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Ceremony  (Spenser, Bk 9)
Ceremony (Spenser, Bk 9)
Author: Robert B. Parker
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 102
Review Date: 9/24/2006


Go Spencer! Go Hawk! A gently read copy with great drawing of Spencer to front.


Deadline at Dawn
Deadline at Dawn
Author: Cornell Woolrich
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 2
Review Date: 7/28/2006


Great vintage mystery.


Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, Bk 1)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, Bk 1)
Author: Walter Mosley
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 43
Review Date: 7/28/2006


Easy Rawlins is way cool and way noir!


Dr. Fischer of Geneva Or The Bomb Party
Dr. Fischer of Geneva Or The Bomb Party
Author: Graham Greene
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 2
Review Date: 7/28/2006


Anything by Graham Greene is excellent. NB. This copy has a small scrape to back cover--cosmetic flaw only--that doesn't affect readability of the book.


Give the Boys a Great Big Hand
Give the Boys a Great Big Hand
Author: Ed McBain
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 7/28/2006


Classic Ed McBain. First published in 1960, this 87th Precinct novel is a winner.


The Hotel New Hampshire
The Hotel New Hampshire
Author: John Irving
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 40
Review Date: 7/28/2006


Truly wonderful fiction from John Irving.


The Mugger  (87th Precinct)
The Mugger (87th Precinct)
Author: Ed McBain
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 2
Review Date: 7/28/2006


McBain's dark voice shouts again from the 87th Precinct. Classic!


Murder on Tour: A Rock 'N' Roll Mystery
Murder on Tour: A Rock 'N' Roll Mystery
Author: Dick Clark, Paul Francis
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 2
Review Date: 7/28/2006


The popularity of American Bandstand was always a mystery to me. And here's a mystery written by Dick Clark with a photo of the young man himself on the cover. A real oddball combo!


The Red Badge of Courage (Enriched Classics)
The Red Badge of Courage (Enriched Classics)
Author: Stephen Crane
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 8
Review Date: 7/28/2006


The classic civil war novel. Includes Civil War photographs.


The Sea Runners (Contemporary American Fiction)
The Sea Runners (Contemporary American Fiction)
Author: Ivan Doig
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 16
Review Date: 8/3/2006
Helpful Score: 3


Based on an actual 19th century incident, the always wonderful Ivan Doig tells the story of four indentured servants escaping by sea from Russian Alaska to Oregon and freedom.


The Secret of Annexe 3 (Inspector Morse, Bk 7)
The Secret of Annexe 3 (Inspector Morse, Bk 7)
Author: Colin Dexter
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 18
Review Date: 8/16/2006


As always, Inspector Morse is as intriguing as the mystery.


Service of All the Dead (Inspector Morse, Bk 4)
Service of All the Dead (Inspector Morse, Bk 4)
Author: Colin Dexter
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 9
Review Date: 8/16/2006


Inspector Morse is as intruguing as the mystery he solves.


Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon
Author: Toni Morrison
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 301
Review Date: 8/3/2006
Helpful Score: 1


A contemporary classic.


A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
Author: Charles Dickens
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 6
Review Date: 7/28/2006


The most accessible Dickens novel. The is the Signet Classic edition with Hallmark Hall of Fame TV presentation tie-in cover. Includes photographs from the TV production.


A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 7/28/2006


The Dickens Classic. This is the Washington Square Press enriched edition with reader's supplement of background information and photographs bound in the middle of the text.


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