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I’m a fan of Mary Higgins Clark and have been reading her books for years.  Although I haven’t read all of them (she’s written over 20), I’ve ready many of them.  The ending was a surprise to me in the first several books of hers I read.  In the last few books, including this one, […]

Released November 28, 2006, this is the latest medical thriller by Crichton.  The book focuses on genetics, genetic research, gene therapy, and what happens when humans try to push the limits on genetic engineering.
The book has several plot lines in it (I counted six), which can be hard to follow and keep track of because […]

This book is Paula Marantz Cohen’s third fiction book. She’s also written several non-fiction books. The main character of this book, Anne Ehrlich, is the head guidance counselor at Fenimore High School. She’s very dedicated to her job and is willing to go over and above the normal call of duty to […]

This is the second book by Eileen Rendahl I’ve read. It was a fun book to read, but it also had messages in it about anger and how today’s society seems to boil, explode, and let that anger come out in unproductive and harmful ways. This book took a close look at one […]

At the beginning of the book there is a hostage crisis.  A homeless man named Falcon has climbed on top of a bridge and is threatening to jump.  He agrees to come down if he is allowed to talk to the mayor’s daughter, Alicia Mendoza.  The hostage negotiator, Vincent Paulo, agrees to try to work […]

You may have read about this book in the news last year. It was written by a young Harvard student who, since the book was published earlier this year, has been accused of plagiarism which has resulted in the book being removed from the market. I don’t know whether that removal is temporary […]

This book was released in 2006. It is Lisa Unger’s first novel under her married name and it’s very good book. I’m looking forward to her next novel.
The main character of the book is Ridley Jones. She’s a freelance writer living in New York. To help supplement her writing income she […]

The book is a forensic thriller with Eve Duncan as the main character. It was released in hardcover in January 2007.
There have been several other Eve Duncan books but it isn’t necessary to read those before reading this one. Each of Johansen’s books is a self contained story so you won’t have any […]

Released in December 2006, True Evil  is the tenth novel by Greg Iles who was born in Germany in 1960 and now resides in Natchez, Mississippi; which is where some portions of the story told in this book take place.
After reading the book you may find yourself sleeping with one eye open, “just in […]

This book was released in its hardcover edition in August of 2006. The paperback edition of it will be available starting April 24, 2007.
Meghan and Bridget are the two main characters in the book but it is told in narrative fashion by Bridget. She is in her early 40’s, is working at a […]