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Jan 30, 2008
Along Came A Spider – James Patterson
I recently became the proud owner of the whole series of Patterson’s Alex Cross novels. Having never read any of them, I thought I might as well start at the beginning with Along Came A Spider, where we meet Detective/Doctor Cross and get on another of Patterson’s roller coasters. Satisfyingly, the bad guy was really bad, the good guy was pleasantly flawed and the twist was reasonably... read more
Jan 30, 2008
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Mortal Wounds by Max Allan Collins
Mortal Wounds is actually three books in one – Double Dealer, Sin City and Cold Burn. All based on the original CSI TV Series set in Las Vegas, it was a light and easy read. The only issue I have with TV tie-ins is that the characters can be a little wooden. Maybe that’s because we are used to seeing all of their facial expressions on the screen or hearing the intonation in their speech.... read more
Jan 4, 2008
The Nuremberg Interviews – Leon Goldensohn
The Nuremberg Interviews were conducted by Leon Goldensohn during the trials of 1945-1946. Gathered together and finally published by his brother, Eli, and carefully edited and annotated by Robert Gellately, this primary historical source makes for chilling reading. Goldensohn, an American Jewish psychiatrist, was present at the prison and conducted interviews with many of the defendants and witnesses of... read more
Jan 4, 2008
The Woman In the Fifth – Douglas Kennedy
If you’ve ever seen From Dusk Till Dawn and loved it, then you are going to love this book. Of course, it will probably only have that fantastic effect of complete surprise the first time you read it, but once you have finished you will keep thinking back and smiling. And no, before you ask, it has nothing to do with vampires… Harry Ricks has fallen on some difficult times. Actually, difficult... read more
Dec 22, 2007
Cocaine Blues – Kerry Greenwood
Introducing Phryne Fisher – intelligent, beautiful, wealthy and seductive, with more than her fair share of wit and sass, and a desire to find something more distracting to occupy herself than flying planes, driving fast cars or listening to boring society talk. In the first of the Phryne Fisher mysteries, our heroine takes herself to Melbourne. It is the late 1920s, and within days she is caught up... read more
Dec 22, 2007
Just One Look – Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben had been recommended to me, as he was apparently a master of page turning suspense with an ability to give a twist comparable to Robert Goddard. Therefore, I started Just One Look with high hopes and I am pleased to say, I wasn’t disappointed. As I understand, this is one of Coben’s books which reads as a stand-alone story, rather than the continuation of one of his pivotal heros... read more
