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Ancient Lights
Ancient Lights
Author: Davis Grubb
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 5/20/2009


THE SECOND COMING - The founders of an international electronic conspiracy are positioning themselves to take over the world. And there's only one man who can stop them - a country bumpkin from West Virginia named Sweeley Leech. ANCIENT LIGHTS is a race against the clock, taking Sweeley and his crusading entourage to the glittering towers of New York City and the serene pockets of the Far East.

"A river of a book. Powerful, brilliant in its moments of religious light and insight."
- The Chicago Tribune


The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain
Author: Michael Crichton
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 232
Review Date: 9/22/2006


(My book has a different cover) "Relentlessly suspenseful...a hair raising experience" - The Pittsburgh Press


Before I Wake
Before I Wake
Author: Eric Bowman
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
 5
Review Date: 10/9/2006


The cop needed to solve a murder. The writer needed real-life material. Working together seemed like a good idea. Except for one thing . . . the writer is the killer.


The Best of Mystery 63 Short Stories By the Master of Supense
The Best of Mystery 63 Short Stories By the Master of Supense
Author: Alfred Hitchcock
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 3/16/2007


Sixty-three chilling tales introduced by the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. Top notch late night reading.


Blood Work (Terry McCaleb, Bk 1)
Blood Work (Terry McCaleb, Bk 1)
Author: Michael Connelly
Book Type: School Library Binding
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 11
Review Date: 8/18/2006


Smart, well written, and incredibly detailed. Never slows down.

Herb


Bloodline
Bloodline
Author: Gerry Boyle
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 3/19/2007


Jack McMorrow is doing research for an article on unwed mothers and discovers what he believes to be one success story in an otherwise grim picture. But within twenty-four hours of talking to Missy Hewitt, he is investigating a murder.

Realistic characterizations, diverting subplots, and evocative descriptions of rural Maine.


Brando: Songs My Mother Taught Me
Brando: Songs My Mother Taught Me
Author: Marlon Brando, Robert Lindsey
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 15
Review Date: 5/7/2007


This is Marlon Brando's own story in his own words. Anyone who has ever enjoyed a Brando film will relish this book. Extraordinary!


Buyer Beware
Buyer Beware
Author: John Lutz
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 5/17/2009


"The job was simple enough; just take the child from Florida back to her father. But when the 'kidnapping' proved to be a cover for a clever scheme of fraud, it became apparent that somebody was going to be murdered." (from the back cover)

Excellent private eye fiction that yields many pleasures. A fine book. - Herb Wells


Comeback
Comeback
Author: Dick Francis
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 68
Review Date: 8/25/2006


The cover of my book is different.
Herb W.


Coyote Waits (Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Bk 4)
Coyote Waits (Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Bk 4)
Author: Tony Hillerman
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 161
Review Date: 9/22/2006


(My book has a different cover)


Deadly Goals: The True Story of an All-American Football Hero Who Stalked and Murdered (Deadly Goals)
Review Date: 9/1/2006
Helpful Score: 1


"When Jeannie Butkowski suddenly vanished, the front door of her house kicked off its hinges, her family had no doubt about who was responsible for her disappearance.His name was Pernell Jefferson. Eight months later, the young woman's charred remains were found in a dry creek bed in rural Virginia - a bullet lodged in the skull.

Police never even questioned Pernell. It would take the determination of a savvy county sheriff to bring this monster to justice"


Death by Hollywood
Death by Hollywood
Author: Steven Bochco
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 12
Review Date: 8/14/2006


Steven Bochco, the acclaimed co-creator of Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, and NYPD Blue, has written a suspenseful and darkly comic crime novel about a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who tries to turn a brutal murder into his next movie payday. Fascinating reading by a charming Hollywood insider.

Herb Wells


The Devil's Dictionary (Dover Thrift Editions)
The Devil's Dictionary (Dover Thrift Editions)
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 23
Review Date: 2/16/2007


This iconoclastic little book is made up of the best items that Bierce the newspaperman wrote between 1881 and 1906. Like Bierce himself the book is irreverent, bitter, and clever. Like him, for it came from the depths of him despite its light tone, it will shock those who think that life is, or can be, beautiful.


Flawless
Flawless
Author: Adam Barrow
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 8
Review Date: 4/14/2010


"Some of the best thriller writing you are likely to find." Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Gripping, exciting. . .a finely crafted thriller." Grand Rapids Press


Fletch and the Man Who (Fletch, Bk 6)
Fletch and the Man Who (Fletch, Bk 6)
Author: Gregory McDonald
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 13
Review Date: 10/9/2006


Fletch has a new job . . .on the campaign trail as press secretary for Governor Caxton Wheeler, candidate for President.

But the race has turned into an obstacle course because a naked young woman has just plunged from the candidate's hotel into the street below.

Fletch must keep the story under wraps until he can uncover the truth.


Gates of Eden
Gates of Eden
Author: Ethan Coen
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 11
Review Date: 1/16/2007


Imaginative, compelling stories told with the unique voice of Ethan Coen, co-creator of the distinctive Coen Brother films.


Hello!  My Real Name Is ...
Hello! My Real Name Is ...
Author: Art Moger
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 5/3/2007


Art Moger has assembled more than three hundred Hollywood personalities and run their photographs along with a choice of their REAL names. Many are unbelievable. Great fun. Who was Leonard Slye? Would you believe Roy Rogers?


Just Beyond the Firelight - Stories and Essays
Just Beyond the Firelight - Stories and Essays
Author: Robert James Waller
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 1/30/2007


Stories and essays from the author of "The Bridges of Madison County." Magical.


Lessons in Becoming Myself
Lessons in Becoming Myself
Author: Ellen Burstyn
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 4/1/2016


An extremely moving story of a fully lived life.


Lonely Street  (Bubba Mabry)
Lonely Street (Bubba Mabry)
Author: Steve Brewer
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 6
Review Date: 8/14/2006


P.I. Bubba Mabry badly needs a new client and some money as he cools his heels on Albuquerque's once-fabled Route 66. A security job for a celebrity is offered and he quickly accepts it. It turns out that the celebrity, Mr. Aaron, is the King himself, back from the dead and determined to keep a low profile. . . the one, the only ELVIS! Is it really Elvis? The story is fast, funny, and deadly.
Steve Brewer is a feature writer for the Albuquerque Journal

Herb Wells


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