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Acceptable Risk
Acceptable Risk
Author: Robin Cook
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 164
Review Date: 3/4/2007


A great Cook read. Lots of adventure and a little romance.


Between Friends
Between Friends
Author: Kathleen Rowntree
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 3/4/2007
Helpful Score: 1


What fun. A great English cozy. On the idea of the Miss Read books but more modern.


Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary 'Jacky' Faber, Ship's Boy (Bloody Jack Adventures, Bk 1)
Review Date: 3/4/2007


Jack leaves London to be ship's boy on the HMS Dolphin. Lots of action and adventure especially since Jack is a girl.


Breath
Breath
Author: Donna Jo Napoli, Paul Casale
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 6
Review Date: 3/4/2007


During the Middle Ages people with afflictions were generally outcasts as is Salz who suffers from cystic fibrosis. Follows the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin and what really happened to the town of Hamelin


Breath, Eyes, Memory
Breath, Eyes, Memory
Author: Edwidge Danticat
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 260
Review Date: 3/4/2007
Helpful Score: 1


Interesting coming-of-age book. Takes place in New Yrok and Croix-des-Rosets.


The Broker
The Broker
Author: John Grisham
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 1010
Review Date: 1/28/2007


A bit different from the usual Grisham but a fun read.


By the Light of the Moon
By the Light of the Moon
Author: Dean Koontz
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 471
Review Date: 1/28/2007
Helpful Score: 2


Another Dean Koontz quick read with all the elements of suspense he is famous for.


A Chill Wind
A Chill Wind
Author: Janet McDonald
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 3/4/2007


A 19-year old single mother about to lose her welfare benefits tries to figure out a way to support herself.


The Fallen (Nine Lives of Chloe King, Bk 1)
The Fallen (Nine Lives of Chloe King, Bk 1)
Author: Celia Thomson
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 12
Review Date: 3/4/2007
Helpful Score: 1


A teen read about a girl who after falling from the fire tower in San Francisco gains super powers. Well written.


The Hindenburg Murders (Disaster, Bk 2)
The Hindenburg Murders (Disaster, Bk 2)
Author: Max Allan Collins
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 18
Review Date: 1/28/2007
Helpful Score: 1


The author of The Saint mysteries takes the final voyage on the Hindenburg and solves a murder. If you've ever been curious about the conditions onboard the Hindenburg and wanted a mystery thrown in for fun, this is the book for you.


Jewel
Jewel
Author: Bret Lott
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 339
Review Date: 3/4/2007
Helpful Score: 2


A lighter read than Steinbeck but just as good. I hope Lott writes more books.


The Kills (Alex Cooper, Bk 6)
The Kills (Alex Cooper, Bk 6)
Author: Linda Fairstein
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 96
Review Date: 1/28/2007


D.A. Alexandra Cooper solves several gruesome murders


The London Blitz Murders (Disaster, Bk 5)
The London Blitz Murders (Disaster, Bk 5)
Author: Max Allan Collins
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 23
Review Date: 1/28/2007


Agatha Christie stars in the mystery.


The Lusitania Murders (Disaster, Bk 4)
The Lusitania Murders (Disaster, Bk 4)
Author: Max Allan Collins
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 18
Review Date: 1/28/2007


Willard Wright, journalist, is also a passenger on the Lusitania as it travels on its final voyage.


Night's Landing (U.S. Marshall, Bk 2)
Night's Landing (U.S. Marshall, Bk 2)
Author: Carla Neggers
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 204
Review Date: 3/4/2007


Female archaeologist mystery.


The Pearl Harbor Murders (Disaster, Bk 3)
The Pearl Harbor Murders (Disaster, Bk 3)
Author: Max Allan Collins
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 19
Review Date: 1/28/2007


Edgar Rice Burroughs solves a murder mystery while Pearl Harbor is attacked.


Playing for Keeps
Playing for Keeps
Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 9
Review Date: 3/4/2007


A fun mystery by one of the most prolific mystery authors. A good read.


The Queen's Fool (Plantagenet and Tudor, Bk 12)
The Queen's Fool (Plantagenet and Tudor, Bk 12)
Author: Philippa Gregory
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 1340
Review Date: 3/4/2007


The book takes place during 1553 and is about Hannah Green who during the course of her life interacts with all the major players of the time including Queens Mary and Elizabeth I. A great read.


Three Junes
Three Junes
Author: Julia Glass
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 546
Review Date: 3/4/2007


Scotland to New York...One family and their different lives. Another great read minus any huge disasters so much more realistic than some books. Really like the author.


The Titanic Murders (Disaster, Bk 1)
The Titanic Murders (Disaster, Bk 1)
Author: Max Allan Collins
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 23
Review Date: 1/28/2007


Historical mystery that takes place on the Titanic with Jacques Futrelle as the sleuth.


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