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• The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson

  Posted on Saturday April 12th, 2008 at 12:43 in fiction, reading challenges, suspense, thumbs up

  The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson won the 2007 Edgar Award. It is the fictional story of John Wells, an American and agent for the CIA. He is also the first and only American to have joined the ranks ...

• The Straw Men by Michael Marshall

  Posted on Friday March 28th, 2008 at 10:50 in fiction, Mystery, reading challenges, recommended, suspense, thumbs up

  I chose The Straw Men by Michael Marshall as my book to satisfy the "Thriller" Challenge for the Readers In Thongs Amazing Page Race Book Challenge. Stephen King's blurb on the cover assured me this b...

• The Woods by Harlan Coben

  Posted on Tuesday January 15th, 2008 at 21:58 in fiction, Mystery, reading challenges, recommended, suspense, thumbs up

  I've read other books by Harlan Coben, and The Woods continues his tradition of mysteries that make for very good, very suspenseful reading.As the book opens, Paul Copeland is an acting county prosecu...

• Players and The Sculptress

  Posted on Tuesday September 18th, 2007 at 11:57 in fiction, Mystery, recommended, suspense

  Players by Clay Reynolds is a complex story about Eddy Lovell, a guy who can't seem to stay on the right side of the law no matter how he may try to do it. While in jail, Eddy takes Moria Mendle under...

• Wet Work by Christopher Buckley

  Posted on Friday August 31st, 2007 at 14:30 in fiction, recommended, suspense

  Wet Work by Christopher Buckley refers to killing your victim at close range -- close enough to get "wet".Charley Becker's grand-daughter is found dead in her apartment, the victim of an apparent over...

• Judgment Of The Witch

  Posted on Thursday July 26th, 2007 at 11:43 in book news, fiction, horror, suspense

  Judgment Of The Witch by Robert McCammon is the first half of a two part novel called Speaks The Nightbird The second part, Evil Unveiled finishes what Judgment Of The Witch started. I like the way Ro...