Jun 24 15:58

Mysteries

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Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs

I love the show, “Bones” on television and decided I would try one of the books that are “the inspiration for the Fox TV series.” Much to my surprise, Temperance Brennan is the only character that I found in the book that’s also on the show. That fact didn’t hinder my enjoyment of this book. A plumber renovating a house discovers a human skull and a black cauldron in the basement. Temperance is called in. Shortly after that discovery, another body without a head and satanic symbols in the skin is discovered. Is there a satanic cult in the town? Temperance deals with trying to identify the remains and help solve the murders. Clues don’t seem to fit together. Just when you think they’ve solved the mystery, something else pops up. A page turner that will keep you reading late into the night. --SS

June 24, 2009

 

 

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Jun 24 15:53

Mysteries

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Plum lovin’ by Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum helps the dangerous and attractive Diesel play cupid to a variety of desperate singles, including her sister’s marriage-phobic boyfriend. This “between the numbers” novel is a treat for the Evanovich fans who just can’t wait for Stephanie’s next adventure.  --SB

June 24, 2009

 

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Jun 24 15:49

Westerns

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One last town by Matthew Braun
The final days of lawman Bill Tilghman, sheriff of Cromwell, Oklahoma, who protected the citizens of the town from the criminals. This is the story of the bloody fight in the streets, a man’s quest for justice, and the woman who loved him until the end. Part of the Gunfighter Chronicles series.  --SB

June 24, 2009

 

 

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Jun 18 16:08

Mysteries

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Body Movers by Stephanie Bond

Carlotta Wren was born into a privileged life but it all changed when her father was accused of investment fraud and he and Carlotta's mother went on the run. Now Carlotta is living in a much smaller house on a much smaller income with her younger brother who enjoys hacking into government databases and losing all his money gambling. Fed up Carlotta tells her brother to get a job and he does: as someone who moves dead bodies to the morgue. Issues arise when an old friend of Carlotta's is murdered and Carlotta becomes a prime suspect. This was a fun, light mystery with several sequels.  --KH

June 18, 2009

 

 

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Jun 18 16:03

Mysteries

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Fat Ollie’s book by Ed McBain
Fat Ollie Weeks is the lazy bigoted cop who works the 88th precinct. He writes a book—quite badly—called “Report to the Commissioner.” The only copy of his book is stolen from his car when he is called to investigate the death of a city councilman. He spends as much time trying to track down the missing manuscript as working the case of the councilman, with the help of the detectives from the 87th. There are excerpts from the missing book, which are hilarious in their awfulness.  --SB

June 18, 2009

 

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Jun 18 15:40

Books on Tape or CD

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Takedown by Brad Thor
In pursuit of their captured fellow comrade, al-Qaida terrorists destroy all the bridges and tunnels into New York City. Anti-terrorist agent Scot Harvath and his team are assigned to stop the terrorists. In addition, they need to find out how the terrorists are finding out about the U.S. government hideouts for captured terrorists. In my opinion, the book started slow, but then the pace picks up, ending with a bang. Scot Harvath is the main character in many of Thor’s books. --SS

June 18, 2009

 

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Jun 18 15:35

Nonfiction

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Confessions of a hero-worshipper by Stephen Dubner
Pittsburgh Steeler Franco Harris was Dubner’s childhood idol. He decided to track down the retired football player to ask his cooperation on a book about the fan-sports star relationship. Dubner was a published author, and convinced Harris to spend a day with him in Pittsburgh. Harris was polite but distant, and the two did not become best buddies instantly, as in Dubner’s long-held fantasy. The author discovered that sometimes reality does not measure up to long-held childhood dreams.  --SB

June 18, 2009

 

 

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Jun 09 18:27

Mysteries

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In the woods by Tana French.
Dublin police detective Rob Ryan gets the case of a young girl murdered at an archaeological dig. He realizes it is the same place where 20 years ago he and two friends went into the woods to play. He was found pressed to an oak tree with blood in his shoes and no memory of what happened. His friends were never found. Is there a connection between the two cases after all these years? --NG

June 9, 2009

 

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Jun 09 18:23

Nonfiction

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Hope dies last: keeping the faith in difficult times by Studs Terkel
Another oral history from Terkel, who takes on the elusive subject of hope. Some of his interviewees are Brig. General Paul Tibbetts, the pilot of the Enola Gay, economist John Kenneth Galbraith, and Admiral Gene LaRoque, who said “Hope in my view is a wasted emotion.” More hopeful insights are offered by Dr. David Buchanen, who works with the homeless, and LeRoy Orange, who received a death row pardon.  --SB

June 9, 2009

 

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Jun 09 18:19

Mysteries

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The cleanup by Sean Doolittle

A disgraced cop, Matthew Worth, is assigned a security detail in a grocery store and becomes involved with a checker and her abusive boyfriend. When Gwen kills her boyfriend and claims it was self-defense, she turns to Worth for help. A character driven story, not a police procedural, with plenty of suspense.  --SB

June 9, 2009

 

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