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Julie C. (Pitasgrandma) - Reviews

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Blood and Circumstance
Blood and Circumstance
Author: Frank Turner Hollon, Frank Turner Hollon
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/4/2007


An intriguing story of the nature of truth, memory and the workings of the mind set against the background of a murder. It is not what I would call a mystery, but a good read nonetheless.


A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, Bk 1)
A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, Bk 1)
Author: Kris Nelscott
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 2/8/2007


More than just a mystery (and the mystery is intriguing), A Dangerous Road gives the reader a true sense of Memphis in 1968. Plot, characterization, dialogue, atmosphere, this book has it all.


The Dogs of Babel
The Dogs of Babel
Author: Carolyn Parkhurst
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 1/12/2007
Helpful Score: 12


Obviously I'm a minority of one. I hated this book, and I find it amazing that others are recommending it for dog lovers. How maiming and torturing a dog to satisfy one's own self obsession makes it a "touching love story" is beyond me. (And just as a side note, you must have language first in order to form and retrieve memories.)


A Hard Ticket Home (Mac McKenzie, Bk 1)
A Hard Ticket Home (Mac McKenzie, Bk 1)
Author: David Housewright
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 11/16/2006
Helpful Score: 3


McKenzie is a former cop, now an unlicensed P.I. in the Twin Cities. Sounds like a hundred other mysteries -- but it's not. Mac is real people with real strengths and real weaknesses. And this is one heck of a great story.


Harm Done
Harm Done
Author: Ruth Rendell
Book Type: Audio Cassette
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 4/11/2007


Unabridged on ten cassettes. Read by Donada Peters.


The Hundredth Man (Carson Ryder, Bk 1)
The Hundredth Man (Carson Ryder, Bk 1)
Author: Jack Kerley
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 10/20/2006


First book in the Carson Ryder/Harry Nautilus series. One of the better entries in the psychotic-serial-killer genre. Kerley actually spends more time on character development than the slice-and-dice which makes for an extremely well-written suspense novel.


In Search of America
In Search of America
Author: Peter Jennings, Todd Brewster
Book Type: Audio CD
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
 2
Review Date: 6/28/2007


Read by Peter Jennings. Abridged. 6 hours on 5 CDs.


Murder Among Us (Meredith and Markby, Bk 4) (Audio Cassette) (Unabridged)
Review Date: 11/23/2006


Unabridged. Narrated by Judith Boyd.


No Peace for the Wicked (Story Sound)
No Peace for the Wicked (Story Sound)
Author: Elizabeth Ferrars
Book Type: Audio Cassette
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Review Date: 10/31/2006


Unabridged. Read by Jan Chappell.


Seascape With Body
Seascape With Body
Author: Raymond Flynn
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 10/8/2006


#1 in series. From back cover: Exiled to seaside Eddathorpe in November, Detective Inspector Robert Graham expects to have lots of time to brood about his failed marriage and his formerly promising career. Instead he finds himself drawn into the Draper case, and unwittingly taking the lid off a surprising variety of old scandals. Some of which involve senior policemen...


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