Crime/Detective
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The 9th Girl by Tami Hoag
If a novel causes me to want to exclaim to the characters don’t do that or tell your mother, it’s…
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Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen
I’ve enjoyed the Rizzoli and Isles series by Gerritsen. But Ice Cold is atypical to the series. Maura Isles decides…
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Death in Holy Orders by P.D. James
I have always enjoyed P.D. James’ novels as they are reminiscent of the Sherlock Holmes’ genre of crime/detective novels. But Death in…
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Love You More by Lisa Gardner
Plain and simple, Love You More is a page turner. The story alternates between the perspectives of Tessa Leone, the…
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Fever Dream by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Let me say first off Fever Dream is not a realistic crime detective novel. Realism aside, it is action-packed with…
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Killer View by Ridley Pearson
This second novel in Pearson’s new Walt Fleming series leaves me feeling about the same as I did with the…
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Cemetery Dance by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Cemetery Dance was a ripping good, escape-from-realism yarn. I loved how it all came together in the end with semi-plausible…
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In The Dark by Brian Freeman
Interestingly Freeman’s fourth novel has two titles: In The Dark for the U.S version and The Watcher for the U.K.…
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First Degree by David Rosenfelt
Who dun-nit with a comedic twist…and second in Rosenfelt’s Andy Carpenter series. Carpenter, an irreverent wise cracking lawyer, whose dry…
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The Falls by Ian Rankin
I thoroughly enjoyed this British mystery featuring Edinburgh police detective John Rebus, who works to solve the disappearance of a…
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Killer Weekend by Ridley Pearson
I have mixed emotions about Killer Weekend. It’s the start of a new series for Pearson. The novel begins with…
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The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly
Harry Bosch takes on a supporting role in this novel as Michael Holler, an L.A. attorney, serves as the main…
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Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
As with all the previous novels, this one is slapstick funny. But, for the first time, I was able to…
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Adam by Ted Dekker
This supernatural thriller has an FBI agent pursuing a serial killer in this fast-paced novel. It starts out with the…
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Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt
I promised myself I would go back and read some earlier novels from this series after reading Dead Center. I…
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The Twelfth Card by Jeffrey Deaver
The Lincoln Rhyme series combines interesting characters with action pact mysteries. In this novel, Rhyme is tasked with trying to…
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True Evil by Greg Iles
Alexander Morse’s sister is in the hospital dying from a stroke. Her sister tells her that her husband is a…
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The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
This classic mystery, originally published in 1868, revolves around a gigantic yellow diamond looted from an Indian temple and bequeathed…
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Dead Center by David Rosenfelt
I love the irreverent wit of Andy Carpenter, a lawyer and the main character of this novel! And the fact…
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Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
This book was great…as a movie it would be a cross between Jurassic Park and Dark Man. I’ve already purchased…
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Fidelity by Thomas Perry
A detective agency owner is murdered and his wife uncovers dangerous secrets after his death. Unsettling and captivating. [xrr rating=4/5]
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Stalked by Brian Freeman
Wow! This is a “bite your nails, edge of your seat” thriller! I’ve read all three books in this continuing…
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Killer Heat by Linda Fairstein
This is the 10th novel in the Alex Cooper series and is probably more enjoyable if you’ve read some of…
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Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child
I’ve read this entire series and enjoyed them all…until now. This one just didn’t seem to get going. And Jack…
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Echo Park by Michael Connelly
Harry Bosch is your stereotypical black-sheep police detective. Bosch finds himself battling police department politics while trying to solve one…
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Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
I own and have read all thirteen books in this series. I was fully prepared to be disappointed in this…
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