search of herself, she lands . . . more
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November 10, 2007 09:39 PM EST --
J. D. Robb is the pen name of Nora Roberts, author of a series of books including the protagonist Eve Dallas and her husband, Roarke. Eve is a Lieutenant in the NYPSD (New York Police and Security Department) . . . more
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August 03, 2008 03:43 PM EDT --
I love Patricia Cornwell, but this was not her best.
Trace- Dr. Kay Scarpetta, the Forensic Medical Examiner is called back to Richmond to assist in the investigation of a girl’s murder. . . . more
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July 04, 2007 04:17 PM EDT --
This murder mystery is as charming as Vienna itself. Like the city's famed waltz, Frank Tallis moves his book, A Death in Vienna, along at the perfect tempo. The year is 1902, and Vienna is at . . . more
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March 28, 2008 03:42 PM EDT --
Yet another one of those paperbacks I purchased after reading the flyleaf. When I am in between releases from my favorite authors, I tend to pick up some filler to read while I wait for one of my regulars. . . . more
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August 13, 2008 09:49 AM EDT --
Ah, New Jersey. The pollution. The Mob. Stephanie Plum.
I've been hearing raves about Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels, so I had to try at least one. I started at the beginning, with . . . more
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July 07, 2007 05:11 PM EDT --
The strengths ofThe Last Nightingale by Anthony Flacco are not what you'd expect from a murder mystery based around a serial killer named "The Surgeon." The two greatest advantages this book . . . more
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August 25, 2007 03:50 PM EDT --
Promise Not To Tell is a coming of age story, a gripping murder mystery and psychological thriller.
Set in both present and past, Promise Not To Tell, is a story of friendship, . . . more
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March 07, 2007 09:51 AM EST --
Title: Devil's Orchestra
Author: Sydney Molare'
Publisher: Fishbowl International, Inc.
Release Date: April 2006
ISBN: 0976561913
Formats: Paperback, ebook
List Price: $14.00/$5.95
Description: . . . more
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February 18, 2007 11:38 PM EST --
My favorite sort for all sorts of information on the crime fiction book world is an execellent website called www.stopyourekillingme.com
If you like mysteries set in various regions of the U.S. or in . . . more
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April 29, 2008 08:53 AM EDT --
There's something about the way Mary Higgins Clark spins a story that's unlike any other writer I've come across. In that regard, her latest release, Where Are You Now, does not disappoint. . . . more
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September 02, 2007 10:09 AM EDT --
"A Dead-End Job Mystery"
Author: Elaine Viets
When I was in San Diego, I went to a book talk with my mother. The person who leads the talks discusses a dozen books. She mentioned . . . more
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December 31, 2007 02:36 PM EST --
"We are gathered here today to witness the coming together of two people, Clarice Fenster and Tad Owens, whose hearts and spirits . . . more
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July 26, 2008 02:10 PM EDT --
The Smart One by Ellen Meister
First off, let me just say that there is one section of dialogue in this book that had me laughing so hard that I was almost crying. . . . more
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July 18, 2008 06:41 AM EDT --
This book wasn't originally on my radar because I have never read anything from Iris Johansen's son before. I actually stumbled upon it while recently visiting my local Borders store and . . . more
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December 18, 2007 08:39 PM EST --
This one started out a little slow for me and that definitely had me worried that I was going to have another lackluster read ahead. Luckily, the pace picked up substaintially after the first 50 pages. . . . more
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September 19, 2007 07:22 PM EDT --
Author: David Williams
This book was advertised at the back of another book I was reading. It was published in 1976, but feels as if it had been written years earlier.
It is a British . . . more
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February 15, 2007 08:54 PM EST --
Lustmord-the joy of murder. The terrifying concept seems apt for the brutal slaying of a beautiful you siciety wife dumped in the vast English Garden in Munich. Homicide inspector Axel Berg . . . more
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